God was not the cause of Job’s torment, however. Sin was not the source of his pain. Job remained righteous throughout the ordeal. The evil one caused his grief, loss, and misery, Job did not reap what he sowed. Many aspects of Job’s story are difficult to understand. Scholars debate them to no end! Many doubt, for instance, God would ever wager with the evil one. A loving God would not make deals with the Devil that harm humanity. The overall message of Job’s story, however, seems to be this: Good people suffer. Bad things happen to good people. God doesn’t send pain and suffering to teach a
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