Bible Passages

Who I chose to write my character study paper over was Job and his life influenced by god’s grace, mercy, and evilness. The dominant theme of Job is the difficulty of understanding why God the creator of everything can allow good people and followers of his to suffer. In Job he is trying a way to justify God’s actions. The poetry in Job is a true dialogue, for the characters develop ideas and unique personalities throughout the course of their responses. The Book of Job is one of the most celebrated pieces of biblical literature, not only because it explores some of the most profound questions humans ask about their lives, also because it is extremely well written.

Working with this outline; we find a reference to a historical location Job 1:1. There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. - Then in verse 1:6 there is a huge change that sets up the rest of the book, Satan is talking with God: Job 1:6. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. 7. And the Lord said unto Satan, from where have you come? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. - If you have read “The Three Earth ages” you would have read of how Satan was created perfect: Ezekiel Ch 28:11 - “You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.” - Satan was in charge of the first age until he wanted to take the place of God: Ezekiel 28:2: --

The Book of Job opens with a description of Job, a blameless and upright man who is faithful to God and adheres to His commandments. Satan suggests that the only reason Job is faithful to God is because God has blessed him with only good things in his life; Job has never had to experience tremendous pain or suffering thus far. In response to this, God allows Satan to take away Job’s possessions, to kill his children, and to inflict bodily harm to him in an attempt to get Job to turn on God. After all these horrible things happen, Job still refuses to curse God’s name. Instead, Job begins to curse the things around him, questioning why he was ever born in the first place and wondering why God is allowing this to happen. In Job 40-42, God asks Job a series of rhetorical questions that

The theme of the Book of Job is the perseverance of the human spirit. Job loses everything but he does not lose his faith in God. “Job refuses to curse God” (Book). Job has not done anything to deserve this, but it is a test from God and Satan to see if Job is actually as

Job faces three trial conglomerations: curses, comforters, and unanswered inquisitions. The curses he deals with cause Job extensive agony: he loses his livestock, servants, children, and health. Although his physical health and social stature have diminished, Job's faith never wavers. The comforters, three friends and a wife, offer Job advice they presume will end his anguish. The friends believe, to be so cursed, Job has sinned horribly and they tell him he must repent his sins so God will forgive him. Job knows he has not sinned and, therefore, does not deserve the torment brought upon him.

Job, a righteous man devastated beyond imagination, cries out to God in a way many can identify with. He expresses his anger toward God (10:8), feels separated from God (13:24), and demands an answer form God (10:2). However, the reader can observe Job's struggle with his righteousness. He claims his innocence and even presents to God specific deeds he has done throughout his life (29:1-25). But then he constantly comes back to the same question: "But how can a man be just before God?" (9:2). This profound question is crucial to our understanding of our relationship to God and our acceptance of His will. As good as Job is, when he sees himself in the light of God's perfection, he realizes that he is just as wretched as the next guy. God owes him nothing.

Christopher begins Returning to the Sources with a description of the Hebrew Bible and important events in the history of the Hebrew people. He explains how it’s organized including an overview of the books and major sections of the Hebrew Bible. Ultimately, Christopher discusses some of the problems associated with biblical analysis and the “Documentary Hypothesis” utilized to analyze the first books.

hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among the people of the East" (Job 1: 2-3). God bragged to Satan about Job saying that he was blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. But Satan said, "Have you not but a hedge around his household and everything he has ... But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he

Stump discusses the story of Job not to provide a theodicy or a defense for the issue of suffering, but to interpret a specific solution to suffering as it pertains to Job and his circumstances. Stump observes that contemporary interpreters often overlook the dialogue between God and Satan, believing it is not philosophically or theologically significant. In contrast, Stump uses the interaction between God and Satan as one of two main explanations for Job’s suffering. The other explanation is derived from the dialogue between Job and God. Upon close examination of both aspects of the book of Job, Stump argues that the idea and mechanisms of divine providence become clearer.

In The Book of Job, the perfectly moral Job has everything taken away from him by God. He is the servant to God, a man of perfect integrity, and he did everything right even to the point of slight paranoia. For instance, he baptized his children every year just in case they sinned. Therefore, he strongly questions God when everything is taken away from him and even expresses his despair and curiosity to his friends. His friends believe he deserved everything because God is never unjust.

Job, “blameless and upright”, is described as a man who follows God and turns away from evil showing that he tenaciously fulfils his duties to God and makes it a priority that he lives by (Job 1.1). He is challenged in a bet between God and Satan that he will only be faithful to God when everything is going well for him; God chooses to test Satan’s theory (Job. 1.8-12). Job endures great suffering, but what makes him a pious man is that ultimately he shows the depth of his faith in God, despite the harsh suffering he endures. A paragon of his faithfulness to God is shown when he is given four sets of bad news: his oxen, donkeys, sheep, camels, servants and all 10 of his children were killed or stolen (Job 1.15-19). After hearing the news, Job “fell on the ground and worshipped”, saying that he “came from [his] mother 's womb

Job was the type of man that prayed and asked for forgiveness not only for himself, but also for all of his family that may have sinned throughout the day. "He feared God and shunned evil." (193) He was a very wealthy man and had everything he every wanted. Satan told

The prologue of the book, set in prose style, is made up of chapters one and two with the introduction of Job and his family and how successful he is and that he is blessed by God wonderfully. It goes into Job's first test which Satan presents himself before the lord. God said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil" (Job 1:8). This is when Satan puts up the challenge for God saying, "Does Job fear God for nothing? Have you not put a hedge around him and his

The concept of faith and suffering in the Hebrew Bible has filled worshippers with fraught throughout the ages of its existence. The crux of the matter is that there is no definition of what exactly these things are and what they mean, leading to many different theories to emerge on the concept of whether suffering is necessary for faith in God. This has historically caused strife between many populations of worshippers, and continues to be a point of bitter disagreement between people. Wildly contradicting itself between various books, the Hebrew Bible is at best ambiguous in many of these concepts, but when analyzing small passages, certain themes can be argued for with much more strength. In the Book of Job, loyalty to God is questioned, and ultimately the theme of free will in faith is addressed through the pain and suffering of its characters.

The end of the story has Job restored to his former state, living a long and prosperous life. As for his friends, they are not so lucky. God punishes them for misrepresenting Him, and asks that they give burnt offerings to Him, while Job prays for them.