Rich & Consequences
Q: In James 5:1–6, who is James speaking directly to?
The rich people (rich men).
Q: Fill in the blank: "Be patient until the ______ of the Lord" (James 5:7).
A: Coming.
Q: According to James 5:13, what should someone who is suffering/afflicted do?
A: Pray.
Q: On what date did Israel proclaim its independence as a nation?
A: May 14, 1948.
Q: In the book of Job, who incited God against Job to destroy him without cause?
A: Satan.
Q: According to James 5:2–3, what happened to the rich people's riches, garments, gold, and silver?
A: Their riches rotted, their garments became moth-eaten, and their gold and silver corroded.
James compares a patient believer to a __________ who waits for the valuable crop and the early and late rain.
A: A farmer.
Q: According to James 5:13, what should someone who is cheerful do?
A: Sing songs of praise.
Q: Which nation was the first to recognize Israel's independence?
A: The United States.
Q: Finish Job's statement: "I had heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now..."
A: ...my eye sees You.
Q: According to James 5:4, what sin did the rich commit against their workers?
A: They withheld the pay/wages of their workers by fraud.
Q: According to James 5:12, instead of swearing an oath, what should a believer do/say?
A: Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.
Q: According to James 5:14, when someone is sick, who should be called, and what two things should they do?
A: Call for the elders — they should pray over him and anoint him with oil.
Q: What is the Greek word translated "patient" in James 5:7, and what does it mean?
A: Makrothymeō — to be of a long spirit; to persevere patiently and bravely through misfortune.
Q: According to James 5:11, what two attributes of the Lord did Job's story reveal?
A: Compassion and mercy.
Q: Proseuchomai (James 5:13)
A: What is "to pray to God"?
Q: A greek word defined as "supreme in authority, Master or Lord"
A: What is kyrios?
Q: A greek word defined as "Lord of the armies"
A: What is sabaōth?
Q: In Revelation 19:11–16, what name is written on the robe and thigh of the rider on the white horse?
A: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Q: According to Job 42:2, once God answered him from the whirlwind, what did Job come to declare about God's power and purposes?
A: That God can do all things, and no purpose of His can be withheld/thwarted.
Q: According to James 5:3, what will the rust of the rich people's gold and silver do to them?
A: It will be evidence against them and eat their flesh like fire.
James 5:10 names this group — those who "spoke in the name of the Lord" — as the example of suffering and patience.
Answer: What are the prophets?
Q: Elijah is James' example of prayer (5:17–18). What was the very FIRST thing Elijah did in that story?
A: He announced to Ahab that there would be no rain for years.
Q: According to Jeremiah 16:14–15, people would one day refer to the Lord not merely as the God of the Exodus, but as the One who did what?
A: Brought up the Israelites from all the lands where He had driven them (their end-times regathering).
Q: According to 1 Kings 18, how many times did Elijah send his servant to look toward the sea before a cloud finally appeared, signaling the rain was coming?
A: Seven times (a cloud the size of a man's fist appeared on the seventh).