From: Elizabeth elizabeth@vax2.rainis.net
Subject: my thoughts on Job
There seems to be quite a bit of talk about Job lately. It seems that few
have actually read this book of the bible for anything other than church or
some school assignment.
I've read and discussed Job quite a few times, and everyone except me and
like three of my friends seem to be under the same impression: that God gave
Job strength, and Job never 'forgot' God throughout all of his pain and
torment. So here is my take on the book of Job.
Job was a normal guy, had a couple sons and daughters, a wife, and
had a basically good life. He was a very religious man, and sacrificed
sheep, prayed, and "feared God." (yes, that is a quote)
Well, one day Satan and God were talking and Satan said, y'know, I
bet if you started screwin around with Job's life, y'know, killin off his
family, whatever, he'd betray you. God, of course, could not believe this.
He was just like, phhh, yeah, right. Of *course* he wouldn't. I'm *God*!
Satan said that he still didn't believe it, and God just finally
said, okay, i'll show ya.
So, God killed off Job's kids, washed away his crops, just really
screwed with him. Job, at first, delt with it, still prayed, all that, was
very faithful. Finally, he just had the last bit he could take. So he
freaked. He screamed and yelled and basically what *anyone* would do in his
situation.
His friends, who lived far away, came to visit him. They tried to
comfort him, as did his wife, but to no avail. Job ranted and raved, said
that there must be a mistake.
This is what is generally referred to as "Job's temptation."
I could go on but i'm bored, and u must all be as well.
And this is, i'm sure, what Billy meant in BWBW (show all my cool and cold
like old Job). Job ranted and raved and "showed all of his cool and cold."
anyway, just thought i'd put in my bit...
"Either I am dead, or my watch has stopped." (
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