The reason for his trials (1:6–12; 2:1–6): All of Job’s trials result from two confrontations between God and Satan. 1. The first confrontation (1:6–12): This first confrontation gives rise to the first wave of Job’s tragedies. a. The assembling (1:6–7): “One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan the Accuser came with them.” b. The appraisal (1:8): “Then the LORD asked Satan, ‘Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth—a man of complete integrity.
Job 1:6–12