The book of Job 1:3, in The New Oxford Annonated Bible, states "Job was the greatest man among all in the East." He was a faithful servant of God, he owned thousands of animals, and had many servants and friends. Job had a very large family with seven sons and three daughters. Why was Job chosen to suffer and receive punishment at the hands of the Lord one may ask? The major themes in the book …showed first 75 words of 885 total…

…showed last 75 words of 885 total…just about anything else, however, no one can replace a lost life. If I were Job, I would have given up on the Lord. After what had happened I still would be very upset about how I was treated. It is the people that deal with adversity this way who are rewarded in the end. All we can do is just keep on having faith in the Lord and he will have faith in ourselves.