: Discuss any major theme in the story of “Job” and use examples from the text
Essay prompt: Discuss any major theme in the story of “Job” and use examples from the text support your answer. Job is a wealthy man living in a town called Uz with his large family and his cattle. One day, the “Satan” appears before God and God brags to Satan about Job’s goodness. Satan argues that Job is only good because God has blessed him abundantly. Satan challenges God, saying that he wants God’s permission to cause adversity in Job’s life, and prove that he will curse God if things get bad enough. God allows Satan to torment Job to test his faithfulness. The theme of suffering was continuous throughout “The Book of Job” and reveals that through his suffering Job remains righteous, Job suffers greatly but remains a righteous and a good citizen. As a result of Satan’s attempt to test Job, his servants, his herds of cattle, and his ten children all die. Job believes the deaths are caused by natural catastrophes. Mourning his losses, Job tears off his clothes and shaves off all the hair from his head. In another attempt to further test Job, Satan afflicts Job with horrible skin sores. Job’s wife urges him to curse God, but he refuses and accepts what has happened to him. Job speaks with his three closest friends. They each tell him that he must have disappointed God, and his sins have caused the punishment. His friends say that Job should admit his guilt but, he refuses. Job eventually curses the day he was born, and asks for forgiveness. Although Job has faced great challenges, he remains loyal to God. Job pleads to God, asking why he deserved the things that happened to him. God answers Job in a whirlwind, saying that Job's friends did not know what they were talking about and not to question what he does. Finally, Job's health is restored, making him twice as rich as he had been before, and with ten more children. Some aspects in The Book of Job relates to everyday life. People suffer from natural disasters in the world from things they have no