The western culture has been greatly shaped by Christianity principles on
Judaism religion. The main belief in Judaism states that there is only one God who created everything on earth and is all-good and all-powerful but invisible. Additionally, Judaism portrays God as a redeener who saves His people when they are in trouble, just like He saved the Jews from slavery in Egypt. The Biblical story of Job in the Old Testament challenges the Judaism notion of Ckxl which has been spread in the western world that God will come and save His people in tilt*s of calamities. Worse still, the story refutes the idea that good people are spared of bad happenings since Job one affliction after another.
What strikes most in the story of Job is that he does not lament about the loss of his fortune or children or even complain about his failing health. the pain he experiences happens because his desperate cries are with resounding silence from God (Yancey, 2015). …show more content…
Even amidst the whining of his three friends, all Jc+ wanted was an audience with God to pleal his case and prove he hal done nothing wrong. He did not want to bring himself to believe even for a single moment that God was unjust or cruel (Yancey, 2015). Job's longing for presence of God is dominant in the story as a realizes his source of salness is not in the loss of material possessions, but in the of God in his life. Ordinarily, sinning is believed to make nun stray away from Cöd. However, in Job's case, he was righteous and was
Judaism religion. The main belief in Judaism states that there is only one God who created everything on earth and is all-good and all-powerful but invisible. Additionally, Judaism portrays God as a redeener who saves His people when they are in trouble, just like He saved the Jews from slavery in Egypt. The Biblical story of Job in the Old Testament challenges the Judaism notion of Ckxl which has been spread in the western world that God will come and save His people in tilt*s of calamities. Worse still, the story refutes the idea that good people are spared of bad happenings since Job one affliction after another.
What strikes most in the story of Job is that he does not lament about the loss of his fortune or children or even complain about his failing health. the pain he experiences happens because his desperate cries are with resounding silence from God (Yancey, 2015). …show more content…
Even amidst the whining of his three friends, all Jc+ wanted was an audience with God to pleal his case and prove he hal done nothing wrong. He did not want to bring himself to believe even for a single moment that God was unjust or cruel (Yancey, 2015). Job's longing for presence of God is dominant in the story as a realizes his source of salness is not in the loss of material possessions, but in the of God in his life. Ordinarily, sinning is believed to make nun stray away from Cöd. However, in Job's case, he was righteous and was