The Book of Job
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The Book of Job (איוב) is the 18 book in the Hebrew Bible or old testament. The book of Job is poetry. It is considered one of the hardest books in the bible to understand.
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[edit] Job
The Bible says "In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East." "5 When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would send and have them purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts. This was Job's regular custom." The Bible also says that Job was rich, loyal and a man who loved God.
[edit] Satan Before God
One day Satan and the Angels of god went to god. God tells satan about his servant Job and how good he is. Satan says that the only reason why he is like that is because God was good to him and gave him sons and daughters and many animals. Satan asks if he can test Job and god lets satan. God tells Satan not to kill Job.
[edit] First Test
The first test Satan did was to take away all of Job's animals, killing the servants that were with the animals, and killing all of Job's sons and daughters while they were eating together. Even though satan did these things to Job, Job did not curse god like satan wanted Job to do.
[edit] Satan before God again
Satan and the Angels went to meet God again. Like before, God talked about how good his servant Job is. Satan says that Job will curse God if he makes Job sick, which he did. This is the last meeting with Satan, the Angels,
[edit] Second test
Satan afflicted sores all over Job's body. Job's wife told him to curse God and die. Job told her that if he said that, that would be foolish. Even though Job lost everything he had and suffered from painful sores all over his body yet he did not sin against the lord by cursing him. Satan had failed again in trying to make him sin. This is the final time Satan is mentioned in the Book of Job.
[edit] Job's Friends
When Job's friends heard about the things that happened to him they went to comfort him. Most of the book tells about Job and his friends talking. The names of his friends are Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. Towards the end of the book, Job's friends start to think that Job is not good because a lot of bad things are happening to Job. Job keeps on saying that he is good but he starts to wonder if God really is good.
[edit] Job and God
After God speaks to Job and his three friends. God gets furious at two of Job's friends for thinking that Job was not a good man. God gives Job more than he had before and blesses Job. From there on Job lives a great life.
