Job 1-2

Job 1
Here's Job: blameless before God, rich beyond measure, a huge family, children who love and take care of each other. Job would make burnt offerings for the sins of his sons that they may have committed (super pious). He knew that his sons could sin in their hearts without his knowledge, so he made remittance for even that possibility.

The Lord has a meeting with his sons and Satan (weird combo I think). Satan asks for God's permission to test Job and see if he will curse God. God gives him permission.

Job's herds are destroyed and his children are killed in an act of God. Job's response: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD."

Job 2
The Lord has another meeting of his sons and Satan; and still Satan is not impressed. In fact it seems now that Satan is just desiring destruction, but I am not God, so it is hard for me to determine others' intentions. Satan asks to test Job again. God agrees.

Job is covered in boils head to toe. His wife chimes in, "Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!" Job responds, "Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?"

His friends gather around Job and mourn with him.

Praise God that Satan has to ask of him in order to work! That means God is in control no matter the situation. Also note that God throws Satan in the lake of Fire at the end of time in Revelation 20:10.

To the one who says God does not allow bad things to happen to good people, I submit 2 thoughts: (1) Job; (2) Romans 3:10-11, Genesis 8:21, & Jeremiah 17:9.