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You literally didn't even read the Book, did you? Did you also skip over the part where "the accuser" managed to sneak into the private fellowship meeting God was having with this helpers at the time?
6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. 7And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou?
>How the fuck God not know where Satan was, and why are they having conversations like that whole "falling from heaven" never happened?
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
>Satan has to explain to the most powerful being in the universe where he was, and what he was doing.
8And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
>God is literally taunting Satan with Job. He's initiating the bet.
9Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
12And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
>Now the game's afoot. Satan's task is to get Job to curse God.
Job spends half of chapter 30 and all of chapter 31 pleading his case. He doesn't "rebuke" God, but has questioned why God removed his hand from his life, and allowed it all to fall into disarray. Then, chapters 33-37 are spent with Elihu chastising Job for being a self-righteous question-asker. Then, Chapter 38-39 is God telling Job to sit down, shut up, and pay attention to how awesome He is. Chapter 40 and 42, Job reconciles with God after realizing he didn't have a comeback for the creator of all creations creations, and then God gives Job new stuff and new family; twice as much as before.
These stories are meant to be inspirational for the pious; and they are, to an extent. The problem comes with asking questions. Then those questions lead to more questions.
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Satan sneaks up on God
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God flaunts Job to Satan
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Satan accepts the challenge gladly
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Job finally cracks and asks "WTAF, Yo?"
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God answers Job by verbally bitch slapping him.
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Job hits his knees, and reconciles.
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God tells Job's friends they are a pack of dumb fucks.
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God gives Job twice what he had before for his troubles.