I will acknowledge that God mentions the creation of man in his rather lengthy description of the creation of all things, from earth to beasts of magnificence, and including man. But it does not make the book about "building a man." A verse or two buried in chapters does not "wag the dog."
Same thing for the character of Job. Job was already described as righteous and fearing God. two verses are not very revelatory concerning some significant change in that character.
Then there is this particular little jab.
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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Excellent reasoning. You provided no verses to support your premise, hence by your own admission they are nonsense. I on the other hand have provided a Biblical basis for all of my claims, as requested.
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Response?
Poor reasoning on your part.
You seem to conclude that if you throw enough numbers separated by colons onto the page, you have a "Biblical basis." The obvious lack of actual scriptural support for a claim of major purpose is not made right by attaching a list of verses that do not support that claim. And seeing through the ruse does not require a verse. To suggest otherwise is something that only the very weak-minded would accept as reasonable.
Last. I have never said that God did not build a man. Or that Job was not changed in character. Rather, that the account provided in the 42 chapters that is the book of Job is not seen as providing support for such a major premise. Now, if you meant that God created man, then God clearly said that in Job. But it was not his primary statement. It was one of many describing the totality of his creation. But when you say "God builds a man" you are making a statement in the lexicon of LRC usage which would be referring to something more like the "one new man." God is clearly building that. But it isn't found in Job. Some might take liberty to argue that it typifies the one new man, but it wouldn't be based on the primary thrust of the book.