In the story of Job, God and the Devil met on a mountain and spectated. The Devil basically said..
“Job only likes you because you hooked him up, he has a great life and is prosperous”
God replied “I don’t think so, let’s take all that stuff away and really make his life hell, I bet he’ll still like me”
And that’s the story, a wager. The character’s life was just part of a sadistic game. They fuckin’ tortured that guy, killed his family, his livestock..
What would be the Biblical motivation of this story?
Probably to encourage people with shitty lives to keep rooting for God. Makes sense right? If things are difficult you could just tell yourself that God is “testing” you, right?
dawn 