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Originally Posted by awareness
Do you really want me to do this? I've had less intelligent people than you see it in Job. Shouldn't you be able to see it?
Just read Job and remember that God is suppose to be omniscient. Then answer me what this conversation is all about :
"And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."
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I do not see God being portrayed as a Buffoon. I do see God manipulating Satan to do His will. I do see Satan portrayed as a pawn in God's plan. I see that Job has caught God's attention and now God wants to work with Job, so He is focusing Satan on Job to do His bidding. If you wanted to call God a "puppet master" i would find that about the worst of what I would think to be reasonable observations. If you want to say that Satan is a "tool" and that God is a master craftsman, that I would find a much more acceptably worded observation.
But no, I do not see Buffoon. I don't see God portrayed as a clown, or as an ill educated person, or as a fool.