Job 2:9 "Curse God and die."

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What do you mean by “is this an option”? Are you asking if cursing God is an option? An option for what?
 
I mean that cursing God does not appear to be fatal to the body. The advice of Job’s wife seems incoherent.
 
I would say cursing God is a sin, and the penalty of sin is death. So yes, it would. But I suppose you are wondering about a more direct and quick death, like striking him down with lightning. Maybe Haydock’s Commentary may help?
She speaks with cruel irony. C. — Curse God, that he may take away (S. Basil) thy miserable life; or, after taking this revenge on such unjust treatment, put an end to thy own existence. Beza and Amama excuse this woman, though condemned by Job. They pretend that she only meant to insinuate, like the rest of his friends, that he must be guilty of some grievous crime, which she urges him to confess, giving glory to God, before it be too late. H.
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Job was being tested like we all are tested if we will stay faithful to the Gospel are not question God’s athority. Job didn’t even after the town people said you must have done something wrong for these things to be happening to you.

Just as Abraham did with Isaac when God told him to sacrifice his only son.

If you curse God and if you repent before you die. God will forgive you. Because God’s Grace is much more abundant then the sin of man.
 
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I mean that cursing God does not appear to be fatal to the body. The advice of Job’s wife seems incoherent.
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It only makes sense if even his own wife does not believe in Job’s righteousness. Therefore, she asks:

“Are you still holding to your innocence?

Remember, too, that she has just witnessed her entire family demolished and is probably wondering why God permitted that to happen. Then, with Job afflicted with boils, this is probably evidence to her, that Job had committed some sin which has made God angry.

Therefore, perhaps out of anger and frustration with her husband, who staunchly insists on his innocence, she screams out, “Curse God and die”, in other words, get it over with.

I’m pretty certain that suicide was not an option to the ancient Jews.
 
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It can indeed be fatal if Job were to curse God. Because the effect might very well proceed to sins of the body such as overeating. Grant it if we consider how Jesus called this life on earth one day such as in the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. (Mt 20:1-16)
 
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God so values freedom - which is the foundation of love - that He allows you even to curse Him and die. He desires strongly that you do not curse Him, and to that end, He sent His Son to redeem you.
 
Perhaps it’s an exclusive witness in the story. Since she is the only person alive who shared in Job’s bitterness but failed the test of faith.
 
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The USCCB NABRE has in the footnotes that Job’s culture believed that blaspheming by cursing God would bring about immediate death.

The older version of the NAB on the Vatican site has a different footnote interpreting this as Job’s wife saying he has nothing to hope for from God, and thus nothing to live for.

I don’t think in light of our new post-New Testament understanding of God and judgment and Heaven and such, that any of us want to die cursing God.
 
Keep in mind what’s going on. God has been bragging about Job’s faithfulness. Satan challenged God that Job would curse Him to his face if he was to suffer loss. God gave permission to do what he wanted, but not to touch Job himself. Satan orchestrated the loss of Job’s wealth and posterity in a single day, yet Job did not sin. God again bragged about Job, and Satan challenged Him that if his body was touched, he would curse God to His face. God gave permission, but would not allow Satan to kill Job. What followed was the boils. I find it interesting that Satan did not kill Job’s wife, and she tells Job to do the very thing Satan wanted him to do. Job was right to rebuke her, as it seems to me she was being used by Satan to try and cause Job to sin. This is, of course, my opinion, but I believe it has strong support from the Scriptures.
 
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It only makes sense if even his own wife does not believe in Job’s righteousness. Therefore, she asks:

“Are you still holding to your innocence?

this is probably evidence to her, that Job had committed some sin which has made God angry.
she screams out, “Curse God and die”, in other words, get it over with.
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The USCCB NABRE has in the footnotes that Job’s culture believed that blaspheming by cursing God would bring about immediate death.
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Yep. 👍

Remember, in the timeframe in which the story is taking place, the Israelites did not believe in eternal reward in heaven and eternal punishment in hell. Instead, God rewarded or punished you here on earth.

Job’s friends keep making this very case to him: “just admit it already. Admit that you deserve this punishment. Admit that you’re not the good guy you make yourself out to be.”

Job continues to protest his innocence. Finally, even his wife turns on him. Her statement boils down to: “you’re guilty. admit it already and accept your punishment.”
 
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