3min chapter

Honestly with Bari Weiss cover image

Pain, Wisdom and Mercy

Honestly with Bari Weiss

CHAPTER

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

The book of job does not end by saying, and then god came down in the whirlwind and said, actually, job's suffering was redemptive in these ways. Like i it doesn't, but it ends with god saying, there are things here that are beyond your understanding, and you have to deal with that cause i'm god and you're not. So maybe in that sense, christianity is more presumptuous. But both traditions, your your ending with the idea that, you know, you can be job, the righteous, and every terrible thing can happen to you. And that expectation is sort of, in that sense,. i think, has to be baked into

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode