The Old Testament Book of Job is a highly controversial part of the biblical text. The book of Job is part of the collection of wisdom literature, along with Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs. Like the other books of Wisdom, Job is composed primarily of poetry. The Book of Job is not simply a story, but a fable, full of meaning and lessons to be learned. Job attempts to rationalize human suffering and the ways of the Lord. The true Book of the Bible is intended to teach us that we must endure the problems given to us, because it is the will of God. This essay will provide a brief description of the book of Job and exemplify issues regarding the lessons of humility, prosperity, and the value of suffering. Job was a virtuous man who lived in Uz with his seven sons and three daughters. He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and many slaves. Every year he held a festival at which Job had each of his sons purified; for fear of having sinned and having cursed God in their hearts. On the day the angels came to demonstrate before God, God pointed out to the accusing angel (Satan) how righteous and respectful Job was towards him. Satan claimed that Job's actions and character stemmed from evil and selfish motivations: Job is so righteous and respectful because he has no reason to do otherwise, but if God were to give him adversity, he would curse the name of the Lord. Satan challenges God to test Job and, despite himself, God accepts. On Earth Job suffered misfortune. All his children died of a tragedy... middle of paper... ice as rich as before. His wealth doubled, he had ten more children, and lived another 140 years of his life. The fundamental theme of this book is to accept what is obvious and leads to the fear of God. The clear purpose of this story is to teach humanity that the true path to salvation and God's favor is the acceptance of any misery and test imposed on you to acquire the virtue of prosperity. We are shown the three wrong positions to take through the example of Job's friends Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zopher, all three of whom place the blame on Job and assume they know God's ways. We are also shown that challenging God to demonstrating his ways is unacceptable, we are mere human beings and should not presume to ask God to explain to us.