It depends on the person and their own beliefs. Those who do not believe in God and rely more on scientific resoning will be less likely to believe that this old conception of God is still relevant. On the other hand, if the individual puts faith in God they would probably find it very easy to see the relevance. To many, the God they worship today is the same unchanging God in the legend.
The relationship between Job and God is personal and unique. That is why Job's friends could not empathize with him when he was suffering. Their own beliefs, experiences, and relationships with the same God were different. Everyone today still has different perspectives of God even if you belong to the same sect of the same religion. You may vary from others in how your beliefs make you feel, how strong your beliefs are, and how you conduct yourself in accordance with your beliefs. This goes for anyone, even if they believe in a different God, gods, or no God at all. What you believe is an internal concept and it is different for everybody so it really just depends on the individual's beliefs on whether the conception of God in The Book of Job is still relevant to them.Image taken from: www.tammyvwp.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/farside.jpg
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