Ways to present Job 38:1-7,(34-41)
A version of the story for under 5s
Share the story
Fill a story bag with small balls to be the earth and planets, glittery stars, pictures of a rain cloud and lightning bolt, play people, toy lion and bird. Ask the children to take one each and add it to a story mat as you share the story.
God spoke to Job in a great storm and asked:
Who made the earth, the planets, the sun and the stars?
Who makes the rain to pour down and the lightning bolts to crack?
Who made humans beings to be wise?
Who made clouds to send rain?
Who made the lion to hunt and the raven to feed her chicks?
CHILDREN
Read the story and pause at the 
to share these points with the children (see Stop and share below). Then use the activity to explore the passage together. (10 mins)
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Stop and share
Suffer means physical or mental pain that a person or animal is feeling.
This is a poetic way of talking about how God created the earth, comparing it to a building or a house that has foundations laid first as a strong level base to build on.
When God formed the earth and galaxy, humans and animals had not yet been created, but angels had, and they sang for joy.
A raven is a big, black bird. God set up creation so that the animals can look after themselves and feed their young. By setting it up this way, God is looking after them.
Storm sounds W S
You will need: (optional) rain sticks and percussion instruments.
- Read the story through once, allowing the children to understand what is happening. Explain that you are going
to read the story again, pausing so that they can add sound effects.
- Dramatise the wind/storm and thunder/lightning by blowing, stomping, rubbing hands together or using rain sticks, allowing the sound effects to punctuate God’s Words as the reading goes on. You could record the drama on a mobile phone and share it with church and/or carers.
YOUNG PEOPLE
The voice of God E
You will need: copies of the passage.
- Ask for volunteers to read this week’s passage, each taking on a different emotion, e.g. angry, loving, disappointed.
How does hearing the passage read in different styles help to hear who God is, and understand how God is answering Job’s questions?