When the Almighty was yet with me, When my Children were about me, 1825, William Blake, British, 1757–1827, 8 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (22.23 x 16.83 cm) (sheet), Engraving, England, 19th century, God is Job's own ideal and bears a resemblance to Job. This God reigns supreme with the book of Law open in his lap. Being Job's ideal, he can claim that Job is perfect. Satan the Accuser appears before the Lord. Job questions his own piety. The two dim faces beneath the arms of Satan are the shadowy error of Job and his wife. Although angels cast scrolls listing Job's good deeds, until that error is given definite form, it cannot be recognized and cast out.
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