In the book of Job the devil comes to God and says if your man (Job or joab) Wasn't so well off he would turn on you. So the devil and God make a bet that the devil can't turn Job. God permits "the Satan" to put the virtue of Job to the test, at first by giving him power over his property, but forbidding him to touch his person. Satan began by taking away all of Job's riches, his livestock, his house, his servants, and his children. He declines to answer any of Job's questions or challenges with anything except "I am the Lord." In the epilogue, YHVH condemns Job's friends for their insistence on speaking wrongly of the Lord's motives and methods, commands them to make extensive animal sacrifices and instructs Job to pray for their forgiveness. Immediately thereafter YHVH restores Job to health, giving him double the riches he before possessed So misfortune isn't always a punishment sometimes it's God..what? Screwing with us? Please explain this. I understand Revelations easier.
2007-12-04 05:31:37 · 16 answers · asked by Dungeon Master 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
After reading it I was like WTF. God screwed with this man just to make a point! Why did he let his kids and wife die? Sure he gets a new wife and prettier kids but so what. He was an innocent man and his God let him be abused to make a point with the stupid Satan. I just don't get it. I mean kudos for Job for not faltering and being the greatest God could ever have. Yeah for you Job, have a new wife and new kids and forget about the last several years of pure hell for being a stand up guy. To me it sounds like Satan is the winner in this one.
2007-12-04 06:08:15 · update #1
Ok when I said I understood revelations easier I was saying it sarcastic not literally. I don't even try to understand revelations. I read it three times in three diffrent bibles(living bible, expanded bible and king james bible) It is way over my head. But Job for some reason has always puzzled me.
2007-12-04 06:38:24 · update #2
I believe He(God) was using Job(He know his heart) as a grounds for people to have faith in God & He will supply our every need, which He does no matter how some people may think whether we are Christian or not God supplies. Job had an over whelming faith in God because he did sacrifices every day if his sons or daughters thought evil in the heart he wanted his whole house to know God the way he did. He was such a good example of how we as Christians should keep going in faith of how He will provide our every need. How much more I should do because of his example & learn not to curse God no matter what the circumstances. I praise God for all the things He has so graciously bestowed upon us the air we breath to the water we drink etc so many things from our Blessed Creator. Does this answer this ? He giveth more grace & knows how much we can endure. bless you
2007-12-04 05:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by Mark K 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Take it literally and you've got Satan popping up to heaven for chats with God.
Take it as a metaphor or parable and God still comes out terribly.
If the lessons about the character of Job are to be taken as valid, then so must the depiction of the divine nature, surely?
So many commentaries skip over this completely.
2007-12-04 05:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This story is very important.
It is not that God just let satan rain on Job and hurt him as bad as he could so God could test him.
Its a story of the love a man held for his Lord no matter what and God knowing how much Job loved him allowed satan to test him - showing satan that the power and love of God is far more powerful and loving a bond that cannot be broke no matter what and satan can try as he will but those that choose to serve the Lord will not be turned no matter what satan does to them.
Its also a story of how our faith should be. Never faltering no matter what struggles befall us. Because this world is satan's world. He will be bound to this earth to live out his final days and we will unfortunately be here with him and will have to as Job did stand against the evils of satan for our God.
And just like Job's friends turned from God and blamed God our friends will do the same and we need to still stand for God no matter what until the end.
2007-12-04 05:39:31 · answer #3 · answered by Faithful_tab 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
YHVH is Jehovah......Anyways, the book of Job is kindda like a parable. It shows that sometimes God brings trials into our life to test our faith (see how much we will really get before we don't have faith anymore) and to make us stronger. Notice how Job didn't curse God or sin throughout the whole thing. Everyone said he should but he didn't. He became stronger through it all. And God blessed him for having that faith and trust in God. God wasn't the one doing all the harm to him. Satan was. God allowed Satan a certain amound of power to tempt him. Why didn't God? Because tempting is a sin and God wouldn't tempt him. God was trying to prove to Satan how strong Job was in the faith. He didn't have to, but chose to.
2007-12-04 05:40:46 · answer #4 · answered by ~Living4HIM~ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The book of Job exalts Jehovah and testifies to his unfathomable wisdom and power. (12:12, 13; 37:23) In this one book, God is referred to as the Almighty 31 times, which is more often than in all the rest of the Scriptures. The account extols his eternity and exalted position (10:5; 36:4, 22, 26; 40:2; 42:2) as well as his justice, loving-kindness, and mercy (36:5-7; 10:12; 42:12). It stresses Jehovah’s vindication above man’s salvation. (33:12; 34:10, 12; 35:2; 36:24; 40:8) Jehovah, the God of Israel, is shown to be also the God of Job.
