Thursday, October 6, 2016

Book of Job vs. Sacrifice of Issac

The Book of Job and the stories from the Old Testament have similarities and differences. Let's take the Sacrafice of Issac for example, they were similar being how both Abraham and Job were faithful to God, and God putting them to a test to prove their faithfulness. Abraham was told by God to prove his faithfulness by killing the thing that means most to him, Abrahams one and only son, Issac. In the book of Job, God and Satan were having a conversation. God was saying how loyal and faithful Job was to him, Satan replied back saying how Job is only so faithful because nothing bad is happening to him. Job has a large family, and nice roof to live under, he has many sheep, and more. So again, God tested Job by making jobs life like a living hell. Job loses his house, family, sheep, and he gets "loathsome sores". A difference between the stories is how each Abraham and Job were tested. Job was tested by both Satan and God. They were the ones that brung pain into Job's life, unlike in the story of Abraham and Issac, Satan was not in the story at all, and Abraham had to do the pain, God asked of it, but Abraham had to do the actions.

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