The disasters that attend a man’s possessions are satanic in their origin and not of the haphazard order they seem to be. When Jesus Christ talked about discipleship He indicated that a disciple must be detached from property and possessions, for if a man’s life is in what he possesses, when disaster comes to his possessions, his life goes too (cf. Luke 12:15). Satan had been allowed to attack Job’s possessions; now his power is increased, and he is free to attack Job’s personal inheritance direct.