Job Chp. 1-10

Favor and Manipulation

So far manipulation in the Bible has been crucial; it could be said God manipulated Moses, and at least told Abraham and Noah what to do, and what not to do. He as well manipulated the Pharaoh, indirectly, by hardening his heart, which indeed affected the decisions the Pharaoh took.

If not manipulation, the characters ask God for their help always, as David, when defeating Goliath, and Moses, too, when trying to control the Israelite mob. So there is definitely a permanent bonding between God and humans, and favours asked within—something intentionally, other times not.

Characters ask God favours for something they desire to do, but never do they manage to control them.

Now, in Job, there is a strange manipulation, because Satan is able to control God. Or at least he is asking too much, and I say it can be manipulation, cause God almighty could say no, to what Satan is asking, and it is probable, because of what he asks will affect gravely another person.

God whatsoever agrees and accepts. I wonder why God might listen to whatever Satan says. Why hadn’t he done it before? If God is manipulated, maybe he shall be considered a human too—

We can’t forget, though, that there is not greater than God. We have discussed that the Greek gods and goddesses are similar to humans, as they tend to make mistakes and fall in love and suffer. But what about this God? We can’t be sure whether he can be similar to humans, and, who would manipulate him anyway? How is it possible for Satan to manipulate someone so superior?

It is for pure jealously Satan wants for Job to suffer, to make God realize that though he was the 'strongest', and perhaps God's favorite, he shall not be the best. But—making reference to the Greek myths—power can be harmful sometimes, and power is what Satan is gaining, power stolen indirectly from Job. For a moment, when Job is depressed and thinks about dying and 'cursing the day' Satan becomes the new Job, for a moment, superior, cause it was God that listened to him and agreed with waht he had in mind.

It is “unfair” for God to favour one side; after all, he was the one who created humans, who’d later on divide and reproduce into “sides”. How could God favour one and not the other?