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Was Job a real person?

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Revilonivek:
He could be a king or held a high position in his city. I don't think he was a pharoah. But then again, it could be possible. I think if he was a pharoah, the verses would have made it clear that he was. LIke they made it clear about Joseph. The scriptures were very vague about who he was except that he was very rich. I think many men in the bible were very rich or well known.

Just my two cents.

Denise

Kat:

If you think Ray is wrong about this you should send him an email and ask him about it.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

John from Kentucky:
I wonder if this question about Job is just a test of our ability to discern truth from error?

In the email Kat quoted, Ray says Job lived about the time of Abraham.

Yet, in his recent email, Ray says Job was a son of Issachar, which would make Job a great-great grandson of Abraham.

Obviously both statements cannot be true.  I don't know of even one scripture, much less two, that states Job was the Pharaoh Khufu of Egypt.  I am an amateur historian who loves the study of history.  I do not know any true historical record that identifies Job as Khufu.  So if there are no scriptural or secular records that proves Job's identity, how can it be said that Job and Khufu are one and the same?

Also, I attended the conference in Mobile in November 2009.  After listening to only a few minutes of Dr. Steger's speech, I knew he was a complete health nut and that several of his statements were unscriptural.  And yet, Dr. Steger's statements are published on the Forum.

Many of Ray's articles are just amazing in their scriptural explanations of the Truths of God----I especially think of the Lake of Fire series of articles---what a gift they are from God to His true Church.

So, I just wonder if other of the teachings, most notably those mentioned above, are tests sent from God to train us in sorting out truth from error?  To see if the errors will offend us so that we throw out the truths with the errors?  To test our loyalty to the real Truths and to train us in picking out the Pearls of Great Price?

lilitalienboi16:
Interesting statements from everyone. I'd love to hear more from this and perhaps someone with enough know how to shoot an email to ray asking him about it? Maybe we could all see the reply, that be great! :D

gmik:
wow....very interesting....but am somewhat stunned.  If Job was great great grandson of Abraham don't know how he could be a pharoah...but won't discount it either....

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