The key point of the Book of Job?

“Then Satan answered the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nothing?” (Job 1:9)

It is interesting that the key point of the Book of Job

is not “suffering of Job” but “righteousness of Job”.

Job’s friends said that Job was suffering because of his sin;

But Job thought that he was suffering because God is unfair.

But the Bible says that Job suffered neither because God is unfair nor Job’s sin.

The Bible says that Job suffered because Satan said to the Lord,

“Does Job fear God for nothing?” (v. 9).

In other words, Satan said that there was clear reason why Job feared God.

The reason is that Job feared God because of the blessings of children and/or of wealth

that he received from God.

But the conclusion is that Job didn’t sin nor did he blame God in fearing God (v. 22)

Even though Satan attacked Job’s children and wealth (so he suffered)

with the permission of God’s sovereign will.

But Satan was wrong. 

Job feared God for no reason.

Even now Satan is tempting us to fear God and serve Him

because of the blessings that we have received from God.

The only reason why we fear God and serve Him is because of Jesus.

We who have been saved by God’s grace because what Jesus has done on the cross

Don’t fear God and serve Him for some reason.

We aren’t fearing God and serving Him

because of the blessings of the children and of wealth.

It is only because of Jesus!

[As I am reading John H. Walton & Tremper Longman III’s "How to Read Job"]