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One area in the bible which I have a problem understanding is the story in

the beginning of Job. In this book, God talks to Satan and brags about His

servant Job. He then goes on to bet with Satan, that whatever Job does, he

will not renounce his faith in God. There are a couple of reasons this

strikes me as odd. First of all, why would God, who is all knowing want to

have anything to do with making deals with Satan? Secondly, why would Satan

be interested in making deals with God, if he knows God already has the

future planned out? Lastly, why would God put unnecessary affliction on His

best man if it were only to prove a point to Satan?

Maybe one of the reasons God would take a bet on by Satan in the book of

Job is to teach a lesson to, not only ...

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