book of Job
The Book of Job The Book of Job is the story of a pious and successful man who has his possessions and his health taken away as a result of challenge presented to God by Satan. ... ” (JOB 1. ... Job is unshaken in his faith and reverence for god, “ ‘he Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the lord’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing” (JOB 1. ... Satan then returns to God and concedes that Job is still pious but contends that Job would curse God if he were to take away Job’s health. Satan proceeds to cover Job’s entire body with sores. Job’s piety still remains “ ‘shall we receive the good at the hand of God and not receive the bad?’ In all this Job did not sin with his lips” (JOB 2. ... His three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar, then visit Job. They sit and watch Job’s suffering in silence for 7 days after which Job’s piety begins to wane.