This is the study guide to be used with the sermon When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Have fun and be blessed! ; )

1. When Bad Things Happen to Good People Bible Study Guide:
Pr. Paulo Rabello Date: ____/____/____
Introduction:
Everyone has a story. Our lives are a collection of stories that we share with others to tell
people who we are. Our stories concern our past, our present, and our future. (…) We know
people and are known by them through stories. God also has a story, found in the Bible, by
which He has made Himself known to us. If we want to know God fully and intimately, we
will immerse ourselves in His story. (…) By knowing God's story, we come to know what he
is really like and how we might expect Him to act. (…) God tells us His story so that we can
understand Him. (…) God tells His story through human authors. This is what we mean
when we say that the Bible is "inspired" God-breathed.
Keep in mind #1: The Bible is about _________ revealing _________ to _________.
Keep in mind #2: In that process God used ___________ instruments to ___________
truths about ___________.
Keep in mind #3: Scriptures is all about _________ not _________.
SCENE 1: Planet EARTH - Laying the Foundation (Job 1:1-5)
"He was the GREATEST man among all the people of the East." (1:3)
Keep in mind #4: Job was both VERY ___________ (children, animals and servants) and
VERY ___________ to God (blameless, upright, feared God, shunned evil and
intercessor).
SCENE 2: Up in HEAVEN - Satan X God (round 1) (Job 1:6-12)
Keep in mind #5: Satan's attacks are _________ directed to _________, rather his
accusations are toward _________. (1:9-10)
Keep in mind #6: Satan acknowledges he is on a ___________ and that GOD
___________ His children.
SCENE 3: Back on EARTH: More than just bad hair day… (Job 1:13-19)
vs 14-15 - the Sabeans attacked his cattle and killed all his servants;
vs 16 - Fire comes down from heaven and burns his flock and his servants;
vs 17 - the Chaldeans swept down his camels and killed all his servants;
vs 18-19 - all his children were killed after a Tornado hit the house where they were
partying;
• Job's natural response… (Job 1:20-22): WORSHIP
SCENE 4: Up in HEAVEN: Satan X God (round 2) (Job 2:1-7)
SCENE 5: Down on EARTH: A Sick Sight… (Job 2:8-10)

2. Keep in mind #7: Job is ___________ of any wrongdoing (1:22; 2:10) and ____________
before Satan's attacks.
Keep in mind #8: Job attributes to ________ his misfortune, not Satan. (vs. 10).
Book Outline:
I - Prologue - (Chaps. 1-2)
1.1 - Job's character (1:1-5)
1.2 - Job's calamities (1:6-2:10)
1.3 - Job's comforters (2:11-13)
II - Dialogue - (Chaps. 3:1-42:6)
2. Job's wish... (3)
2.1. ...not been born (3:1–10)
2.2. ...died at birth (3:11–19)
2. 3. ...could die then (3:20–26)
1st round of speeches (4-14)
2nd round of speeches (15-21)
3rd round of speeches (22-31)
Elihu's four speeches (32-37)
GOD'S makes two speeches (38:1-42:6)
III - Epilogue - (Chap. 42:7-17)
3.1 - God's condemn Job's friends (42:7-9)
3.2 - God's restores Job's prosperity and family (42:10-17)
Conclusion:
"Trouble isn’t necessarily a sign of sin in a person’s life. It may be something God allows to
draw us closer to Him. In the end, God Himself speaks, vindicating Job before his friends
and also addressing the overarching issue of human suffering. God doesn’t explain Job’s
suffering but asks a series of questions that shows His vast knowledge—implying that Job
should simply trust God’s way. And Job does, telling God, “I know that you can do all things;
no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” (42:2). By story’s end, God has restored Job’s health,
possessions, and family, giving him ten more children."
Kent, Paul. Know Your Bible: All 66 Books Explained and Applied (Value Books) (p.
33). Barbour Publishing, Kindle Edition.
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