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== Interpretation ==
== Interpretation ==
Christian theology often views the fact that God gave Job twice the material possessions he had, but exactly the same number of children as an indication of heaven. Job was only given the same number of children as before instead of double because he would see his original children again in heaven. Job clearly demonstrates the limitations of wisdom, the evil of rash judgment of innocent victims of devastating losses, and the need for patient humility in the midst of persecution. It offered devout Jews among the people some explanation for their sufferings during the Exile and after their return to Jerusalem. James in his New Testament letter "to the twelve tribes of the dispersion" urges his Hebrew Christian brethren suffering persecution to not be discouraged, citing Job as a lesson in patient waiting for the reward of righteousness ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%205:7-11&version=NABRE James 5:7-11]) and not giving up the faith.
Christian theology often views the fact that God gave Job twice the material possessions he had, but exactly the same number of children as an indication of heaven. Job was only given the same number of children as before instead of double because he would see his original children again in Heaven (it can be considered a "sense of God's humor" that Job's wife -- who suggested that Job curse God and die -- had to go through ten more pregnancies). Job clearly demonstrates the limitations of wisdom, the evil of rash judgment of innocent victims of devastating losses, and the need for patient humility in the midst of persecution. It offered devout Jews among the people some explanation for their sufferings during the Exile and after their return to Jerusalem. James in his New Testament letter "to the twelve tribes of the dispersion" urges his Hebrew Christian brethren suffering persecution to not be discouraged, citing Job as a lesson in patient waiting for the reward of righteousness ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%205:7-11&version=NABRE James 5:7-11]) and not giving up the faith.
==References==
==References==