English to Spanish Art/Literary Religion About the book of Job

The book of Job addresses a universal problem for all people of all faith perspectives, even for those who
believe that the world is the result of impersonal forces operating in a predetermined manner. The author
of Job specifically addresses those who believe in a personal Creator, known by the name Yahweh (the Lord),
according to his self-revelation. His work is simply about God and man; it was written to those who struggle
with the justice of a sovereign God in a world filled with suffering.
The author does not provide a theodicy in the sense of defending the justice of God. Job’s friends ***serve as
a foil to that end***. Their wisdom is a human effort to resolve this dilemma, but as far as the author is concerned,
these efforts fail. God also declares that the friends are in the wrong (42:8). Elihu’s intervention
probes further, but neither is he the intermediary whom Job seeks. The author is concerned about the triumph
of faith in a time of suffering. To this end his hero succeeds. Job can triumphantly declare, “I know
that my Redeemer lives” (19:25). Job’s resolve to love and trust the one who seems to attack him as an enemy
is evident throughout.