Jobs Talk with God
God created the heavens and the earth, for his own purpose. Man was created by God to rein over the Earth. Job, an innocent God-fearing rich man, was struck down by a series of grave calamities that destroyed his wealth, his family, and afflicted him with a dreadful and painful disease. In answer to his constant prayers God spoke with Job. While God did not address Job's question of why the calamities had befallen him, he spoke of the world that he had created. Thereby teaching Job that God created all things, including evil, and that bad things can happen to good people. God created the heavens and the earth for his own purpose. Man was created by God to reign over the Earth. Job, an innocent God-fearing rich man, was struck down by a series of grave calamities that destroyed his wealth, his family, and afflicted him with a dreadful and painful disease. The conventional wisdom of the time taught men who were righteous and obeyed God's law would prosper, while sin would cause suffering. In contrast to the conventional wisdom while Job suffered his calamities he steadfastly maintained his innocence, while maintaining a constant prayer vigil with God.
J. Drane (1983). The Old Testament Story, An Illustrated Documentary (pp. 95-96). San Francisco: Harper & Row. God did not address Job's question of why the calamities had befallen him, God instead spoke of the world that he had created. God's discussion with Job was not one of chastising him for Job's anger during his prayers; his tone of the conversation was one of teaching. In the time of Noah, God saw that mankind's hearts and minds had become corrupted. God found righteousness in Noah, so God had Noah build a great ark that was filled with two of every kind of animal. When Noah and his family were aboard the ark God destroyed the earth and all of mankind with a giant flood except for those in the ark. One thing God taught Job through this ordeal was that he created the light, the dark, the heavens, and the earth; as well as all the creatures, beings and things upon it. God said, "Do you know the ordinances of the Heavens? Can you establish their rule on the earth?" Job already knew that God had created all things and acknowledged that he had a finite knowledge of the world. This dueteronomistic cycle or the cycle of judges was a frequent and reoccurring theme throughout the history of Israel. Hence supporting the belief that
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