The book of Job is the testimony of a man named Job. Job was very wealthy and walked an upright and blameless life (sparknotes). God spoke well about Job and when Satan overheard, he challenged to make Job’s life miserable in order to ruin Job’s walk with God. One bad event after another, Job struggled with his faith. His family and friends tried to console but all that they were doing is making Job’s life more difficult and frustrating. Despite Job’s family and friends, Job begins to question God’s ways because he does not understand what he did to deserve suffering. As time goes on he slowly becomes sarcastic, impatient, afraid and believes God is unjust. Before Job drifts farther from God, he meets a man named Elihu. Elihu speaks wisdom to Job and makes him realize there is something good that comes out of suffering. After Job’s discussion with Elihu, God calls to Job to show him how little he knows about creation and His power. When Job regains his confidence in God, he claims God as almighty. When Job is translated into Hebrew, it means “boYa” or “to come back”, “repent”, or “returns to”. The author of the book of Job is unknown, thought researchers say the book dates back to pre-Mosaic or patriarchal from the second Millennium B.C. Studies that believe Job dates back to pre-Mosaic times because offering of sacrifices is by the head of the family rather than a priest, the mentioning of a qe sitah is a type of money which is during the time of Joshua, and the fact that
The next interesting person of the book is Satan (“accuser” in Jewish). His name perfectly reflects his role in the book. Unlike in the New Testament, Satan is depicted as one of the angels in the heaven. He is perceived as a secretary of God, even though he is actually an advocate of the Devil. Satan is the ultimate reason of Job’s sufferings, as he was the one who challenged people faith in God and suggested Him to test a human
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
In the book of Job, Job walks through life making sure his actions and words are carefully chosen, and even goes as far as to burn offerings for sins yet committed. The book of Job, and then later the modern take titled J.B., was a new display from God, showing that bad things can happen to good people. The book of Job made it clear in the bible that God was not giving or taking anything because of our own achievement, but that all things good and bad are from God. Archibald Macleish tries to reenact Job in a more modern version that new readers today might find easier, and although so aspects might be off from the original text, the story of J.B. follows closely to Job’s story line. One area that can be compared when looking at both texts
As the book opens, “And that man was greater than all of the dwellers of the East.”(Job 1) This opening line is telling the audience that Job is viewed as unique compared to other servants. “And the man was blameless and upright and feared God and shunned evil.” (Job 1) Job is presented to the audience as God’s favorite servant, for Job is a man who is free of sin. He not only fears God but is also and because he is both, “blameless and upright”. “Skin for skin! A man will give all he has for his own life. Yet reach out and pray, your hand and strike his bone and his flesh. Will he not curse you to your face?”(Job 2).When Satan questions Job’s loyalty to the Almighty king, God takes this challenge with pride for he knows how faithful of a servant Job is to him. Satan believes Job is only obedient to him because he has no other reason not to be, but if God were to strike him with hardship, Job would turn against him and curse his name. “Here he is in your hands. Only preserve his life” (Job 2).Though God puts Job into Satan’s hands, he tells him not to kill him to prove his point. Satan strikes Job with a burning rash that spreads from head to toe, takes away all of his animals, kills all his children and yet, Job still does not curse God. Job refuses to let such words past his lips because he still believes in the good of God and says he shall not accept evil. God then sees Job true loyalty of him and restores
When becoming a veterinary technician, one of the utmost important steps is to take appropriate courses in high school and college and afterwards get the correct licenses and certifications. For those, each state is a little different in which certifications they require in order to pursue a career as a veterinary technician. Whether you are planning to be a LVT (licensed veterinary technician), RVT (registered veterinary technician) or CVT (certified veterinary technician), depends on which state the tech lives in. New Mexico, along with many other states, currently registers and certifies vet techs, but they do not license them. The difference between certifying and licensing is that to be certified is just a statement of qualification, while
In the book of Job, the relationship between Job and God is
First of all, Job has faced a hard test by God. He faced a lot of difficulties to pass the obstacles and he did not loose his trust in God. He always knew that God will not let him suffer for long especially he is a righteous guy. The most hurtful test was when they killed his children and took his whole money and he still did not listen to his wife and curse God. He got also destroy physically by Satan and he was in a huge pain and he still refused to disloyal to God.
