point God eventually makes to Job. Job as an individual is not the center of the world. There are other aspects to God’s activity in the world than making sure that Job has a comfortable and intelligible life. The commander of God’s army makes a similar point in the delicious exchange with Joshua. His appearance to Joshua provides another parallel with Moses’ story as it constitutes an equivalent to God’s appearance at the burning bush, though it asserts authority over Joshua in a different way from