and turned away from evil” (1:1 NRSV). God is pleased with Job, but “the Accuser” (Hebrew ha-satan) insists Job’s faith is superficial and would not stand up to the test if his health and wealth were taken away (1:9–11; 2:4–5). God permits the Accuser (that is, Satan) to bring disaster on Job and his family, destroying everything in the world that he holds dear—possessions, people, and his physical well-being. At the end of Job 2, three friends—Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar—come to comfort Job in his
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