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Originally Posted by Mei Saeki
Actually Satan tortured Job, God gave him permission because he knew Job wouldn't turn away from him.
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Exactly. Apparently, God was bored and decided to make a bet with the Devil - a bet that He already knew He would win because He knows everything.
The cruel death of the entire Job's family (Job 1:18-19), was just a collateral damage resulting from that innocent play that God was having with the Devil. Besides, afterwards God rewarded Job with more children (Job 42:13-15), so the murder of the first batch was perfectly fine.