by Mark A. Tabb
First published 2003
Job sits in ashes, his wealth destroyed, his children dead, his body covered in sores. His wife urges him to curse God and die. Yet Job refuses to abandon his faith, even as he wrestles with an impossible question: if God is good, why do the faithful suffer? Through Job's ordeal, Tabb explores the ancient tension between divine goodness and human pain. Job's friends arrive with their explanations, but their answers fall short. The whirlwind comes, and God speaks, but not in the way anyone expects. This retelling examines what happens when prayer doesn't bring the blessed life we seek, and trials become the very means through which God works in the lives of those who love Him. At its heart, this is a story about holding onto faith when life shatters every expectation.
Genres: literary-fiction, christian-fiction, faith
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: faith-in-crisis, spiritual-journey
Paperback · B & H Pub Group