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Job is the only Book in the Hebrew Bible that has the problem of evil as its central topic.

Iyov (Job) was a very righteous man whom God tested through pain and loss (Job ch.1). His travails lasted for one year (Mishna, Eiduyot ch.2). During his sufferings, he spoke with his three friends concerning God's judgment and wisdom. He, more than his friends, spoke with full trust in God; and at the end of the year, God comforted him and once again gave him health and prosperity (Job ch.42). The Book of Job is in the form of a four-way debate, in which God himself then steps in as the final arbiter.

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Several Hebrew Books of The Bible specifically have this as a theme, such as:

  • Genesis
  • Exodus
  • Joshua
  • Samuel
  • Isaiah
  • Job
  • Jonah
  • Esther
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Several ancient Hebrew Books of the Bible specifically have this as a theme, such as:

  • Genesis
  • Exodus
  • Joshua
  • Samuel
  • Isaiah
  • Job
  • Jonah
  • Esther

There are also thousands of medieval and modern Hebrew books that deal with this theme.

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Job is the only Book in the Hebrew Bible that has the problem of evil as its central topic. Iyov (Job) was a very righteous man, apparently a descendant of Terah, whom God tested through pain and loss (Job ch.1). His travails lasted for one year (Mishna, Eiduyot ch.2). During his sufferings, he spoke with his three friends concerning God's judgment and wisdom. He, more than his friends, spoke with full trust in God; and at the end of the year, God comforted him and once again gave him health and prosperity (Job ch.42). The Book of Job is in the form of a four-way debate, in which God himself then steps in as the final arbiter.

Why did Job suffer?

As in other cases, God wanted to provide us with a role-model. "Hillel makes the poor people accountable," since he learned Torah despite grinding poverty (Talmud, Yoma 35b). So too, Job served God despite exceptionally hard suffering, thereby teaching us that those of us who suffer* can do so too.

The Book of Job is the only book in the Hebrew Bible concerning which the Talmud debates as to when it took place. One sage states that this book, like the Song of Songs, is allegorical (Talmud, Bava Bathra 15a), written for the purpose of teaching us, and need not refer to a specific person. The majority opinion is that such a man did actually live.

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