Job 1:7

"The Lord said to Satan, 'From where do you come?'": This is not ignorance on God's part, but rather "it becomes. point of encounter (Exodus 4:2)" (Strauss p. 6). "Then Satan answered the Lord and said, 'From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it'": "Apparently looking for those whom he could accuse and dominate (1 Peter 5:8). Satan's going on the earth may also suggest his exercising dominion over it and its people (Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 5:19)" (Bible Knowledge Comm. p. 719). In answering God's question, Satan tips his hand concerning the nature of his character. This verse is "the confession of. vagabond spirit, pacing the earth with the frustration of. caged lion and preying upon unsuspecting victims. In stark contrast to the orderly and meaningful nature of God at work in heaven's council, Satan epitomizes the ultimate of evil, when alienation, aimlessness, and anxiety-the essence of hell-obsess the soul" (McKenna p. 38).