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A-Z: General definitions: Job
Definition
Main character in the Old Testament Book of Job. He experiences extreme hardship but remains faithful to God. Eventually God gives him more than was taken from him. The phrase 'Job's Comforters' refers to any friends who give unhelpful advice, as his did.
A great debate on why, if God is just and good, he allows innocent people to suffer (theodicy); recognised as a literary masterpiece for the wealth and energy of its language and the power of its thought
Being loyal, consistent, unchanging - qualities frequently attributed to God in the Bible.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
The phrase 'Job's comforters' refers to any friends who give unhelpful advice, as happened to Job in the Old Testament book named after him.
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