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Has anyone ever noticed how you can read the same scripture over and over again and get different messages from it?
Consider the story of Job. I"ve read the story a thousand times and always assumed that God let satan take everything from Job, but he didn't.
God: Have you considered my servant Job? He is truly a righteous man who serves me.
Satan: Sure, but if you take everything he has he will curse you to your face.
God: Nope, not going to happen.
Satan: Sure it will. I double dare ya!
God: Ok, have it your way, you can take everything he has, even his health, but you can't take his life.
Satan:. Mwhahaha! (Cuddled in a dark corner somewhere). So I'll take his house, I'll take his cattle, I'll take his sheep, I'll take the life of his children, I'll even put boils on his body and make him sick, I'll take his wi.........no.........That's it! I'll let his wife live! Mwhahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
Job's wife: "Why did God take everything you have? Doesn't he love you? Why don't you just curse God and die? I mean, why do you run around serving him all day, and for what? You give all your money to him and the poor when you could have taken us on nice vacations. What, did you loose everything just so you could get out of doing the dishes and taking out the trash? Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Consider the story of Job. I"ve read the story a thousand times and always assumed that God let satan take everything from Job, but he didn't.
God: Have you considered my servant Job? He is truly a righteous man who serves me.
Satan: Sure, but if you take everything he has he will curse you to your face.
God: Nope, not going to happen.
Satan: Sure it will. I double dare ya!
God: Ok, have it your way, you can take everything he has, even his health, but you can't take his life.
Satan:. Mwhahaha! (Cuddled in a dark corner somewhere). So I'll take his house, I'll take his cattle, I'll take his sheep, I'll take the life of his children, I'll even put boils on his body and make him sick, I'll take his wi.........no.........That's it! I'll let his wife live! Mwhahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
Job's wife: "Why did God take everything you have? Doesn't he love you? Why don't you just curse God and die? I mean, why do you run around serving him all day, and for what? You give all your money to him and the poor when you could have taken us on nice vacations. What, did you loose everything just so you could get out of doing the dishes and taking out the trash? Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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