What was Satan allowed to take first from Job?

• A. His health only
• B. His wealth only
• C. His family only
• D. Everything but not himself

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is how the test of Job unfolds with limits set by God. Satan is allowed to strip away Job’s blessings, but not Job’s life. The first calamity to strike Job is the loss of wealth—his oxen and donkeys along with the servants who cared for them. This shows that the initial test targets material prosperity, not health or family.

Health comes later in the story, and the death of Job’s children occurs after the initial wave of losses, so those aren’t the first things taken. The idea that Satan could take “everything” would imply taking life too, which God forbids in this setup.

So the first thing Satan takes is Job’s wealth, not his health or his family, and not everything including life, since Job’s life remains protected at that stage.