Book of Job: Suffering
The book of Job 1:3, in The New Oxford Annonated Bible, states "Job was the
greatest man among all in the East." He was a faithful servant of God, he owned
thousands of animals, and had many servants and friends. Job had a very large
family with seven sons and three daughters. Why was Job chosen to suffer and
receive punishment at the hands of the Lord one may ask? The major themes in
the book describe the ways Job deals with suffering and despair the Lord handed
him. How one deals with despair and suffering is what makes a person who he or
she is.
The Lord is not a stranger to suffering. Psalms 69:33-36, states "The
Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people. Let heaven and
earth praise him. The seas and all that move in them. For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then people will settle there and possess it;
the children of his servants will inherit it; and those who love his name will
dwell there." God......
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