¶ Job: Chapter 14
¶ Man, that is born of a woman,
¶ Is of few days, and full of trouble.
¶ He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down:
¶ He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
¶ And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one,
¶ And bringest me into judgment with thee?
¶ Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
¶ Seeing his days are determined,
¶ The number of his months is with thee,
¶ And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
¶ Look away from him, that he may rest,
¶ Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
¶ For there is hope of a tree,
¶ If it be cut down, that it will sprout again,
¶ And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
¶ Though the root thereof wax old in the earth,
¶ And the stock thereof die in the ground;
¶ Yet through the scent of water it will bud,
¶ And put forth boughs like a plant.
¶ But man dieth, and is laid low:
¶ Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
¶ As the waters fail from the sea,
¶ And the river wasteth and drieth up;
¶ So man lieth down and riseth not:
¶ Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake,
¶ Nor be roused out of their sleep.
¶ Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol,
¶ That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past,
¶ That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
¶ If a man die, shall he live again?
¶ All the days of my warfare would I wait,
¶ Till my release should come.
¶ Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee:
¶ Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.
¶ But now thou numberest my steps:
¶ Dost thou not watch over my sin?
¶ My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
¶ And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.
¶ But the mountain falling cometh to nought;
¶ And the rock is removed out of its place;
¶ The waters wear the stones;
¶ The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth:
¶ So thou destroyest the hope of man.
¶ Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth;
¶ Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
¶ His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not;
¶ And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
¶ But his flesh upon him hath pain,
¶ And his soul within him mourneth.
Questions:
1. Man that is born of woman is of _______ ________, and full of trouble.
2. What was Job speaking of in this verse?
3. What is the normal life expectancy today?
4. The flesh of man is not made to live ___________.
5. What is man compared to in verse 2?
6. How long do Eastern flowers generally last?
7. How is a shadow like the flower?
8. What was amazing to Job about God’s relationship with man?
9. Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
10. The number of days and years of a man’s life are known only of _________.
11. What happens when our flesh dies?
12. In verse 6, what was Job asking for?
13. How can a tree live again, after it is cut down?
14. What is the ghost that man gives up at the death of his flesh?
15. What is left when the flood goes away?
16. What does the author want you to notice in verse 12?
17. Even though Job died and was in the grave, what did he know God would do?
18. If a man die, shall he live again?
19. His body of flesh will give way to his _________ body.
20. Who was the “work of thine hands” in verse 15?
21. What was meant by transgressions sealed up in a bag?
22. How is one way a mountain falls suddenly?
23. What was Job comparing to the mountain falling suddenly?
24. The never-ending washing of water over rock will do what to it?
25. This never-ending pain of Job was doing what to him?
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