(March 4, 2013 at 12:24 pm)Drich Wrote:(March 4, 2013 at 1:09 am)cato123 Wrote: @ the OP:
Ask Job.
@ Katniss:
That is the Smartest thing You have EVER contrubited to a thread! What a Good Idea:
Job Answers the Lord
42 Then Job answered the Lord:
2 “I know you can do everything.
You make plans, and nothing can change or stop them.
3 You asked, ‘Who is this ignorant person saying these foolish things?’[a]
I talked about things I did not understand.
I talked about things too amazing for me to know.
4 “You said to me, ‘Listen, and I will speak.
I will ask you questions, and you will answer me.’
5 In the past I heard about you,
but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
6 And I am ashamed of myself.[b]
I am so sorry.
As I sit in the dust and ashes,[c]
I promise to change my heart and my life.”
The Lord Gives Job’s Wealth Back
7 After the Lord finished talking to Job, he spoke to Eliphaz from Teman. He said, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you did not tell the truth about me, as my servant Job did. 8 So now, Eliphaz, get seven bulls and seven rams. Take them to my servant Job. Kill them and offer them as a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will answer his prayer. Then I will not give you the punishment you deserve. You should be punished, because you were very foolish. You did not say what is right about me, as my servant Job did.”
9 So Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah obeyed the Lord. Then the Lord answered Job’s prayer.
10 Job prayed for his friends, and the Lord made Job successful again. The Lord gave him twice as much as he had before. 11 Then all his brothers and sisters and all the people who knew him before came to his house. They all ate a big meal with him. They comforted him and were sorry that the Lord had brought him so much trouble. Each person gave Job a piece of silver and a gold ring.
12 The Lord blessed Job with even more than he had in the beginning. Job got 14,000 sheep, 6000 camels, 2000 oxen, and 1000 female donkeys. 13 He also got seven sons and three daughters. 14 He named the first daughter Jemimah and the second daughter Keziah. He named the third daughter Keren Happuch. 15 Job’s daughters were among the most beautiful women in all the country. And, like their brothers, they each got a share of their father’s property.[d]
16 So Job lived for 140 years more. He lived to see his children, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren, and his great-great-grandchildren. 17 Job lived to be a very old man who had lived a good, long life.
Are you kidding. The Job story proves the assinine morality and cruel morality of the god character. Job is a pawn, a lab rat in a bet.
How anyone can find one lick of morality in such a cruel being is sick.
What if I did that to you, made a bet with a friend that I could ruin your life and you'd still kiss my ass? What if I got hold of your social security number and cleaned out your bank account? Would you still be my friend? What if I didn't do it, but made a bet with someone else and they did it and they wiped you out because of a bet I made with them? Would you still be my friend even though I robbed you or had a friend rob you?
Fuck this is why people who vote republican get screwed. The politicians are great at getting the voters to vote against their own self interest. If someone screwed me over like that I'd be a fool to stay friends with them.
You like mentally abusing yourself with this crap? Fine, but that book will not get one lick of value from me, especially not crap like the story of Job.
