Funny South Park Job's biblical scene

A short scene of a South Park episode (season 5 unknown episode number) with a kind of distorted way of storytelling, still funny though.

[@mattgieslerrocks]

The biggest problem I had with the book of Job is that it contradicts God’s omniscience. He would already know Job would stay faithful to God and he didn’t need to prove a thing to Satan in the first place. God basically let all of the terrible things happen to Job for nothing.

[@onewholovesvenison5335]

It also contradicts the Christian Narrative that Satan is an evil fallen Angel. It was GOD who told Satan to do those things to Job.

[@chinojosa4563]

One Who Loves Venison nope. All god did was remove the shield around him.

[@brianncn1513]

You guys will cherry pick your way to fit your confirmation bias, huh?

[@pgman5416]

@@onewholovesvenison5335 no he didnt tell him to do it. But, he permissed satan to do it with certain restrictions. Read the damn book lol

[@305backup]

Plus would him desperately trying to prove a point be bragging and a sin?

[@Deuteromis]

You know I wonder how God's conversation in heaven with Job's family went...

[@cantbuyrespect]

I mean God is kinda an A-hole so he probably sent them all to hell so he wouldn't have to deal with them.

[@afernandez9579]

I mean, Jews don't believe in heaven or hell (that's something Christianity stole from Greek mythology) so they pretty much just died and ceased existing.

[@trippytigertony5520]

​@cantbuyrespect don't forget, the Bible was written by assholes. Sooo I'm sure it'll talk about God (or leaders) tormenting and killing your loved ones in front of you while still pledging your undying allegiance. If you have a problem with it, you go to hell

[@victor2641]

@@cantbuyrespect not really

[@Deuteromis]

@duckduck821 A metaphor for God being a massive dick.

[@TheCoolProfessor]

This may be blasphemy but I would love to see a South Park version of the entire bible!

[@erichraheem6785]

I mean it happened, where's the blasphemy?

[@erichraheem6785]

I mean it happened, where's the blasphemy?

[@user-gm1vx7jz5v]

Can't be blasphemy if it's true. The same exact story was described in Bible.

[@foqmygg827]

It isnt blasphemy. Its quite literally what happened in the story

[@niemah.8199]

Why do you think this is blasphemous? They describe verbatim what happened. The only thing that is left out is Job’s complaining, his friends and him getting double.

[@luisx333]

Michael Bay gets to keep making movies...

[@SamShinnick]

So funny, and this was in 2001 lol he had way more movies to make

[@MetalGameRising]

​@@SamShinnickI guess Trey and Matt taked enough with Pearl Harbor and Armageddon back then.

[@Gfish17]

The Bible: making Atheists out of Christians since the Beginning

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Kyle is Jewish

[@Gfish17]

@@TheAllSeeingEye2468 Yes a Ginger Jew from Jersey

[@pgman5416]

@@Gfish17 its a jersey thing

[@liamroberts1458]

This story was thousands of years before Christianity, though, wasn't it?

[@UC32UC32]

this is factual

[@domidium]

Even if Job was given even greater blessings in the end, it was still a pretty douchey thing to do for a nonsensical reason.

[@kennethguthrie7196]

I like how he, somehow, replaced all of his children with... even more children! And here I am thinking to myself... wait a second, you're God. Can't you just resurrect his family that you just killed? Can you just turn back time and make it so that those tests never ever happened and he would be happy with his original family, in his original house, with his original slaves and cattle, etc.? Nop! Instead, he creates children out of thin air, with whom Job would have NO emotional connection to whatsoever.

[@crappiekingdre6231]

God did give Job more of everything. The lesson is Job stayed faithful to God even though he lost everything. Satan said to God take everything away and he will curse you. When you are struggling Satan is the one who’s trying to break you. Keep the faith and you will be rewarded. Again Job went through all this because Satan tried to tempt God and lost.

