Job is a Bible character used to teach faithfulness and absolute reliance on Yahweh among Christians. His story is a rather disturbing one, perhaps the most disturbing story in the Bible. What happened to Job? According to the Bible, Job was the wealthiest man of the East, at the time. His affluence was incomparable, and he had the most beautiful children too. He was also a righteous man, serving his God faithfully and offering sacrifices as needed. Job’s children were also well-to-do; they organized parties regularly on the day of their birth. After each of the parties, righteous Job would offer sacrifices to God on their behalf in case they had sinned against God during their celebrations. Job had many friends, the closest being four men. He was blessed with a wife too. All was well with Job until Satan insisted to God that Job was faithful to Him because He was protecting him. On two occasions, God permitted Satan to test Job’s integrity and faithfulness. Fir
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