tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082519817649140696.post2989351004973959832..comments2023-11-05T11:38:16.971+01:00Comments on Blogging the oddities of the Bible (New Testament): Matthew, chapter 4Daldianushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13945357228293961540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082519817649140696.post-65825260082868819432008-02-05T19:45:00.000+01:002008-02-05T19:45:00.000+01:00If we look at Job, Satan could even be described a...If we look at Job, Satan could even be described as God's betting buddy! ;)<BR/><BR/>And it's indeed interesting to see the Satan/Devil character evolve in the course of the different stories in the Bible mentioning him.Daldianushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945357228293961540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082519817649140696.post-28597263084160540992008-02-05T19:04:00.000+01:002008-02-05T19:04:00.000+01:00Your point about Satan being just a minion of God ...Your point about Satan being just a minion of God is close to the mark. In Revelation Satan is seen as the big bad, but in the old testament and here in Matthew, Satan is just a 'tester' who works for the bossman. Just as Satan tested Job and David, so he tests Jesus, and what a surprise, Jesus passes and gets an A! <BR/><BR/>(Even if his Geography would get an F)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com