Job in the Bible

The book of Job may be part of poetry however, different denominations sees differences ... some will say poetry... other will say history. I think a lot of them say both "history and poetry". The main point, the Book of Job is one of the books in the Bible and being read to understand God's view of situations. If God didn't want the Book of Job part of the Bible, it would not have been written. It would be unethical to represent something as literal history that never happened. Job, like many other parts of Scripture that describe miraculous events, is presented as straightforward history. Job reads like history. It talks about a man named Job. He lived in the land of Uz. It relates details about his family, his life, and his suffering. It communicates to us his friends' interest in his suffering, and the spiritual struggling with which Job dealt. There is nothing about the content that ought to cause us to reject this. It is not presented as figurative or symbolic. For many of us, it is set forth as what actually happened. Now, if we should reject Job as history merely because it contains matters which are extraordinary, then we ought to reject much of the rest of the Bible as well. In fact, the Bible, as an inspired document from God, would be rejected on the same grounds, because the idea that God reveals his will to man through the inspiration of the Scriptures is extraordinary. What's interesting is that other biblical writers refer to Job as a real person. Ezekiel refers to Job along with Noah and Daniel (Ezekiel 14:14,20). And James draws upon the example of Job to comfort the suffering, proving the point that God is merciful. He commends the endurance of Job (Jas. 5:11). It would not be very comforting if Job were nothing more than a "Jack and the Beanstalk" story. These biblical references alone authenticate Job as an historical person. In 1 Corinthians 3:19, Paul quotes from Job 5:13 with the words, "It is written," a regular formula for the introduction of an inspired quotation. From the Book of Job, we see that God is in complete control. Satan had neither the power nor the authority to do anything without the permission of God. It was consistent with God's nature and will for him to have allowed those things to happen to Job. The Lord's point to Job, at the end of the book, is that he is the all-powerful Creator. He is the loving Sustainer. And he is the perfect Ruler. He created the Universe, and he knows how to govern it as well. Regarding Satan's "bet" with God demonstrate the true character of Satan. His arrogance in the presence of Jehovah and his inability to "see" the future confirm that he is far removed from the divine nature. God sees the future of Job and Satan cannot.