Thesis: Job’s condition and that of the Jews at the time of the Holocaust can be likened because of the fact that both went through a period of trial and were redeemed in the end. The difference was that the Jews had millions of the nation killed while Job lost his family and friends who actually left him.
History has in store many messages as well as secrets for people. Through knowing one’s history well, one may avoid passed mistakes too; it is according to one’s history that one can take a better path for living and be aware of previous misdeeds and folly. Along with this, one may even have an idea of things that s/he was not aware of before. Through understanding history, many secrets and facts can be revealed. In short, by knowing one’s history well, one can argue about facts with conviction and refute those who taint historical events.

Similarly, it is assumed that perhaps the Jews went through the holocaust so that their nation would be freed from the bondage of sin. From a Christian perspective, it may be said that they were responsible for the death of Christ. In view of this, they may have had to go through the holocaust in order for that sin to be forgiven. In this way one may say that there is a great deal of similarity between the situation that Job and the Jews were in. However, focusing on the manner in which the Jews suffered in their own context, one might have other notions or ideas on the event as well

In view of the Holocaust, it hardly seems possible how an individual could have thought of punishing so many people for the sake of the race or sex . This entire behavior is against reasonable human thought. However, it is true that Hitler had attempted this kind of action and indeed succeeded to a great extent. However, his actions were not enough to wipe out particular races of groups from Germany. This is worth considering in spite of the fact that Nazi sentiments prevailed even after the Second World War. It is even surprising how the people who suffered these atrocities still managed to survive so long to tell their stories.
Keeping in mind the cruelty that went on against the Jews during the Second World War, it is no wonder that there have been attempts to reconcile the reality of evil with belief in the sacred. If this were not done then there would probably be a distinct line dawn between those that are good and those that are bad, and in this process there would be many races in the world that would even be termed good or bad. Though this may be the case, but through the actions of the Nazis one knows where the line between good and bad is drawn .

After the Second World War, people around the world always felt that the Germans were bad, and generally in Europe the feeling was that Germans were coldhearted and cruel and never to be trusted. Religion has tried to wash away this stereotyping through the assertion that all human beings are not the same; all five fingers are never the same. Religions say that even if there has been a large part of a particular race that has wreaked havoc in the world, even then the whole race cannot be termed as evil, as there are always some good people in every race.
In view of this historic event, the act of killing so many Jews is not justified but is actually explained by the hatred that one type of people developed for another over a period of time because of jealousy . The Jews have always been successful business people, and so, they had managed to amass wealth through their business skills. The hatred that the German’s felt for this success is manifested in the way that Goeth, the cruel German officer treats the Jews in the movie ‘Schindler’s List’. He says, “All they have done in the past will soon be forgotten.” By these words he means that all the success that the Jews have had and the poverty they have caused the Germans, will all be wiped out for good .

In this movie, even though cruel and angry Germans wiped out millions of Jews, but there appears to be an attempt at reconciling one’s faith with the reality of evil, and as an example Schindler is the central character in this attempt. Though, he isn’t religious, he seems to represent a better side of humanity who is willing to help the Jews. In contrast to all the evil that is seen at nearly every point in the movie, Schindler’s efforts to save a few Jews are exalted because of the contrast between him and the rest of the Germans. Perhaps, a theological approach would have one assert that Schindler is a symbol of divine significance, as the Jews have been redeemed and have a land of their own today, where they have immense control.
This redeeming nature of the divine is also demonstrated in the Book of Job, as he is saved from further possible life-threatening situations. The nature of God here is one that may well appear to be similar in many concepts or religions, but it is when one analyzes the finer aspects that one is able to determine the nature as well as the divine purpose at hand.

According to the Book of Job, one learns that God does not want people to die for no reason at all. Though this is not quite the avoidance of death one observes in the Holocaust, the Jewish nation as a whole was redeemed. In Job’s case there is one individual at hand here, and God tells Satan directly that he may go ahead and put Job through trouble but may not harm him. He also said that even if Satan torments Job physically he may not kill him. This is seen in the way that Satan responded by inflicted a skin disease on Job from head to toe, but yet not taking his life .
Amazingly, Job didn’t consider blaming God at all for what happened to him, but only questioned why he was subjected to this torture when he apparently did not disobey God. Job said, “I am innocent -- I care not for my being, I despise my life. . . . He destroys the innocent together the wicked” . However, Job also believes so firmly in God and goes on communicating with Him. Job says, “Do not condemn me. Let me know what You charge me with” . “How many are my iniquities and sins? Advise me of my transgression and sin” .

Job’s integrity mattered to him to such an extent that Job’s wife lost her patience and said, “You still keep your integrity! Blaspheme God and die!” This is something that Job immediately opposed because it deeply offended him. Neither his wife’s nor his friend’s opinions mattered to Him because he was strong in his faith and faced the challenge boldly. Here it is worth asserting that Job in spite of his firm beliefs had to suffer and yet be saved from worse conditions. This reinforces the point emphasized earlier that Job was ready to accept what came his way even though it troubled him. However, it is after this suffering that his questions would be answered.
It was indeed Job’s life that was spared so that he could set an example for others and do what God asked of him. Similar to this it must be asserted that the sufferings of the Jews is something that they had to temporarily go through in order to be at the place they are today. Though millions perished, it can still be finally asserted that they were redeemed.