![]() ![]() Needless to say, Job feels a little humbled and acknowledges that, as a mere mortal, he can't possibly understand everything in an immortally ruled universe. Where was Job on the day the universe was created? Where was Job when God was designing the architecture of the seas and the continents? Where was Job when God invented Arrested Development? Bottom line: suck it up.Īfter much fretting and many speeches, God finally shows up. After all, God's universe is still endowed with immortal power. Just in the nick of time, Elihu pops in to tell Job that he may not have sinned, but he still has no right to question his fate. Job isn't quite satisfied with that explanation. He doesn't renounce God, but he does insist that he deserves some kind of explanation-wouldn't you want one? His buddies Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar have an answer: it's his fault. After all, he was loyal to God, and look what happened. Now Job becomes a much less happy camper. This time, God lets Satan give Job a nasty rash, boils, and blisters all over his body. God gets to back to bragging and Satan sets up another challenge. God agrees to the challenge, and Satan unleashes a force that kills all of Job's family except his wife, kills his servants, and reduces his homes to dust. Satan tells God that, sure, Job loves God now, but take away his earthly possessions and his children, and he will dump God in a New York minute. So which Satan is he? For the full scoop, head on over to our " Figures" section.īack to the story. Note to Shmoopers: this is not the Satan of Paradise Lost or even the Satan of the New Testament. Lo and behold, Satan comes out and challenges God on Job's goodness. Up in the heavens, God brags to the divine assembly about Job. He's blameless and upright, and he has kids, a wife, land, and a bunch of sheep. ![]()
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