In that book didn't God and the devil have a bet going to see if Job would curse God?
God wiped out (or let the devil wipe out) Job's entire family and his herds of sheep/cattle and ruin his crops... Job really got screwed with that deal.
There will probably be a couple of people here that will mention that God returned everything to Job that had been taken.
Just how did God return Job's dead family?
2006-11-17 11:32:15 · 8 answers · asked by Chris R 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He made a new one. Had several daughters.
Of course, I never understood why God had to prove anything to Satan. But maybe is to show future generations a lesson about devotion?
2006-11-17 11:35:49 · answer #1 · answered by Odindmar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He gave him a new family. No to the first part. God knew what would happen. It wasn't much of a gamble. And it made Job a better person. Even though, yes at the time he was pretty upset about it. he trusted God and it worked out in the end.
2006-11-17 11:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by The GMC 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Job's Faith is what God was allowing the devil to test because God knew that Job would hold his faith and continue to love God through all the tribulations of destruction the devil put him through.
It was the test of Job's faith and he came through loving God more than ever.
Gambling?....I think you need to look outside the box when you try to understand the meanings of the bible.
2006-11-17 11:41:16 · answer #3 · answered by Happy2bAlive 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is to demonstrate God's sovereignty and the meaning of true faith.
It address the question "Why do bad things happen to good people"
2006-11-17 11:37:58 · answer #4 · answered by Messenger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, God is all Knowing.
2006-11-17 11:38:01 · answer #5 · answered by MSNRY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...it is just an anecdote...a fairy story...the moral of the story is to be good and god fearing even though your luck is down.
2006-11-17 11:36:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, he knew that Job wasn't going to let him down.
2006-11-17 11:34:48 · answer #7 · answered by Mario Savio 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
That's the book of the bible that disturbed me most as a child.
2006-11-17 11:39:08 · answer #8 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