Questioning

How dare I question God? After I have not had my 10 sons killed by a stray gust of wind knocking down the house or 7,000 sheep and 3,000 camels which were smited by God's wrath (Plotz's point about the numerical pattern is amusing). Job is a man who takes his punishment but is not able to truly accept what has happened to him. This is all because of his innocence and his belief innocent people do not get in trouble. There are so many current stories which prove him wrong, whether it is Rubbin "Hurricane" Carter who was accused of committing three murders or Jews who were killed in the Holocaust.

I then read a post by Jamie who posted a poem which she conveniently summarized so we would not have to read it. In the poem Hop feels he would be able to accept his punishment if he knew it was sent from a higher form. I would personally have a problem with this especially if I was in Job's shoes. This is because it would mean the higher form enjoys seeing us suffer (maybe he does since he makes Israelites do/eat things until they won't enjoy them anymore) and if that were the case how can he stand to watch someone suffer for no reason? What if God had not had another bi-polar moment going from angry, look at what I have done over thousands of years to the nice, oh Job here have double the amount of camels and sheep. Job would have died even though he lived a good life where he did nothing wrong (proven when his three friends shut up after his final argument). I suppose we must just take what because whether there is someone above the clouds pouting as Job does for over half the book devoted to him will not help cure your disease/problems/whatever your ailment may be.