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Lesson 3: Job III: Elihu's Rebukes and Arguments

Lesson 3 from Wisdom for Living (Without the Song of Solomon) by Rhodes Davis.

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Lesson Overview

Daily Reading Schedule:

  • Thursday: Job 26-27
  • Friday: Job 28-29
  • Saturday: Job 30-31
  • Monday: Job 32-34
  • Tuesday: Job 35-37

Job makes a final plea to his friends and ends his arguments with them. After the discussion between Job and his friends concluded, the young Elihu, who had been disgusted with what he heard, began to rebuke Job in an arrogant tone. Yet there is much truth to consider in his words.

Questions for Discussion & Study

  1. What is Elihu’s attitude towards the older men?

  2. How does Elihu characterize Job?

  3. Consider Job 33:22-

    • 28. What parallels to salvation through the gospel do you see here?
  4. What is Elihu’s argument in Job 35:6-7 concerning the wickedness and righteousness of a man compared to the greatness of God?

  5. On who’s behalf does Elihu presume to speak? What danger is there in this? How can we do the same thing?

  6. Who does Elihu say God does not regard?