Who suggested the testing of Job?

• A. God
• B. Job's wife
• C. Satan
• D. An angel

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is who initiates Job’s trials. In the story, Satan is the one who suggests testing Job. He comes before God and argues that Job is faithful only because God has blessed and protected him; if those blessings are removed, Job might curse God. God allows Satan to test Job, but with limits, giving Satan permission to take away his possessions and health while preserving his life. So the initiator of the testing is Satan, not God, and not Job’s wife. Job’s wife later urges him to curse God and die, but she does not propose the test itself. This helps explain why the idea of testing comes from Satan and is permitted by God for a specific purpose in the narrative.