Essay Archive - Book of Job: Suffering
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....
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