FOCUS TEXT: Job 1:20-22; 2:1-10

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Job 1:1 – 2:13; 42:1-17; 2 Corinthians 11:24-33; 1 Peter 3:14-17

DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Peter 4:12-16

KEY VERSE: But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold (Job 23:10).

CENTRAL TRUTH: God's care and grace are available to us in the hardest circumstances of life.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to explain how to reconcile God's promise of help with the occurrence of difficulties in life.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. A Righteous Response (Job 1:20-22)
II. Satan's Persistence (Job 2:1-6)
III. Job's Patience (Job 2:7-10)