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Comparing The Book Of Job: God's Struggle With Chaos
Jeffrey Hill
Theo-100
Week 3 – God’s struggle with Chaos
4/4/2013

“God’s Struggle with Chaos in the Book of Job”

The Book of Job introduces us to a side of God that is very rarely depicted in the Bible. For the first time, the notion that God protects the good and punishes the evil is challenged. In the Book of Job a mythical sea creature, referred to as a Leviathan, is referred to multiple times. This creature represents the chaos in this world that is outside of God’s control. In the Book of Job an honest God fearing man, Job, losses all his material possessions, his family, and his health due to a deal between God and Satan. Satan attempts to prove to God that Job only believes because he has a comfortable life and has no
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