![]() But Job maintained his innocence, though he confessed that he wanted to die and did ask questions of God. Job’s friends were certain that Job must have sinned in order to deserve punishment and argued with him about it. Job grieved deeply but did not charge God with wrongdoing (Job 1:22 42:7–8). ![]() Later, God allowed Satan to afflict Job physically. So, God allowed Satan to take away Job’s wealth and his children. Satan accused Job of honoring God only because God had blessed him. The Bible tells us that one day Satan presented himself before God and God asked Satan what he thought of Job. He had ten children and was a man of great wealth. Job was "blameless and upright he feared God and shunned evil" (Job 1:1). ![]() Job was a believer he knew that God was on the throne and in total control, though he had no way of knowing why so many terrible tragedies were occurring in his life. Job’s life is also one that prompts the common question, “ Why do bad things happen to good people?” It is the age-old question, and difficult to answer, but believers know that God is always in control, and, no matter what happens, there are no coincidences-nothing happens by chance. The life of Job demonstrates that humans are often unaware of the many ways God is at work in the life of each believer.
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