Eliphaz Speaks
Who was speaking to Job in chapter 5?
Eliphaz the Temanite. (Job 5:1)
Who did Eliphaz say performs great and unsearchable things?
God. (Job 5:9)
According to Eliphaz, what do people encounter in life?
Trouble; as sparks fly upward, people are born to trouble. (Job 5:7)
Who does Eliphaz say is happy?
The person whom God corrects. (Job 5:17)
What does Eliphaz say will happened to a person from the scourge of the tongue? or How will he be protected?
The person will be hidden from it. (Job 5:21)
According to Eliphaz, what happens to the foolish person?
Resentment or anger kills the fool. (Job 5:2)
What does God send upon the earth according to verse 10?
Rain on the earth and water on the fields. (Job 5:10)
To whom did Eliphaz say he would seek for help?
To God. (Job 5:8)
What does Eliphaz tell Job not to despise?
The Almighty's chastening or correction. (Job 5:17)
What two things does Eliphaz say a person can laugh at?
Destruction and famine. (Job 5:22)
What did Eliphaz say he had seen take root?
The foolish person. (Job 5:3)
Whom does God set on high?
Those who are lowly. (Job 5:11)
What does God do for the needy in verse 15?
He saves them from the sword and the mouth of the mighty. (Job 5:15)
According to verse 18, what does God do after wounding?
He binds up the wound. (Job 5:18)
What does Eliphaz say will a person have a covenant with?
The stones of the field. (Job 5:23)
What did Eliphaz say happened to the children of the foolish person?
They were far from safety and were crushed at the gate. (Job 5:4)
What does God do to the plans of the crafty?
He frustrates their plans so their hands cannot succeed. (Job 5:12)
What does the poor person have because God helps the needy?
Hope. (Job 5:16)
How many troubles does Eliphaz say God can deliver a person from?
Six troubles, and in seven no evil will touch them. (Job 5:19)
According to Job 5:24 what does the text specifically promise will be in "peace"?
Their tent will be in peace. (Job 5:24)
What did Eliphaz say the hungry person would take from the foolish person's harvest?
Even what was among the thorns. (Job 5:5)
According to verse 13, whom does God catch in their own craftiness?
The wise in their own craftiness. (Job 5:13)
What happens to the schemes of the crafty?
They are caught in their own craftiness. (Job 5:13)
What does Eliphaz say God will do in famine?
He will redeem the person from death. (Job 5:20)
What does Eliphaz say about the person's descendants?
They will be many, and their offspring like the grass of the earth. (Job 5:25)