Book of Job is it an Allegory?

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Of course. But, inspired or not, literal or not: what are we to learn about God's character from this? Did I characterize the story wrong somehow? Did God brag about Job in chapter 1? Did He brag about himself for several chapters near the end? Did he belittle Job? Was Job at a low point?

"Someone padded the story with God bragging about Job and Satan challenging Him and several chapters of God bragging about Himself and belittling Job, when Job was at the lowest point of his life. (And what are we to learn of God's character from this? )"

This was your post. I bolded the part I have a problem with. Plus I would not say He was bragging.