Humans tend to believe that every event, no matter how tragic, happens for a reason. If something tragic happens to someone, that person must have done something immoral to deserve it. Moreover, if things are going well for a person, they must be an honest person with good morals and ethics. However, this is not always true. Bad things can happen to good people. In the story of Job, numerous tragedies occur in Job's life. …showed first 75 words of 769 total…

…showed last 75 words of 769 total…theme of suffering in Job. God is portrayed in a positive way in the book of Mathew, compared to the negative portrayal in the prose story and poetic dialogues of the book of Job. It is a very difficult situation when a loved one experiences unjustified or undeserved suffering. Humans would like to believe that everything happens for a reason. However, the Lord works in mysterious ways, and horrible tragedies can happen to honest people.