God's Favorite is a play by Neil Simon, loosely based on the Biblical Book of Job.
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, the play opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 11, 1974[2] and closed on March 23, 1975, after 119 performances and seven previews.
The household consists of a pious, God-fearing tycoon named Joe Benjamin and his family: a long-suffering wife, Rose, a prodigal son, David, a pair of unique and quirky twins, Ben and Sarah, and the maid and butler, Mady and Morris.
[2]Thomas S. Hischak (Professor of Performing Arts, SUNY Cortland) wrote that Simon had been writing about "serious issues" in his last several plays, but "stumbled awkwardly" with God's Favorite.
Hischak described the play as a "modern version of the story of Job that moved into schtick the closer it edged to genuine grief".