I am puzzled why God would take the bet with Satan regarding Job. It seems so cruell, when God ultimately knos what the answer will be. Can anyone shed some light?
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Don't look at as literal and historical. The book of Job is just meant to show that Faith should be independent of one's state of life, and that poverty does not equal sinfulness.
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satan's ultimate goal is to "unseat" God...nobody can do that..not even the most powerful angel (which he is). satan even tries to tempt God. It does not work. The only way for temptation to be sucessful is if it trips a person up. God was not tripped up in the least, and satan can only do so much...It seems like a lot to us, but compared to the power of God satan might be equal to a particle of dust...jillibean1964 said:
When satan tried to tempt Christ it did not work either. Eventually satan gave up because there was nothing he could do within his power to make Christ sin.
Even though it may seem cruel to us..Job actually glorified God in spite of satan's best efforts, and it demonstrates the depth of faith...It also teaches us that all of us..even the elect will face our tests and temptations. We do though have the ability to come out on top no matter what happens in our lives as long as God is our God.
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