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Exodus 17:1–7 (and the book of Job) characterize suffering as testing and speak of God's right to test human loyalty. 2 Corinthians 4:7–12 says human weakness during suffering reveals God's strength and that it is part of the believer's calling to embrace suffering in solidarity with Christ.
The Bible contains numerous examples of God inflicting evil, both in the form of moral evil resulting from "man's sinful inclinations" and the physical evil of suffering. [12] These two biblical uses of the word evil parallel the Oxford English Dictionary 's definitions of the word as (a) "morally evil" and (b) "discomfort, pain, or trouble."
In addition, Job is mentioned in the New Testament of the Christian Bible: the Epistle of James paraphrases Job as an example of patience in suffering. Job's declaration, "I know that my redeemer liveth" , is considered by some Christians to be a proto-Christian reference to Christ as the Redeemer, and is the basis of several Christian hymns ...
A scroll of the Book of Job, in Hebrew. The Book of Job consists of a prose prologue and epilogue narrative framing poetic dialogues and monologues. [4] It is common to view the narrative frame as the original core of the book, enlarged later by the poetic dialogues and discourses, and sections of the book such as the Elihu speeches and the wisdom poem of chapter 28 as late insertions, but ...
The logical form of the argument tries to show a logical impossibility in the coexistence of a god and evil, [2] [10] while the evidential form tries to show that given the evil in the world, it is improbable that there is an omnipotent, omniscient, and a wholly good god. [3] Concerning the evidential problem, many theodicies have been proposed ...
Job's Despair: Let the Day perish wherin I was Born (Based upon Job 3:3) The Vision of Eliphaz: Then a Spirit passed before my face the hair of my flesh stood up Job Rebuked by His Friends: The Just Upright Man is laughed to scorn Engraving c. 1793: Job's Evil Dreams: With Dreams upon my bed thou scarest me & affrightest me with Visions
However, human actions exacerbate the evil effects of natural disasters. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says human activity is a key factor that turns “extreme weather events into greater natural disasters.” For example, “deforestation and floodplain development” by humans turn high rainfall into “devastating floods and mudslides."
Karl Barth viewed the evil of human suffering as ultimately in the "control of divine providence". [89] Given this view, Barth deemed it impossible for humans to devise a theodicy that establishes "the idea of the goodness of God". [90] For Barth, only the crucifixion could establish the goodness of God.