In stark contrast to God’s presence in Genesis, the character of God in Job strays from the ideal perfection of the divine. The concept of the ideal manifested in Genesis is embodied in God’s moral, reasonable, and rational behavior. In Job, on the other hand, rather than being reasonable, methodical, and creating life, God displays more human characteristics and plays the role of both creator and destroyer. The book of Job begins with God’s boastful bargain with Satan, which subsequently leads God to allow the total destruction of Job’s family and livelihood. Job is even attacked physically with “loathsome sores… from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head” (Job 2:7). In an uncharacteristically immoral decision, God gives Satan the power do
For any generation, since the birth of America, over the years, immigration has been a fluctuating staple at the core of her history. Choosing A Dream, written by Mario Puzo on July 11, 1999, depicts a poor immigrant Italian boy in the Neapolitan ghetto of New York with his dreams of becoming an artist. Despite all the obstacles and restrictions imposed by his status of a son of immigrant parents, he succeeds at his endeavor of becoming a writer. In Christmas Story: The Loudest Voice, written by Grace Paley and posted on December 30, 2015, Shirley Abramowitz, the daughter of Jewish immigrants to America, recounts the memory of her narrating the Christmas play in school. Both stories are written in first person, from the point of view of two children immigrants forced to adapt to American society; As such, we will compare and contrast their similarities and differences during their integration into this new mesh of social disparity and the way American culture had heterogeneous effects on one and the other.
The Book of Job has been praised but also neglected all at the same time. Its literary work is written in a poetry sense with a prose format and considered one of the greatest pieces of literature of all time. The Book of Job is one of first book of five generally called "The Books of Poetry", which contain Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. The Book of Job is written in the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible and the main theme that is seeks out is "Why does God allow the righteous to suffer?" First of all I will be talking about the origins and history of the book, and then I will give a brief summary on the story and theme of what the Book of Job is addressing. I will then be breaking down, in
The book of Job 1:3, in The New Oxford Annonated Bible, states "Job was the
Throughout the course of my workplace practices class I have participated in a consisted of completing assignments and work experience regarding my career pathways. As I look back and reflect on my time at this course, I am able to explore the graduate qualities and capabilities I have achieved over the duration of this study period, as well as the skills and abilities I need to improve on. Graduate qualities are skills that have been learned by students throughout the course of their schooling life, for example, it is a learning outcome of a program specifically stating the things that's been learned by students who have completed that program of study. In this reflection, I will be discussing about my strength and weakness personal
This was a mock resumé that I created in my 12th grade AP english class. The resumé was used as a practice for when we need to create them for professional jobs later in life. We were asked to create a resumé in a standard format and include information about ourselves that would make a potential hiring manager want to pick us. I highlighted all of my achievements and my academic successes, as well as including my interests and contact information.
When conducting an interview I carefully read the contact with other. I knew I was interviewing someone from a different culture so I had to understand the ethnic community she was from which was Hispanic. I also was very focused on the professional self-disclosure because we were talking about a lot of personal things. I tried to humanize our relationship before I asked tough questions, this helps to create a sense of bonding. I was also very careful of my communication style, I always wanted to ask her questions in a positive manner and I was always actively listening to her responses.
Many students athletes put blood, sweat, and tears in their work and in the game they love to play. College athletes have too much on the line at all time of their college careers. With all the pressure from exams and from the tough games, and trying to manage the balance of school and sports so one does not take over the other. That in itself is full time job without the pay. Student athletes have too much on the line when it comes to school exams, staying on top of their grades, getting their school work done on time, going to practice, and playing games late at night or early on the weekends and repeating that over and over again throughout the school year, it's more than a job it’s a hassle for the college athletes. Image trying to squeeze a part time job or full time job to get some money, it is impossible. Student athletes need compensation, rewards or benefits with being a full time student athlete and managing everything from school and sports at a high stake and doing it well.