Bible Question: I am a Christian and have started studying the book of Job and I am dumbfounded right at the beginning. Why does God take on a challenge from Satan? God doesn't need to prove anything, especially to Satan. Why did he tell/give permission to Satan to do what he did to Job? Jesus did not give in to Satan's temptation in the desert and prove to Satan who He was, so why did God do this? |
Bible Answer: God did it to put His glory on display and for Job's sanctification and growth in the knowledge of Him. God's creation and everything that happens in it ultimately results in His glory. In addition, because the story of Job is part of sacred Scripture, all of His people learn more about Him from Job. --Joe! |