First ..I...do not know the mind of God.
I try to look at it from the point of view of what is good and evil....what is the nature of both.Obvious to me is evil in that kill,steal,destroy pretty much sums it up and kaos reigns which is why it has taken sooooo long for evil to take control of the world...it is simply not in it's nature to be able to coordinate and control itself....but God or good to me is more of a mystery...in that...If God...being a divine entity with the power to create life from nothing...must abide by the Law of good in that ...it could not force it's will upon any creation...period....else it would divide its self and come to an end....
So God creating all life and having to let each creation make it's own individual choices Satan included....it was not God who came up with the idea to tempt Job but I like to think God put His money on Job not surrendering to evil...and maybe giving little helps where He could......
Look farther down the road...look at God in the Garden of Eden when the Fall happened...He had to make a choice....and the Angels asked Him...Should We Reap?...and He said no lest we destroy the whole crop...of men...let the Earth grow...wheat with the chaff and when the harvest is ready we will reap and seperate the wheat form the chaff....God did not make the world the way it is WE did...He only provides a way out to those who would take it...freely.
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