The book of Job has long caused thinkers to ponder the questions it touches upon concerning God and man. It remained for Christian Science, however, to furnish the key to its spiritual message and give the answer to the question of true being.
The book illustrates a great search for this answer. Job opposed bigotry with intelligence; he challenged dogma; he rightly sought to prove divine providence in human experience. By absolute fidelity to God he achieved solution to the age-old questions: Why do the righteous suffer? Where does evil come from, and who or what is responsible for it?
Job was tested, and was tempted to believe that his problems were real. But his stronger belief in the goodness of God enabled him to triumph. His sublime faith and his longing for a truer understanding of God caused him to withstand the testing and to overcome hate, resentment, and rebellion against God.
