Have You Considered My Servant Job? Job 1 The book of Job is a masterpiece of Literature. Its depth and thoroughness in dealing with human suffering and divine justice has intrigued generations of readers. Although Genesis comes first in our Bibles, the internal evidence in Job indicates the book may be the oldest extant book in the world. The book reveals the gigantic gap between God's perspective and man's perspective. The angelic warfare which occurs in "the heavenlies" (Ephesians 1:3;6;10) is visualized for us. Man's wisdom and Satan's power are shown to be limited by God's sovereignty.