#1

Last week in my answers to Job, I tried to be as sympathetic as I could while still answering/explaining what I thought the answers to Job’s difficult questions were.
   
I think God took a different approach.  I have admired Jung ever since I read Man and His Symbols, and I think he takes the best view of how and why God answered Job the way he did.
   
It may be difficult to understand God and his actions, but thinking of Him as insecure makes a lot of sense.  It completely destroys my definition of God, but it also helps me relate to Him much more easily, which is what mythology is all about. 
   
I think God came out swinging at Job because He realized his left hand man, Satan, had tricked Him. He knew that He had made a mistake and was trying to reassert Himself as the man in charge. Also, He may have even been thrown off balance at the prospect of finding a human who was closer to perfect than God Himself.
   
The idea of Sophia is still hard for me to accept.  I had thought even before reading Jung that there was something missing between God’s rant and His rewarding of Job.  Adding another entity is just so radically new.

My personal solution as to why God so abruptly changed His mind and rewarded Job is that God was sure He was back on top of the food chain. He rewarded Job for shaking things up.  (As long as He wins in the end it is OK.)
   
Basically, as long as God does not feel threatened or angry, He rewards us, watches out for us, and loves us unconditionally.  But I think even God has a panic button.
   
I really like thinking about God this way.  I think a God with minor faults is better than a perfect, all-knowing, seeing, being God.  It is so much easier to think about and relate to.

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#2

Answers to Job

Q.  Why is light to one in misery, and life given to the bitter in soul, who long for death but it doesn’t come?

A.  God has a general plan for each of us, but knowing what is going to happen all the time is not very exciting.  So God gives us the power f free will, and challenges us.  Right now, you have lost everything and there is nothing more God could do to you.  Just remember that I am here for you and will help you as much as I can along the way.  But ultimately the way to overcome this horrible, unjust challenge is to choose to keep fighting.  God has challenged you more than any other human, that means he values you more than any other human.  I think if you conquer the challenge, God will reward you in some way.  He is all-powerful, but sometimes I think He chooses not to be all knowing.

Q.  Teach me and I will be silent, make me understand where I have gone wrong.

A.  Well, Job, I think I did a pretty good job that in the answer to my last question.
   
    Just because you did nothing wrong does not mean god does not want to test you and your free will.  In fact, because you have been blameless your whole life, means that every challenge God has thrown at you thus far, you have passed with flying colors.

Q a. If I sin what do I do to you, you watcher of humanity?
Q b. Why have you made me your target?

A a.  I think it may not be so much what you do to God, but what happens to your fellow man when you sin.  God loves every one of his creations, and if you sin against someone/thing else, or even yourself, you are harming/disrespecting the thing that God loves above anything else.

A b.  [I do not know about God’s conversation with Satan]

    How do you know you are the only one?  God is everywhere, just because God is treating you much worse than everyone here, doesn’t mean there aren’t entire communities suffering more than you.  Think of the lepers! 

Q.  How can a mortal be just before God?

A. True God has almost every advantage, but I think you do have the power of free will.  For example, God is not doing this o make you hate him.  However you could if you so desire.  I think God cannot be beaten, but you could probably work out a compromise.  If you ace this test He has put before you, He will be forced to give you some sort of reward.