This week we start the book of Job. We have all probably heard the expression "the patience of Job" but in fact the book does not set out to explain the ways of God or to justify the existence of suffering.
The book is very much like Greek drama - there is the protagonist, Job. God, and the Greek chorus - Job's three friends. We see Satan, whose name means "accuser" taking the position of the prosecutor - asking God to prove that Job loves him and not just because Job has been blessed by God.
The real debate starts in chapter 3 when Job curses the day he was born. Job and his friends throw speeches back and forth at each other, getting increasingly angry with each other.
Tune in next week for God's answer.
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