You see, in Satan’s mind, Job has been well compensated for his service to God. Job has not only been abundantly blessed with material wealth, but he has also enjoyed God’s unlimited protection over him and all that he owned.
Satan has no qualms about attacking Job’s reason for serving God. It is obvious that Satan does not believe in the goodness of man. He believes that we are all self-serving creatures, only doing that which will benefit us. It is interesting, however, that in this scenario, Satan does not attack Job’s character directly, he doesn’t point out his faults or failures, he simply insinuates that he has a reason other than being morally good for serving God. This is a total different view of Satan than we see today. The
Satan has no qualms about attacking Job’s reason for serving God. It is obvious that Satan does not believe in the goodness of man. He believes that we are all self-serving creatures, only doing that which will benefit us. It is interesting, however, that in this scenario, Satan does not attack Job’s character directly, he doesn’t point out his faults or failures, he simply insinuates that he has a reason other than being morally good for serving God. This is a total different view of Satan than we see today. The