Marty Heard OT-Wisdom TRL356/Spr 00 Human Suffering and Job: An Overview “May the stars of its twilight be darkened; may it look for daylight, but have none, nor gaze on the eyes of the dawn, because it kept not shut the doors of the womb to shield my eyes from trouble!…I have no peace nor ease; I have no rest, for trouble comes!” Job cries out in anguish at the beginning of this book …showed first 75 words of 1682 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1682 total…upon me. The ancient Hebrews knew that even the just would endure suffering. The book of Job was written as a lesson to test their fidelity. So, just like the ancients, I too may not be able to explain at times why I am made to suffer, but the problems that I encounter can quite clearly be solved by achieving a wider and deeper level of awareness as to the power and presence of God.