Illustrated by Gladys Bowman
Elmer L. Wilder, Th.D.
that they knew why this great man was in such a pitiful condition. They agreed that it was because of sin in his life. In a time like this it is good to read what God had said about him. “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil” (Job 1:1).
me, I shall come forth as gold” (Job 23:10). Even though he had sorrow, Job recognized that God knew all about it and would bring him out of it sometime. We will take this pair of scissors and open the envelope and see what we find. (Cut off the end of the en velope, blow open the back com partment and remove the yellow piece of paper.) Look, all the en velope apparently has in it is a piece of yellow paper with the word “ PAY” on it. When I turn this paper over, I find the word “ GOLD.” (Squeeze the envelope to keep this compart ment open and show the audience.) The time came for Job when the “WAY” of “ SORROW” was gone and the “ PAY” of “ GOLD” was his for ever. He stood the TEST and received God’s BEST. Oct. 10, 1954 T est and B esì OBJECTS: Six wooden nursery blocks with the following letters on them, J-O-B-B-E-Z; 2 pieces 6 feet long of Soft cotton rug yarn about the size of a pencil, and a large piece of colored silk. (Bore à horizontal hole through each block, a little larger than thè size of the yam. Dye these cords black. Before the lesson place the blocks JOB on the cords, as follows: Double one of the cords in the middle and push it through the “ O” block, allowing the folded end to extend a short way through the block. Fold the other cord in the middle and push the folded tip of this cord through loop of the first cord for about a half inch. Then pull the first cord back into the block, concealing the connection. Thread on both ends of the two cords the “ J” and “ B” blocks on either side of the “ 0 ” correctly positioned to spell “ JOB” from the audience per spective.) LESSON: Poor Job—here he is with a great deal of trouble, as we are told in the Bible. Wherever he goes, his troubles go with him. Job’s sorrow was increased by the coming of 3 friends, who were sure
Oct. 3, 1954 W ay and P ay
OBJECTS: Two unused correspondence envelopes, a piece of black paper, a piece of white paper and a pair of scissors. (Cut down both sides and across the bottonl of one of the en velopes. Discard the irregular half
of the envelope, keeping the com plete side which bears the flap. Insert this side and flap in the uncut en velope with the gummed portion in the normal position for sealing. Print the word “ PAY” on one side of the yellow piece of paper and the word “ GOLD” on the other side. Place be tween the two flaps and seal them to gether. Print the word “WAY” on one side of the black paper, and the word “ SORROW” on the other side, using either white ink or white chalk. On the front of the envelope print the name “ JOB.” ) LESSON: The envelope I hold in my hand has Job’s name on it, and we will let it represent that great man of the Bible who was tested so much and yet remained true to the Lord. In my other hand is a piece of black paper on which the word “WAY” is printed. Turning the pa per over, we find the word “ SOR ROW.” We will place this paper in the envelope to remind us of the great sorrow which came into Job’s life. The envelope looks as if there was nothing in his life but “ SORROW.” Job’s friends and wife thought so, but they were mistaken. In spite of them, Job kept his faith in God. During his sorrow he showed this faith by saying, “ But he knoweth the way that I shall take: when he hath tried
These three blocks will remind us of Job’s friends. The “ B” is for Bil- dad, “ E” is for Eliphaz, and “ Z” for Zophar. We will put them on the cords, on both sides of Job. (Thread them on one of the ends of the cords, but not both. Do this on both sides of “ JOB.” Two on one side and one on the other. Tie the ends which have passed through these last blocks into a half knot, reversing the ends of these two cords.) Here is Job with his friends, all tied together with Job’s sorrow. W ill two boys come and hold the ends of these cords for me, please? We will cover this sad situation with this green silk which reminds us of prayer, for we read, “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends” (Job 42:10). See what has happened—Job is free and his friends are still on the cords. (Under the cover of the green silk, place hands near the “ 0 ” and pull loops out of the block and separate them. J-O-B will be released and the others remain.) Oct. 17, 1954 W isdom ’ s R oad OBJECTS: A college cap, real or imita tion, a road map, a pair of gloves, a card on which “A, B, C,” are printed
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