When discussing sin in a Jewish context inevitably the Book of Job comes up. Why do bad things happen to good people? Does sin have cosmic repercussions? Give a listen to the Bible Raps version of The Book of Job as I use the questions raised by the Book of Job to investigate my own relationship with sin and hardship. Listen: Here. Lyrics are below.
Intro (all lines from the Book of Job):
my pain is an iron lion – his main is chains his brain is tameless
why on earth would my name be a curse to the nameless?
gotta friend calls me shameless thinks my pain proves I’m not blameless
skin is full blisters and i’m bathing in my vomit
i had everything when the wind came and tossed it
got a friend whose preachin i’m just reapin what i sown
- like i gotta sin within for each and every moan oh…
VERSE 1
lord why you decide to hurt my 3rd eye,
curse my birds eye view
at the end of endless pain all i see is you…
lord, your in this place, so close i could spit in your face
would that make me a sinner, pain pills for dinner
had a bad headache since 2008 Winnter
but i ain’t a tragic figure, life is a witch so she got a magic figure
i’m still askin’ for her finger
and its on and thats rights baby
and I’m a marry me a jewish not a white lady
control the s on the ‘bless’ thats right save me
Whether Biggie or Bieber its baby baby
i ain’t lying i’m a shine as i polish up my grind
remember back in the day headache used to have me rhyme
gd i know your in this place
close enough to praise or to spit in your face.
CHORUS:
put em up put a hand put a fist up this aint a dance no its something like a Stick up
Put em up put a hand put a fist up stick to the script hip hop with a hic cup
Life, life is just a witch i’m trying to switch into my wife, & u don’t stop and you don’t quit
Love, love becomes a vulture when it falters as a dove, & u don’t stop and you don’t quit
Gd, Gd is who i dream is on my team, & u don’t stop and you don’t quit
Still I try, ‘try’ then begs the question of ‘why?’ why i don’t stop, why i don’t quit