Why did God allow Job to be tortured??

Question

Don't get me wrong, I am a Christian, but I don't understand why God would allow Job to be tortured like that and have all of his family killed just to prove something to Satan....It doesn't make any sense to me! Any and all replies welcome. IM me if you want to chat about it.

Answer 1

One of the greatest lines in the Book of Job is Job 13:15:
"Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him"
I think this was the heart of the issue - God was demonstrating in Job before the whole universe that He was able to find sons and daughters who would worship and trust Him even when everything was going wrong, as it did - but only for a while. This was a great reproof to the adversary Satan, who instigated God against Job. Satan you see, as Lucifer, had everything - beauty, wisdom, heaven and every good thing, yet was discontent and rebelled against God. Job, even after he lost everything, still would not speak against the Lord. I believe this is the very thing God seeks in all his children.
Remember Job had all things restored to him, and doubled. Even his children he did not lose, but they simply preceded him, being saved through faith.

Answer 2

That is my question too! With all those explanations, I still don't understand the real reason. I think that until this days we have a lots of Jobs. I know I have been tortured enough.

Answer 3

The Book of Job is a historical docu-drama, much like a parable, based on the life of a real person, but it is not the literal historical account of the real life events of a man called Job.

Job essentially tells the story of a righteous man who God gives over to the powers of evil, who patiently suffers various and sundry offenses at the hands of Satan, all the while refusing to reject God.

In the end, Satan is vanquished, and God's true servant, along with all that rightfully belonged to him, is competely restored.

God would do the same thing again, this time for real, some 4,000 years later, when he sent his own son into the world to redeem mankind.

Answer 4

Job was allowed to be tested because satan posed a challenge to god saying that no human being could or would remain faithful to him,and he went on to say that if he removed his hedge from around him that job would curse him to his very own face so god allowed that to happen,although he told satan that he could do all things except take jobs life. Job also thought that god was punishing him. satan put job thru all kind of adversities,but too make a long story short job remained faithful and most importantly proved satan to be a liar-that which he is. Job's hedge was his material things god had blessed him well and he was wealthy and enjoyed a big family as well,but because of his remaining faithful he was bless ten more than what he had from the beginning. so you see god didn't do this to job,rather he allowed his servant too prove what was in his heart,he loved god with his whole heart,whole soul, and he endured. A great lesson for us,Right?

Answer 5

Why, though, has Jehovah allowed suffering to go on for so long? And why does he not prevent bad things from happening? Well, consider two things that a teacher who was challenged by a student would do or would not do. First, he would not stop the rebel student from presenting his case. Second, the teacher would not help the rebel to make his case. Similarly, consider two things that Jehovah has determined not to do. First, he has not stopped Satan and those who side with him from trying to prove that they are right. Allowing time to pass has thus been necessary. In the thousands of years of human history, mankind has been able to try every form of self-rule, or human government. Mankind has made some advances in science and other fields, but injustice, poverty, crime, and war have grown ever worse. Human rule has now been shown to be a failure.

Second, Jehovah has not helped Satan to rule this world. If God were to prevent horrible crimes, for instance, would he not, in effect, be supporting the case of the rebels? Would God not be making people think that perhaps humans can govern themselves without disastrous results? If Jehovah were to act in that way, he would become party to a lie. However, “it is impossible for God to lie

Answer 6

Job was so blessed in the end because He didn't curse at God when you get to heaven you can ask God but all the Mysteries will be known then everything that Satan took from Job was given back to him double no it wasn't the same wife but when ever you think things are going bad for you just think what Job went through God does Love us this is why He sent His son to die for our sins Jesus was the final sacrifice but only God knows the answer to your question.

Answer 7

The whole freewill/letting people kill eachother/anything goes even though I am God thing comes from the devil saying to God that man would not prosper with free will and God telling him he's wrong and trying to prove it to him. Like a bet. So babies are being murdered etc. because God made a bet with the devil? This is the reason I chose to not believe in God, much less CHRISTIANITY. It's all a bunch of RIDICULOUS CRAP.

Answer 8

That is not the only time God allowed bad things to happen to good people. For some it was a test of faith.

As you said why would god use Job as a pawn, there are those who argue that God did not use Job as a pawn but Satan did. I can not agree with this.

After all god allowed satan to do this.

Perhaps I misunderstood what I had been taught but I was taught that if you obeyed god's commandments, and honored him kept faith with god, then he would be there for you in return.

We are told that we should not put conditions on our faith in god, yet god puts conditions on his faith in us.

Every god has said obey me and no others, for I am the one true god, and in return I will love and care for you.

Yet this was not true in Job's case, Job did keep faith, and god allowed him to be torn apart by satan.

Why? Is that the stories in the bible are just that stories meant to convey a specific meaning, and that are not meant to be questioned?

Why did god allow slavery? Why did god punish all for the actions of some? Why did god play favorites and so began rivarlies?

The dogma is that god did not do this to Job, but that satan did. Yet god allowed it, I wonder if some one can finally answer this, I have asked ministers, priests, nuns, JW's, mormons, and so far no one seems to have an answer.

Answer 9

to prove that no man was a fav in God's eyes because Satan thought that God would not Let him touch Job. Plus think about it Job learned alot from that. Everything happens for a reason.

Answer 10

The book of Job draws back the veil of invisibility, and we are provided a view of a meeting of angels that took place before Jehovah God in heaven. There Jehovah reminds Satan, who is also present, that there is “no one like [Job] in the earth, a man blameless and upright, fearing God and turning aside from bad.” (Job 1:8) Clearly, an issue exists that involves Job’s integrity. But it is not a new one. The issue was implied when Satan turned Adam and Eve away from God and, in effect, said: ‘Just give me the chance, and I can turn anybody away from serving you.’—Genesis 3:1-6.
Now, during this official meeting in heaven, Satan is obliged to offer his suggestions as to the basis for Job’s integrity. “Is it for nothing that Job has feared God?” he asks. “Have not you yourself put up a hedge about him and about his house and about everything that he has all around? . . . But, for a change, thrust out your hand,” Satan challenges, “and touch everything he has and see whether he will not curse you to your very face.”—Job 1:9-11.
Jehovah accepts Satan’s challenge. He trusts Job’s integrity completely, answering Satan: “Look! Everything that he has is in your hand. Only against him himself do not thrust out your hand!” (Job 1:12)