would be decided in a court. Job recognized that this could never be a satisfactory procedure in dealing with God. Though Job considered a court case, it is not clear if he would be the plaintiff or the defendant; it seems that Job here considered reversing the normal roles and making God the defendant. Job knew that such a disputation would be futile, for God could advance a thousand charges or pose a thousand questions for every one a human could devise. A second problem—and this may be the real