There are similarities between The Book of Job, and the story of Abraham and Isaac. In both of these stories God is so cruel. He tests both Job and Abraham. Although, Job has not sinned or not done anything wrong God is so mean. After God and Satan talk he turns Job's life upside down, killing his children and killing his animals and covering his body with sores. Satan told God that Job will not love him if he is mean to him. He caused Job so much pain that Job wondered why he didn't die at birth. In the story of Abraham and Isaac God also wants Abraham to prove his love. He wants him to sacrifice his son Isaac to prove that he loves him. At the end he didn't end up having to kill his son. It is interesting to see in these stories that a common thread is God being insecure about how others feel about him. He always wants to be shown, proven how they feel about him so he becomes mean and cruel to see if they will turn on him.
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