of Satan’s question really implies that Job did not fear God for nothing. Satan suggested that Job was a phony; he feared God only because God had greatly blessed him with wealth and honor. Indirectly, Satan also accused and blamed God, telling him in effect, “God, you’ve been too good to Job; you’ve spoiled him.” He maliciously accused God of having “put a hedge around him,” having shielded him from dangers and calamities that had come upon others. He further stated that God had so arranged things