6 May | Kids
«Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; for I would never lie to your face.» Job 6:28
Poor Job was suffering a lot! His wounds itched very much, and he grabbed pieces of broken clay pots to scratch himself, hurting his body even more!
Then three friends went to visit him. Their names were Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. They were not real friends because they weren’t kind to Job. They saw his friend there, crying and suffering in pain, and told him that his suffering was punishment for doing wrong things.
Job was suffering very much from his losses and his wounds, and now he was suffering the accusations of these men.
He cried to God asking why he was suffering so much. He knew that he was a righteous man. He was so distressed that he didn’t want to live like that anymore! I feel very sorry for all the suffering Job went through, don’t you?
Let’s practice!
Do you have friends? Have your friends ever said things that made you sad? Tell your mom about it.