The record in Job magnifies and explains the creative work of God. (38:4–39:30; 40:15, 19; 41:1; 35:10) It harmonizes with the Genesis statement that man is made from the dust and that he returns to it. (Job 10:8, 9; Gen. 2:7; 3:19) It uses the terms “redeemer,” “ransom,” and “live again,” thus giving a foreglimpse of teachings prominent in the Christian Greek Scriptures. (Job 19:25; 33:24; 14:13, 14) Many of the book’s expressions have been drawn on or paralleled by the prophets and by Christian writers. Compare, for example, Job 7:17—Psalm 8:4; Job 9:24—1 John 5:19; Job 10:8—Psalm 119:73; Job 12:25—Deuteronomy 28:29; Job 24:23—Proverbs 15:3; Job 26:8—Proverbs 30:4; Job 28:12, 13, 15-19—Proverbs 3:13-15; Job 39:30—Matthew 24:28.
Jehovah’s righteous standards for living are set forth in many passages. The book strongly condemns materialism (Job 31:24, 25), idolatry (31:26-28), adultery (31:9-12), gloating (31:29), injustice and partiality (31:13; 32:21), selfishness (31:16-21), and dishonesty and lying (31:5), showing that a person who practices these things cannot gain God’s favor and eternal life. Elihu is a fine example of deep respect and modesty, together with boldness, courage, and exaltation of God. (32:2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 18-20; 33:6, 33) Job’s own exercise of headship, consideration of his family, and hospitality also provide a fine lesson. (1:5; 2:9, 10; 31:32) However, Job is remembered most for his integrity-keeping and patient endurance, setting an example that has proved to be a faith-strengthening bulwark for God’s servants throughout the ages and especially in these faith-trying times. “You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome Jehovah gave, that Jehovah is very tender in affection and merciful.”—Jas. 5:11.
Job was not one of the seed of Abraham to whom the Kingdom promises were given, yet the record concerning his integrity does much to clarify understanding of Jehovah’s Kingdom purposes. The book is an essential part of the divine record, for it reveals the fundamental issue between God and Satan, which involves man’s integrity to Jehovah as his Sovereign. It shows that the angels, who were created before the earth and man, are also spectators and very much interested in this earth and the outcome of the controversy. (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-5; 38:6, 7) It indicates that the controversy existed before Job’s day and that Satan is an actual spirit person. If the book of Job was written by Moses, this is the first appearance of the expression has•Sa•tan' in the Hebrew text of the Bible, giving further identity to “the original serpent.” (Job 1:6, footnote; Rev. 12:9) The book also proves that God is not the cause of mankind’s suffering, sickness, and death, and it explains why the righteous are persecuted, while the wicked and wickedness are permitted to continue. It shows that Jehovah is interested in pushing the issue to its final settlement.
Now is the time when all who want to live under God’s Kingdom rule must answer Satan, “the accuser,” by their course of integrity. (Rev. 12:10, 11) Even in the midst of ‘puzzling trials,’ integrity-keepers must continue praying for God’s name to be sanctified and for his Kingdom to come and stamp out Satan and all his derisive seed. That will be God’s “day of fight and war,” to be followed by the relief and blessings in which Job hoped to share.—1 Pet. 4:12; Matt. 6:9, 10; Job 38:23; 14:13-15
2007-12-04 05:39:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Job was a morality piece. It was never believed to have actually happened, as Job wasn't even a Hebrew and didn't know the law. It was attempting to tackle the problem of evil, but the author(s) realized that it was impossible to explain so they just had YHWH explain that it wasn't for humans to know.
2007-12-04 05:39:30 · answer #6 · answered by Eiliat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your misinterpreting the book.God didn't give satan the right to plague Job.He said. He is in your power.In other words, look stupid,He is already in your power.Job broke down the protection brought to Him through the covenant by making sacrifices in fear day after day.Fearing that all these things would happen.Fear,is a form of faith.Faith in that which can hurt you or kill you, will happen.If you keep believing and saying something bad is going to happen,and apply the kind of belief that Job did to it, then get ready.Be it unto you ,as you believe.
2007-12-04 05:42:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
to answer any question with the "established techiques of hermeneutics" is misleading - because in reality, when one answers in such a way the answer does not matter - only the techiques used :) job is as it is - a story designed to teach life ["truth" is always in the narrative]. the "truth" you take from it is not defined by techiques, or rules - but rather by you being open to the story and allowing it to speak to you where you are - you seek to find that it "true" based on rules when you should be seeking to find what is real, based on your heart.
2016-05-28 03:59:04 · answer #8 · answered by margurite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All books are there to teach us something, right?. So, what can we learn from the book of Job? That exactly this can happen to any of us but... will we react as Job reacted? How do you think you would react? By the way, how did you reacted while reading?
2007-12-04 05:40:02 · answer #9 · answered by Even Haazer 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Job was blessed when he prayed for his friends.
The story says that Job was double blessed at the end due to Job's love of God.
~ Though God smite me, I will still love God. (~ paraphrase)
- Job.
Job apparently obeyed both the 2nd commandment and 1st commandment of Moses.
2007-12-04 05:37:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