THEOLOGICAL EMPHASES Two primary theological ideas stand out in the Book of Job. First, there is a difference between popular, “empirical” theology on the one hand and true biblical revelation on the other; and second, when these two appear to be at odds and incapable of resolution, one must learn to trust and submit to the sovereignty of God who, in His omniscience, knows and does what is best. This is sometimes called “theodicy,” that is, the justification of God and His activity in human affairs