[@kennethguthrie7196]

@@crappiekingdre6231, I believe that he, indeed, did tempt God and God lost. If he hadn't been tempted, he wouldn't have subjected Job to their stupid bet.

[@danilom951]

Well it's a bit more complicated than that

[@PrvnCoke]

Thats the most common excuse i hear from people who actually defend that story, it doesnt matter if you get a family after all that or even more riches, the fact that you lost everything in the first place just so that god and satan could have fun is horrible. I love my wife to death and if she dies and i got a new one i would still be broken because humans cant just be exchanged like a new chair or something its like saying i will kill your mother but dont worry you will get a new mother later

[@spongeyspikes09]

Makes you wonder behind the scenes of the story of job God only made him suffer just to have something else to watch on tv

[@afanofunikittyandtrolls2321]

Kyle's parents didn't tell him the rest of the story that Job became twice as rich afterwards and a new set of 9 kids. But then again: Kyle: But don't you suppose that Job ever missed his former set of children? Don't you suppose he missed his former workers? I would think they'd all be irreplaceable. If anything, he needs a new set of friends. His parents: Uhh! Well. . . Hey he got blessed twice afterwards, right?! Kyle: 😑

[@kennethguthrie7196]

Forget about the story in itself... is no one going to address his shitty, shitty friends who basically kicked him when he was hitting rock bottom for days and days on end? Hell, his "friend" Bildad even kicks him in the nuts when he says that his children probably all died because they were disgusting sinners too. Not even a single consolatory hug or a "cheer up, mate!" Holy shit, I've heard of schadenfreude, but these friends of his are very clearly sociopathic.

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚατσίμπελης]

Kyle: You are the stupidest parents in South park

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

"Job became twice as rich afterwards and a new set of 9 kids." New set of 9 kids, as if they're replaceable. It's still a very F'd up story. Why would god even care about what Satan thinks? God seems to be written more like us Humans. I thought God was supposed to be above the sins of wrath, envy, and pride? Our ego's anthropomorphized the creator of all things way too much, it creates contradictions about God.

[@Mordecrox]

​@@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0well there's a verse where Big G Himself states he's a jealous, vengeful god. (Exodus 34:14) Yup. Made in his own image, we are.

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

@@Mordecrox Yet he judges us and allows us to be damned for the same sins he commits himself... This is why I'm against the anthropomorphization of God, because any religion that does so tends to implement examples of the duality, hypocrisy, and bias of man.

[@ClicheOriginals]

Hey they left out the part where Job argues with the angels about why this sucks for 20 chapters

[@15waystosayspaghetti50]

How is that your takeaway

[@vidmuncher]

And the last few chapters where God lectures Job (By talking about how awesome he is, no less) for the blunder of.....*checks notes* .....seeking council with God so he can find out what's going on

[@gregorybaucom9225]

Serious question: How did you get the idea they were angels? I have a list of issues with the book of Job, believe me, but the text clearly says they were Job's friends and mentions where they travelled from to see him. So what led you to believe Job's human friends were angels? I'm just very curious, since this is a strange thing to claim...

[@animefan2454]

So how the hell did they think this was gonna help?

[@HuyVu-vi4ut]

search on youtube for video about Book of Job made by Bible Project. Don't be fooled by South Park. They mislead lot of things. Even with Mormon episode.

[@BillyBob-yy6bd]

@@HuyVu-vi4ut No, no its all pretty accurate. They didn't mislead anything.

[@HuyVu-vi4ut]

@@BillyBob-yy6bd Did they mention God give Job back everything he lost? No, they don't mention that.

[@chinojosa4563]

Huy Vũ Quang cool guy^. I got ya back my brotha.

[@kejiri3593]

think the idea is life is full of blessings and pain, but gratitude lasts forever. But in context to this scene, Kyle isnt seeing how him trying to be a good person should be punished while Cartman is enjoying his time of his life with his Park.

