Job

[Pat Mustard]

Nudger said that in order to be consistent in my view I needed to be willing to give someone cancer, well I don't think that would make them stronger in the long term. However, it has been proven that eating food which is unclean can make your immune system stronger, in the same way that a vaccine provides your body with a weakened version of a virus so that your immune system can learn how to fight that virus.

Ultimately Job's faith was made stronger, not weaker, by the suffering poured out upon him. And would if one man's suffering could inspire 10,000 more to lead a more virtuous life as a result? Job is a book which separates the wheat from the chaff, those who just want rewards for doing the right thing might not make it through tribulation if they believe in a simple God who always punishes evil right away, and always rewards good here on earth. Sometimes we have to wait longer than we would like for God's justice to shine.

And what about Job's family? Murdered so that yhwh could win a bet with his servant, does the cruelty dealt unto them not make your blood boil?