Thursday, October 6, 2016

The book of job part 1

The book of Job and the Old Testament both relate and differ in a couple ways. For example in both stories God pressures people for his own pleasure. Gods instability or insecurity of himself makes him do terrible things. Such as in the Old Testament make Abraham kill his most loved value, his son. Many people ask why does God, "the most superior one of all" force people to do terrible things, and why does he do such terrible things to people? My though on this is maybe God isn't as powerful as people think he is, and maybe God isn't perfect. Another way both of these stories relate is in both of their stories the death of loved ones or near death of loved ones played a role. In the book of job, his whole family died because God created winds that blew over and destroyed the house they were in. And in the old testement God told Abraham to prove his loyalty and faith to him by telling Abraham to kill his own son. God puts other people in danger just so he feels superior and looked up to. Also in both stories he main characters are very religious and are afraid of God and his power. They both pray and obey his command thinking that God with protect them but he is making their lives even worse. Although God may be some people superiors, he may not be the most trustworthy person.

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