Pauligirl wrote:neologist wrote: Yeah, but if you had read even the beginning, you would know Job's trials were the work of Satan and not at all God's idea. You have taken the position of Job's three tormentors, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar, who wrongly concluded that Job was being punished.
Quote:And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only upon himself do not put forth your hand." So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
Not at all God's idea? Seems he gave the ok for this bit of fun.
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He gave the OK for Satan to try a lot more than that. We are all in the same position as Job.
I can understand how and why you would blame God for allowing Satan all this time to prove his point vis a vis mankind. But, there is a reason for it. Part of the answer is found in the conversations that take place between God and Satan in the beginning of the book.
