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7th February 2022

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"My God, we're lost!" Peter cried. "We should have followed that stream," said Kranak. "I've had the stream before. I've never gotten lost." "That's because the stream is a god," said Kranak. "I never got lost when I watched
"No, Kranak. That's not true. I lost my soul to the Lord of the Sea." "I don't understand what you're saying." "A long time ago, I was in my soul, and the Lord of the Sea took my soul and gave it to another god." "I never heard that story." "Well, he did. He gave it to a very evil god,

Why does the Lord of the Sea take people’s souls, and how can we keep our own souls safe when we’re out at sea?

A similar conversation plays out in the Book of Job. The devil is trying to take Job’s soul:

But the Lord said to Satan, Whence cometh the consternation of the lamb? and whither goest Thou among sinners? 11. The angel of the Lord answered, whose going out is with stork? and whose going in is with the stork? 12. I know that thou knowest it, and thou knowest that I know. 13. But wherefore hast thou set a watchmen

I don’t remember this part of the Book of Job. What translation of the Bible are you reading?

The Book of Job is really pretty short. This is from the King James Version (translated by William Tyndale). The Book of Job begins like this:

“Then the Lord said to Satan: ‘Where have you

gone, and wherein have you defiled yourself? For

hear! From my lips, from the Almighty Lord of all

being, who has made the expanse above the earth.

Who separates the waters from the sea, and makes it

go down below the horizon. Who makes the river into

a mighty flood and the dry land into a river, setting

apart the sea with His right hand, and forming it

with His left hand, dividing the river into the seven

</blockquote> The devil says he took Job's soul in order to have sex with him, and God says the devil is going to suffer a horrible punishment for it: <blockquote>"It is not so with thee, O wicked and deceitful man. The Lord said to Satan, Who

Satan responds:

“How canst thou dispute with me,

thou vain and ignorant man? wilt thou try

me

with words? Knowest thou not that I have power

to put thee to death? and now thou

</a><a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/">https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org</a> </blockquote> Job then accuses the devil of tricking him: <blockquote>1 And Job said to the Lord: 2 Whence comest thou to me, that I may learn of thee? and where goest thou? 2 And the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: 3 Girdle, the loins of my trousers, and spare me not. 4 For whoso despiseth

5 And Job continued his discourse: and the Lord said:

11 But where were the waters while the earth was forming? 12 Whence was man, that thou sawest him, and that thou mightest set the foundations of the earth? 13 Did ever man hear the sound of

I guess it’s all right, since Job just started a book about how unfair God is to him. We’re reading the KJV because that’s the version God used to speak directly to him. We don’t know why God used to speak directly to him (for the same reason the devil is here: because Job sinned in some way) – but if you’re in an argument with someone, sometimes it’s better to read the things they say they believe than to ask them what they meant.

That’s the first thing I had to pick out – I only read the first couple of pages and it was too short to tell what Job meant – but it doesn’t seem obviously wrong, and it’s something I’ve often wondered about.

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