The Book of Job part one is similar to the others story we read in the Old Testament. In these stories, God is usually testing someone to see if they are truly faithful and Is truly fearful of God and shuns evil. In the Book of Job, God made Job suffer by taking everything he knew and loved away from him, like his family and farm animals, after Satan said the only reason why Job had faith in God was because Job had nice things in a materialistic stand point. The story is similar to the story of Abraham's sacrifice. When God wanted Abraham to prove his faith in him, by telling him he has to sacrafice his son Isaac. In both stories, God see's that each character is fully devoted to God by putting them through severe tests. Also, in both stories, God is proved to be feared by the tests. In addition, God takes away or attempts to take away member/members of ones family.
The book of Job is different to the others stories we read in the Old Testament because unlike the other stories, the book of Job features Satan. Satan appears as a character in the book as the character that is suspicious of gods servant. When God asks Satan if he considered his servant, Job, Satan says he only fears God because he has so many possessions and is content with his life. Satan tells God to take away these things and expect to be cursed in the face. The book of Job is also different from others stories in the Old Testament because it shows God going to much harsher extremes to prove someone's commitment to him. Unlike Abraham. God decided to put Job the real test rather than interrupt when things started to go bad like he did when Abraham was about to stab Issac.
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