In the Book of Job (Old Testament, King James) God’s judgment is pitted against Satan’s skepticism by having Satan suggest to God that Job, a follower of God, is only righteous because God has rewarded and not punished him because of his perfection, i.e., his propensity to never sin. God therefore allowed Satan to destroy Job’s wealth and kill his children. Despite these losses, Job continued to praise God because of his omniscience and omnipresence.

From the Book of Job:

“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.” (Job 1:1)

“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.” (Job 1:8-10)

“And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in my power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. And there was a day when … [Job’s] sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only escaped alone to tell thee.” (Job 1:13-15)

“While he was yet speaking, there came another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep [of Job], and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.” (Job 1:16)

“While he was yet speaking, there came another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only escaped alone to tell thee.” (Job 1:18-19)

Job then reacts to his losses:

“The Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” (Job 1:20)

“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? And still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.” (Job 2:3)

To conclude, the purpose of the Book of Job is to impose fatalism on the inhabitants of society so that they, whether rich or poor, serve the elites in the name of a higher power. Today, that higher power is Artificial Intelligence (AI) controlled by technocrats (Varoufakis 2023), who can be viewed as modern-day Levites (the priestly class of the Old Testament). In short, the unknown--known only to God or AI--is greater than any human to which humankind will defer.