“Honestly, let’s just admit that God hasn’t done a very good job with this world. He has failed with this world.” Well, that is not how the book of Job replies to Job’s calamities. The book of Job clearly presents a sovereign God. Job and his counselors all agree about this much. God rules his creation. Other people have observed the same disconnect between actions and consequences (the righteous man is cursed; the wicked man is blessed) and suggested, “Okay, it’s clear that God is by definition