Bible Crafts - Job

Bible Crafts and Activities for Job Theme - Job's First Test

 

The following crafts and activities are from the first lesson "Job's First Test". This the first Bible lessons in the series about Job.

Teaching Concept: Even when bad things happen to us or our families, we should continue to trust in God. Sometimes, God allows bad things to happen so that we can grow in our faith. Sometimes, they are the result of sin (ours or someone else's), sometimes because we didn't heed warnings, and sometimes they are from the devil.

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Have you students color the sheet and as the work ask them what they think Job is praying about. Read the Bible verse and ask them what they think it means. This coloring sheet is available to members on The Resource Room.

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Job was tested by the devil to see if he would stay faithful to God.In this lesson children take a series of tests to test their visual and manual dexterity skills. For the first test children draw a line from one picture of Job to the other without touching the lines on the picture. Before the lesson discuss with your students how well they did on the test and if they passed the test.

To make the test even harder see who can complete the test the fastest.

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With this activity sheet children test their visual acuity. Hand out the activity sheet and explain that Job had 500 donkeys. Have your children try to find the donkey that is different on their activity sheet. Discuss with your students how well they did on the test and if they passed the test.

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Younger children will enjoy coloring a picture of the different animals Job owned.

1. Servants Tell the Bad News Relay Race - Before class print out animal pictures onto card stock and cut them apart. Make lots of extras.

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Divide your children up into teams and pick one child in each team to be Job. The "Jobs" stand on one side of the room and the other teammates stand on the opposite side. Place all the animal cards on the floor in the center of the room face down. On the word "go" one player from each team runs up and turns over one card and then gives it to their "Job" and says, "Job, all your donkey's, camels, oxen, or sheep (depending on what the picture is) have be taken away." Keep playing until a "Job" on one team has all four different animals.

A complete Lesson about Job's first test is available on The Resource Room

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What you will need:

Paper

Pencils

 

How to make:

1. Before class, print out the pattern and make copies.

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2. After the lesson, have your children fill in as many blanks as possible and then look up the answers in their Bibles. The verses where the answer can be found are indicated on the sheet.

 

Act Out the Story

Pick one child to be God and one to be the devil. Have them read the story's beginning and write a skit about the conversation. Then, pick one child to be Job and pick four messengers. Have them make up a skit and perform it before the class.

If you have younger children, they can perform the following skit or make a puppet skit.

God and the Devil

God: Where have you been?

Devil: I've been going all over the earth.

God: Have you noticed Job? Isn't he the best man you have ever seen?

Devil: Oh, there is nothing special about Job. He loves you because you give him everything he could ever want. If he didn't have everything, he would not love you anymore.

God: Very well, do whatever you want to him, but don't kill him.

Job and the Messengers

First Messenger: (Comes to Job and tells him the bad news.) Job! I have terrible news! Your donkeys and oxen are all gone. The Sabeans have taken them away! And even worse, all the servants have been killed! I'm the only one who escaped.

Job: (Looks shocked.)

Second Messenger: (While the first is still speaking.) Job! A fire from God fell from heaven and burned up all your sheep and all the servants! I'm the only one who survived.

Job: (Looks even more shocked.)

Third Messenger: (While the second is still speaking.) Job! Your enemies came and took away all your camels and killed all your servants! I am the only one that escaped.

Job: (Looks even more shocked.)

Fourth Messenger: (While the third is still speaking.) Job! All your sons and daughters are dead. A mighty wind came up and knocked the house in and killed them. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.

Job: (Job tears his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said:

"Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." Job 1:21, KJV

 

Before class, print out the animal pictures onto card stock and cut them apart.

What you will need:

Paper

Crayons or Markers

 

How to make:

Make lots of extras. Divide your children into teams and pick one child for each team to be Job. The "Jobs" stand on one side of the room, and the other teammates stand on the other. Place all the animal cards (Available to members on The Resource Room) on the floor in the center of the room face down. On the word "Go," one player from each team runs up and turns over one card and then gives it to their "Job" and says, "Job, all your donkeys, camels, oxen, or sheep (depending on what the picture is) have to be taken away." Keep playing until a "Job" on one team has all four different animals.

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