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by quaternity on July 29th, 2005

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Why did God 'test' Job?

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  • by Answers101 on March 17th, 2006

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    God tested Job because God wanted to show Satan that Job would NOT sin against God and to test Job's faith as God had tested Abraham's faith.

    It wasn't because Satan hadn't yet fallen. Clearly, Satan and his legions of demons; specifically, only 1/3, but still a legion of them, fell from grace when Satan rebelled against God by wanting to take God's throne away from Him, God.

    Satan took on the shape of a snake and that's why God cursed the snake to slither and eat dirt. See Genesis for complete details about Satan and how the snake became a cursed animal.

    Why snakes have become cursed right now, they're not inherently evil. God doesn't create evil. Snakes are simply a cursed animal due to Satan's wickedness that was performed in the Garden of Eden by tempting Eve.

    In the New Testament, snakes are no longer cursed and are in Heaven along with us, who are fellow believers in Jesus as our Saviour.

    For more information about Job and HIs situation, see the Book of Job in the Old Testament.

    I hope this helps to answer your question!

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    • The original gospels did not say the snake was Satan. That was added centuries later to help personify the Devil so he could be used as an always present threat by Priests. Nothing like fear mongering to advance your cause! In fact, the original texts spoke very little about the actual "Devil". You can thank St. Augustine, Dante, and other POETS for the modern concept of the Devil, not the original PROPHETS.

      Wilson_L

      by Wilson_L on September 25th, 2010

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