a very interesting bunch of posts. too many to comment on and most things have already been said, but i will say to frankie and maybe someone with a better memory than mine or with ability to reference can help with location - i believe that at the end of the book, god states that he will not allow satan to "manipulate" him again. sori i cant give you a reference but it has been a long time since i read it.
i do agree though that god started it all and it does show that god doesnt think like us at all. when we lose our crops, we dont think that its of god, when our kids die, we dont think it was god, when we are sick we dont think its god. most of us blame satan. think about what happened in job. sure, satan was the tool but god used the tool to prove a point. we need to realize that bad things can come from god and then to continue in and thru the bad things praising god for them. hard to do, sure, but still essential to a tru walk.
