Job 1:13

Satan begins his assaults on the very day when Job's 10 children were feasting. The Sabeans (suh BEE uhnz), may have been from the region of Sheba in southwest Arabia, or from the town called Sheba, near Dedan, in upper Arabia (Genesis 10:7; Job 25:3). "The speed with which God allows Satan to afflict Job is surely evidence of God's complete trust in Job's integrity and piety" (Strauss p. 8). Notice that when given latitude, Satan is ruthless and can coordinate. very effective assault. He is ruthless and has no concern for innocent human life. Thank God that there is. God to curb this tyrant! The lone remaining witness in verse 15 is often found. number of times in the Old Testament (1 Kings 18:22; Genesis 44:20; 2 Samuel 13:32). This verse refers that evil men become the willing tools of Satan. "Noteworthy is the fact that Satan has no source of evil within Job with which to act. More often than not, our suffering is self-inflicted by our own sin. If Satan had found sin in Job as. weapon to be used, there would have been no Book of Job" (McKenna pp. 40-41).