Putting God on Trial: The Biblical Book of Job

[17th Angel]

Originally Posted by Robert Sutherland

In the ancient biblical Book of Job, I think Job puts God on trial as the author of some undeserved evil in the world and refuses to acquit him.

What are your thoughts?

My thoughts are god is made to look like a sucker by Satan... It says god KNOWS what is in mans heart... He states and KNOWS Job was the most loyal and dedicated sheep at that time... Satan obviously knows this too... But Satan apparently cannot lay a hand on him with out feeling gods "wrath" so he simply says "Job's your best sheepy is he? Proove it." And god is easily led on and says "Sure go for it guy!!!" Satan then must be chuckling his butt off because he know has an invitation to do whatever he wants to this sheep of god.

[Prober]

Originally Posted by 17th Angel

My thoughts are god is made to look like a sucker by Satan... It says god KNOWS what is in mans heart... He states and KNOWS Job was the most loyal and dedicated sheep at that time... Satan obviously knows this too... But Satan apparently cannot lay a hand on him with out feeling gods "wrath" so he simply says "Job's your best sheepy is he? Proove it." And god is easily led on and says "Sure go for it guy!!!" Satan then must be chuckling his butt off because he know has an invitation to do whatever he wants to this sheep of god.

To the contrary, I think God is making fun of Satan.

God and his "buds" are hanging out and Satan walks by.

God says "uh, hey Satan, did ya hear the one about my servant Job (huh, huh...huh)"?

And Satan says "uh, yeah, but...".

Then Satan comes back by and God says "uh, hey Satan...".

[Quahom1]

Originally Posted by 17th Angel

My thoughts are god is made to look like a sucker by Satan... It says god KNOWS what is in mans heart... He states and KNOWS Job was the most loyal and dedicated sheep at that time... Satan obviously knows this too... But Satan apparently cannot lay a hand on him with out feeling gods "wrath" so he simply says "Job's your best sheepy is he? Proove it." And god is easily led on and says "Sure go for it guy!!!" Satan then must be chuckling his butt off because he know has an invitation to do whatever he wants to this sheep of god.

lol, I think you missed the point. Satan had to ask permission, over and over again. And, Satan thought he was stronger than man. (smarter, but not stronger). Job, not relying on his own understanding put his faith in God's hands. That was the test that Satan failed. Not the test that Job passed.

The deceiver, deceived himself into thinking he could break a man of God, with God's permission, thus show that God was flawed by having anything to do with man.

See, Satan forgot to ask God not to hear the petitions of man during the trouble. So while the body and mind of Job was wracked with pain, the spirit of Job was protected by God.

I opine that Job, had he continued to be tormented by Satan, would have eventually shed all vestiges of his physical self. He may well have become pure spirit, a spirit tempered by the fires he'd been put through...an unfettered force to be reckonned with. And I think both Satan and God knew this (Satan at the latter part of the ordeal).

How ironic that just when Satan was about to break Job, it all stopped...ever wonder why?

v/r

Joshua