@harpazo,
The way that the story of Job unfolds in Bible is highly problematic for a number of reasons.
First, the Bible describes Job as a righteous man, that he is “blameless and upright”. Now, it’s very easy to be happy with God when times are good. True piety, however, is being happy with God when one has nothing. Showing gratitude to God and remaining steadfast in the face of trials is a sign of strong faith. So, from this point of view, hasn’t Satan effectively “one-upped” God – Satan challenged God when he predicted that Job would curse God, and so haven’t Job’s blasphemies proven Satan to be correct?
Secondly, how is it that the young man Elihu, who, unlike Job, is not a Prophet, demonstrates more wisdom in religious matters than a Prophet of God? Recall that the Bible stated that there was “no one on earth” like Job, yet this young man seems to possess more insight into Job’s situation than Job himself.
The way the stories of prophets are told in Bible are very problematic. Prophets are supposed to be our role models but Bible describes them as human beings with worse moral character.
