After failing to turn Job’s heart away from God in Job 1, Satan told the Lord Job would abandon faith if his health was taken from him. God gave Satan permission to test his theory. Satan afflicted Job with disease and sores that covered his body, but Job’s faith remained steadfast. At the end of the chapter, Job is joined by 3 friends (Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar) who come to comfort him.

In Job 1, Satan appeared before God and God challenged him to test His servant, Job. Job was a righteous man who loved God, but Satan was convinced he could turn his heart. Satan caused Job to lose all his possessions and his 10 children, but by the end of chapter 1, Job’s heart still belonged to God. Satan’s oppression of Job is the setup for the rest of the book.