The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Week 3: Chapter 3 — The Watch Shop
Read Chapter 3 of The Hiding Place. Key Scripture: Colossians 3:23 — "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."
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In this chapter, Corrie's life as a watchmaker comes into clearer focus — a life of precision, patience, and quiet faithfulness in a small place. Consider what your daily work reveals about what you truly believe.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Corrie became the first licensed female watchmaker in Holland. What does this detail reveal about her character and her family's values? How did her father train her, and what did that apprenticeship teach her beyond the trade itself?
2.The watch shop is a place of meticulous care — broken things brought in to be made right, precision required, patience rewarded. In what ways does this work serve as a parable for the kind of faith the ten Booms practiced?
3.Corrie reflects on the texture of ordinary life in pre-war Haarlem. How does this portrait of normalcy make the coming darkness feel more devastating — and why do you think the author lingers here before the war arrives?