“Job Says He Has Become A Byword”

“Byword: a person or thing cited as a notorious and outstanding example or embodiment of something.”
‘Job Chapter 17’
My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me. Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility. “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me? You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph. If anyone denounces their friends for reward, the eyes of their children will fail. “God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit. My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow. The upright are appalled at this; the innocent are aroused against the ungodly. Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger. “But come on, all of you, try again! I will not find a wise man among you. My days have passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart turn night into day; in the face of the darkness light is near. If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness, if I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’ where then is my hope— who can see any hope for me? Will it go down to the gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?”

1. What was Job saying in verse 1?
2. What does “provocation” in verse 2 mean? Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.
3. Who were the mockers of verse 2?
4. What was Job wanting from God in verse 3?
5. What would that mean, if he got it?
6. What did Job believe was the reasons for his friends not believing him?
7. When had the friends flattered Job?
8. They were __ friends.
9. God had made Job a __ of the people.
10. Why is he a by-word to our generation?
11. What does “tabret” mean? Tabrets are not only a beautiful adornment but also a powerful tool used in praise, worship and intercession. The word “tabret” is considered archaic term by modern-day Bible translators; however, the term is still found in the King James translation of the Bible. Other Bible translations substitute the word “tabret” with timbrel or tambourine.
12. Why was Job’s eye dim?
13. What is everyone astonished of about Job?
14. What is the least terrible thing we could call Job’s friends?
15. What will a righteous man do in the face of trouble?
16. How had Job’s attitude toward his friends changed?
17. Job had become so weary and had faced so much suffering, that he felt he was about to __.
18. If I wait, the _ is mine house.
19. What did he call corruption in verse 14?
20. When Job was at the height of despair, what question did he ask?