The LORD and Satan Against Job - What the Bible Says!

The Old Testament Book of Job is amazing for many different reasons. How this book was ever included in the Bible is a story of it's own. Job was written 1000 to 2000 years BEFORE the Book of Genesis. It is probably the most confusing and ingenious book of the Bible. It contains an all-star cast of characters including the LORD, Satan, the Almighty, God (EL), God (Elowahh), Elihu (He is my God), and of course, Job.

The questions and answers in Job are deeply profound. Many, including me, find it hard to believe that God would treat a great man like Job as mercilessly as Job was treated. Unless of course - we will save that for another day! God did not treat Job in that manner - If the book is to be believed. Here are the verses in Job I am referring to;

And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Did you read the verses above? Doesn't it say that Satan convinced the LORD to move against Job? It also says 'Without Cause'! A few questions worth pondering are who is Job that Satan and the LORD needed to gang up against him? What were they afraid of?

In the Old Testament the word 'LORD' (Word #3068) appears over 6500 times. Only 4 times in the entire Old Testament was the word translated as God. There is a word in the Old Testament that is closely related (maybe closer than we know) to the LORD 3068 and it is word #3069 and it is generally translated as LORD God.

Interestingly enough, in the New Testament Book of Revelation all three names appear in one title... The title is that of the Alpha and Omega, Lord God Almighty.

The Bible is full of mysteries. You can't jump to conclusions when you are interpreting it. One of the questions that was asked of Job in the Old Testament was first asked by his three friends - Job, are you the first man that was ever born?. When the LORD appeared to Job in the last few chapters of the book he asked Job - Were you standing there with me on the day of creation? Are those questions... or statements?

The Book of Job is highly scientific and even though all of the major players in the Universe are included in this book it does not promote any specific religious doctrine.

Here is a question for you. How would you feel if you were Job? To know that all of the abominable and tragic events that took place in your life were orchestrated by the LORD and Satan? Would you wonder why they would go to all this trouble for you? So who was (or is) Job that it took these super powers to try to destroy him?

Believe it or not, I think that we will see!

Author: Bible New 2010