Job's Happy Life

Once upon a time, there was a man named Job who lived in a place called Uz. Job was one of the BEST people in the whole world! He loved God and always tried to do what was right. He never wanted to do anything bad or mean.

Job had an amazing life! He had seven sons and three daughters—that's ten children! He also had thousands of sheep, camels, cows, and donkeys. He had so many animals that people said he was the richest man in the whole area. Lots of people worked for Job to help take care of all those animals.

Job's children loved each other. The grown-up sons would take turns having parties at their houses. They would invite their sisters to come eat yummy food and celebrate together. It was such a happy family!

But you know what made Job really special? He wasn't just rich and happy—he loved God SO much. Every time his children had a party, Job would wake up early the next morning and pray for them. He would give special offerings to God for each of his children.

Job thought, 'Maybe my children made a mistake or thought something bad. I want to make sure everything is right with God!' So he prayed and prayed.

Job did this ALL the time. He cared about his family. He cared about doing what was right. He cared about loving God.

Everything in Job's life was good. He had no idea that soon, everything was going to change. But Job's love for God was real—and that was about to be tested in a big way.