Job's Lament

How to Understand

Abstract

The suffering of Job is unspeakable, and his friends fail to minister to him, attempting to persuade him with words of empty theology. God, however, acknowledges Job and his case while not giving an answer about why he suffers. Overall, God’s testing of Job seems too cruel for any lesson. On Job’s end, he needs to move away from the traditional theology of reward and punishment and seek God’s presence and comfort. Theologizing every human experience may prove hollow.