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We often turn to the book of Job when we encounter suffering. We look for an explanation for the questions “Why me?” or “Why her?” But what if it turns out that although Job does suffer, the book is not really about his suffering? If ever a book needed a “How to Read” instruction manual, it is the book of Job. And when two respected Old Testament scholars team up—both of whom have written...

at all. However, this scrutiny of Job’s motives is only a means to an end. The main question concerns how God runs the world. Certainly Job gets more “airtime” than God in the book. In the end, however, it is not important whether we understand Job better. His character does not provide a guide for how we ought to think or act. Much of what Job thinks and says is at least partially wrong. How Job responds is ultimately important so that we can consider how God runs the world
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