[spatso]

"Would you care to explain to me why God stated that He cause Job's ruin?"


Job 1:10-12
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10 "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face."

12 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger."

[HarleyD]

My argument isn't with Job 1:10-12 but with Job 2:3:

"...And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause."

When you compare 2:3 against 1:12, "..The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands", you can only reconcile these verses by saying God not only allows all things to take place but views Himself as responsible although He may not perform the act.