Yet, why remove everything without a real purpose? It seems that man only serves God for entertainment. God had no real reason to punish and take everything away from Job, but he did so only to satisfy a curiosity that Satan had sparked in him. The Book of Job also emphasizes that God really does not need anything from us since He is all-powerful and all-creator. Then there is the question of why bad things happen to good people. This question isn't really answered in the book either. Instead, it seems to lead you to the idea that God works in strange and mysterious ways that should not be questioned. When Job's three friends try to explain that Job must have done something wrong to have been punished, God later refutes this by saying that the three friends were wrong. God also condemns them for believing that Job could do such a thing, making it clear that Job is good and there was no reason for bad things to happen to him, and cementing the idea that God is capricious. God's fickleness can further be proven by what he did to Job's children. God is supposed to be good and does not desire suffering or want to perpetuate evil. On that note, why kill ten children? These children may have sinned, but Job asked for their forgiveness with offerings every day. They are just children and sacrificing their lives to appease Satan does not eradicate evil, it perpetuates it. The death of a human being cannot be considered an act of good, regardless of the power that accomplishes it..