DEVOTE AND DESPAIRING JOB

Devote and Despairing Job

Devote and Despairing Job

Introduction

The ancient oriental wisdom comes to its limits when its statements are no longer true as a man who has only done good, suddenly goes bad, or vice versa. This crisis of wisdom has been seen in the case of Job as mentioned in the book. In fact, the Book of Job is one of the text books of the Old Testament in the Bible. It is divided into 42 chapters and is intended for teaching, but also for the edification. It tells the story of a man named Job, who is unknowingly made by the God to test. Job is a man who undergoes suffering, without knowing a reason that could justify it. The book of Job can be divided into different sections. It consists of a frame narrative, which is formed from the speeches of Job, three speeches of Job's friends with two of Job's responses, and two conversations with God in which he speaks to Job out of the whirlwind. There is no doubt about the fact that when one suffers without knowing the reason, it makes the sufferer complaining to his or her creator. This situation reflects in the actions of Job when he made complaints to God about his sufferings. This paper aims to understand the reasons of suffering in the life of Job that made him despairing.

Discussion

The central theme is the problem of the suffering of the righteous in contrast to the happiness of the wicked. This implies a view of the wisdom that is unavailable to humans and capable alone to solve the mystery of suffering. In fact, the theme of the chapters is quite simple. Job, a wealthy man, is described as a righteous man who is tested with the consent of God from Satan. Three of his friends try to prove to him that he suffers because he is a sinner. A fourth shows up trying to solve the mystery of suffering by pointing to the educational value of suffering. After all, God himself appears as He shows a tremendous film the wonders of creation and raises Job before the rashness of his actions.

Job's biography begins with a rich description of his character who was a blameless and upright man who feared God and shunned evil. He prayed for his children and was worried about their relationship with God. No doubt, Job was successful and wealthy and can be seen as a shining example of a blessed man. The fact is that God with his statement that coincides exactly with the opening verse of the book of Job present the whole assessment and his signature underneath it. Given the sudden and devastating loss of children, servants, cattle, all his belongings, Job initially reacts with deep sorrow and acknowledgment of the sovereignty of God. Job's main concern was why things that were given by the God have now been taken away by the God.

Job's friends went hard with him to court and he was ...