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BOOK OF JOB : THE UNWRITTEN MESSAGE

The Bible is a library of many passages , written by authors from the ancient times dealing with different s like creation , faith suffering , glory . These and many more are scribbled all through out the texts and are divided into clusters called the books . The authors of these books came from different times and places . There are even views that additional chapters are added after the original book has been finished . Having said these , one cannot be sure of the exact origin of the stories , nor the

message conveyed with in them . One of these books tackled on the idea of just punishment , a very simple one yet with a lot of twists . It was a part of the bible that was read , reread , and tested from time to time . Scholars tried to translate the many double meanings found in the book , as well as come up with their own ideas regarding it

The Book of Job tells the story of a man , Job , who had everything that he could possibly dream of . He has a nice family , good health , material possessions , and a peaceful life all of which he thanked God for . This was noticed by the devil , who in turn made a wager with God - saying that Job only praises God because he has everything he would ever need and that in times of misfortune he would definitely curse God . God agreed , and allowed Job to lose his possessions , his sons and daughters killed , his skin covered with boils , and his life completely ruined provided that Job would not be dead . After these tragedies , the book focused next on the debates Job had with his three friends - Eliphaz Bildad and Zophar . These debates marked the first of several conversations found in the book . The speeches were designed in such a way that Job answered each one of them and tried to defend himself . In the end , God himself talked to Job , taking part in another speech portion which led to God 's answers . The story ended with God giving back Job his lost health and wealth . God also ed Job 's friends , who misinterpreted Job 's misfortunes , to ask him to pray for them

The Book of Job is a very controversial part of the Bible , since it deconstructs the logical belief on punishment - that a just punishment is given to those who have sinned and the level of the punishment depends on how grave the committed sin is . But for punishment to be rendered to someone like Job who in his whole life praised and worshipped God for all the goodness He has given him and the prosperity he has acquired , surely , we may say that there is injustice . That is why there are many assumptions on why God allowed these to happen to Job . It may be to prove to the devil that Job is really God 's man , or to show that God is really all powerful and all righteous...