Immersion Bible Studies: Job
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Immersion, inspired by a fresh translation--the Common English Bible--stands firmly on Scripture and helps readers explore the emotional, spiritual, and intellectual needs of their personal faith. More importantly, they’ll be able to discover God’s revelation through readings and reflections.
Lee A. Schott
Lee A. Schott has served as co-pastor of Polk City United Methodist Church in Iowa since 2003. A 2007 graduate, with honors, of Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri, Lee was ordained an elder in The United Methodist Church in 2009. Prior to entering full-time Christian ministry, Lee worked as an attorney at a private law firm in Cleveland, Ohio, and in-house at a life insurance company in Des Moines, Iowa. Lee is a graduate of the University of Iowa (1985, Honors in English, with highest distinction) and Harvard Law School (1988, cum laude).
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Immersion Bible Studies - Lee A. Schott
Praise for IMMERSION
IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES is a powerful tool in helping readers to hear God speak through Scripture and to experience a deeper faith as a result.
Adam Hamilton, author of 24 Hours That Changed the World
This unique Bible study makes Scripture come alive for students. Through the study, students are invited to move beyond the head into the heart of faith.
Bishop Joseph W. Walker, author of Love and Intimacy
If you're looking for a deeper knowledge and understanding of God's Word, you must dive into IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES. Whether in a group setting or as an individual, you will experience God and his unconditional love for each of us in a whole new way.
Pete Wilson, founding and senior pastor of Cross Point Church
I highly commend to you IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES, which tells us what the Bible teaches and how to apply it personally.
John Ed Mathison, author of Treasures of the Transformed Life
The IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES series is no less than a game changer. It ignites the purpose and power of Scripture by showing us how to do more than just know God or love God; it gives us the tools to love like God as well.
Shane Stanford, author of You Can't Do Everything . . . So Do Something
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IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES
by Lee A. Schott
Copyright © 2011 by Abingdon Press
All rights reserved.
No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to Permissions Office, 201 Eighth Avenue, South, P. O. Box 801, Nashville, Tennessee 37202-0801, faxed to 615-749-6128, or e-mailed to: permissions@abingdonpress.com.
Scripture quotations in this publication, unless otherwise indicated, are from the Common English Bible, © Copyright 2011 by Common English Bible, and are used by permission.
Some Scripture quotations in this publication are from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, COPYRIGHT © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society; New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved; Kings James Version of the Bible; the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved; New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1068, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org); and TANAKH: The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text. Copyright 1985 by the Jewish Publication Society. Used by permission.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Schott, Lee, 1963–
Job / Lee Schott.
p. cm. — (Immersion Bible studies)
ISBN 978-1-4267-1630-0 (curriculm—printed/text plus : alk.
paper) 1. Bible. O.T. Job—Textbooks. 2. Bible. O.T. Proverbs—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 3.
Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes—Textbooks. I. Title.
BS1415.55.S36 2011
223'.107—dc23
2011034112
Editor: Stan Purdum
Leader Guide Writer: Martha Bettis Gee
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20––10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Manufactured in the United States of America
Contents
IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES
1. Weathering the Storm
2. So-Called Comfort
3. Harsh Words
4. Hearing Voices
5. Perspective
6. Happily(?) Ever After
Leader Guide
Bibliography
REVIEW TEAM
Diane Blum
Pastor
East End United Methodist Church
Nashville, Tennessee
Susan Cox
Pastor
McMurry United Methodist Church
Claycomo, Missouri
Margaret Ann Crain
Professor of Christian Education
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Evanston, Illinois
Nan Duerling
Curriculum Writer and Editor
Cambridge, Maryland
Paul Escamilla
Pastor and Writer
St. John's United Methodist Church
Austin, Texas
James Hawkins
Pastor and Writer
Smyrna, Delaware
Andrew Johnson
Professor of New Testament
Nazarene Theological Seminary
Kansas City, Missouri
Snehlata Patel
Pastor
Woodrow United Methodist Church
Staten Island, New York
Emerson B. Powery
Professor of New Testament
Messiah College
Grantham, Pennsylvania
Clayton Smith
Pastoral Staff
Church of the Resurrection
Leawood, Kansas
Harold Washington
Professor of Hebrew Bible
Saint Paul School of Theology
Kansas City, Missouri
Carol Wehrheim
Curriculum Writer and Editor
Princeton, New Jersey
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A fresh new look at the Bible, from beginning to end,
and what it means in your life.
Welcome to IMMERSION!
We've asked some of the leading Bible scholars, teachers, and pastors to help us with a new kind of Bible study. IMMERSION remains true to Scripture but always asks, Where are you in your life? What do you struggle with? What makes you rejoice?
Then it helps you read the Scriptures to discover their deep, abiding truths. IMMERSION is about God and God's Word, and it is also about you––not just your thoughts, but your feelings and your faith.
In each study you will prayerfully read the Scripture and reflect on it. Then you will engage it in three ways:
Claim Your Story
Through stories and questions, think about your life, with its struggles and joys.
Enter the Bible Story
Explore Scripture and consider what God is saying to you.
Live the Story
Reflect on what you have discovered, and put it into practice in your life.
IMMERSION makes use of an exciting new translation of Scripture, the Common English Bible (CEB). The CEB and IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES will offer adults:
the emotional expectation to find the love of God
the rational expectation to find the knowledge of God
reliable, genuine, and credible power to transform lives
clarity of language
Whether you are using the Common English Bible or another translation, IMMERSION BIBLE STUDIES will offer a refreshing plunge into God's Word, your life, and your life with God.
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Weathering the Storm
Job 1–2
Claim Your Story
When I was a girl growing up on an Iowa farm, I was terrified of thunderstorms. The approach of a storm caused the leaves on the big old cottonwood tree to whisper eerily, different from the usual summer breeze. The hair on the back of my neck would rise; and I'd hunker down inside the house, watching the gathering clouds through tall windows that faced west, toward the storm's approach.
It didn't help that a long-unused north door on this old farmhouse emitted a frightening, wailing hum whenever the winds grew strong. Mom would tell me not to be afraid, but I could not help cowering and trembling.
My father had a different reaction to the storm. In those days before tornado sirens, Dad would stand outside the front door where he could see the whole sky. He would sometimes hurry us down to the cool, dank basement, just to be safe; but he was ever calm and sure. When the worst was past, he would come and muss my hair, saying, See? There wasn't anything to worry about.
However, there was reason for worry! I had seen The Wizard of Oz. We've all seen the news footage of homes destroyed by cyclone-force winds. The storm may come for us. How will we weather it?
Enter the Bible Story
Starting Fresh
To read the Book of Job, we almost have to begin before the beginning. Before we can begin to read it well, it may be necessary to remember, and then