LITERATURE QUESTIONS
WISDOM LITERATURE
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Satan
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Job’s friends
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Satan (or the Adversary) raises the question of whether there is such a thing as disinterested righteousness: if God rewards righteousness with prosperity, will men not act righteously from selfish motives? He asks God to test this by removing the prosperity of Job, the most righteous of all God’s servants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Satan and his angels rebelled against God in heaven, and proudly presumed to try their strength with his.
Detailed explanation-3: -The book’s theme is the eternal problem of unmerited suffering, and it is named after its central character, Job, who attempts to understand the sufferings that engulf him.
Detailed explanation-4: -Satan challenges God that, if given permission to punish the man, Job will turn and curse God. God allows Satan to torment Job to test this bold claim, but he forbids Satan to take Job’s life in the process.
Detailed explanation-5: -The story of Job exemplifies our struggle to understand the problem of suffering. Job was upright and unwavering in his commitment to God, yet he loses everything-his children, his wealth, and eventually his health. For some of us, his experience of suffering resonates profoundly.