[@luizfelipeferro2679]

I don't know what my faith is and all I care about the Bible are the good lessons that we can take to our lives, like caring for the others and stuff. But Job's book is insane, Job earned his things back and had more children after all his suffering, but those lives lost were considered like they were nothing, like if you could replace the lives of your deceased children and eployees any time. People consider this beautiful of how you still has faith in God after all the bad things that happened to you but I had considered this book insane even when I used to go to church. I remember asking my Sunday school teacher about the deceased people and she replied, "but God gave him even more", I think she didn't get my question about how insane God was.

[@unknownuser4816]

True, it's like people are worthless and it weakens the meaning of valuing and loving someone as god is more important. The argument would be something like "oh they'll see each other in heaven and they know that. Also, Jobs has to be happy their loved ones will meet God" And probably something like "you need to balance your attachments in your lifetime". Thing is, I don't think that most of the religious people firmly believe they're gonna see their loved ones ever again and it obviously brings a lot of sorrow and people that truly believe scriptures with their hearts are somewhat mentally ill and scary to be around with. I had a grandmother I did not treat very well when I was young and from time to time I feel anguished with the thought that I won't ever be able to redeem myself since she passed away experiencing the immature me. Overall I don't believe or value religious scriptures as I became a much better person when I left them behind. It's sometimes very scary to live your life knowing you may lose anything out of nowhere but you also give love more value and act accordingly.

[@MetalMadness_00]

Kyle would’ve been horrified even with the real ending

[@gooodmorning4526]

It does make it seem as though the Jewish and Christian God has zero emotional attachment to humans if he thought he could just give job new people

[@lazybacon7520]

He should have told him a more wholesome Bible story to convince him about God's benevolence, like the one with Abraham and his son Isaac...

[@joelv92]

That’s why I’m agnostic lmao 🤣

[@onewholovesvenison5335]

Why is he holding a Christian Bible? Doesn’t he have a Tanakh (Jewish Bible, known to Christians as “the Old Testament”)?

[@chinojosa4563]

This show is directed at Christians. Most Jews and Orthodox Jews don’t watch it so it’s not targeted at them.

[@onewholovesvenison5335]

Chino Josa I get that, but then holding a Tanakh wouldn’t be too distracting.

[@chinojosa4563]

One Who Loves Venison uneducated people Christian or not would had thought differently. A lot of folks don’t know The Quran, The Torah, and the Bible all have the same God.

[@richardgamrat1944]

I read it as "Christian Bale"

[@thomasmartin4281]

Yeah I just noticed that!

[@artman40]

Question: if Job had been killed instead, would the others have gone "He took my job!"?

[@SnarkyMcCarthy]

And that’s why you should never idolize anyone or thing.

[@DemonWarp65]

One thing that really bothers me about the story of Job (besides the whole god ruining Job's life to prove a point to Satan thing), is that the story ends with Job getting even richer than before with a new, larger family because god rewards him for all his faith. Ok, aside from the emotional trauma that he suffered throughout the ordeal, what if after all that, he told god to kick rocks? Would god say "Ooooh crap, that did not go as expected. I better work some damage control here." Or would he, and I am pretty sure this is how it would go down, tell Job "Alright, then you can just rot in the gutter!"

[@johnshen4569]

On top of that. Job did curse his birth (3:3) did blame God for being unjust (9:22, 19:7). Yes he didn’t literally say “fk you God”, but he pretty much blamed God (either unjust or stupid). I don’t know how God still “won” the wager with Satan.

[@zmo1ndone502]

And michael Bay keeps getting to make movies

[@assasinator1980]

I don't know whats more funny the story or Kyle's Jewish parents reading from the Bible lmao

[@achinthmurali5207]

Jews believe in the Bible. Just not the New Testament. Don’t you know?

[@teachthechildren2]

This is so funny! That’s definitely not the entire story of Job, but it’s funny.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

Dude, we all know that God made Job happy again afterwards, restored his cows blah blah blah. But why would he do such horrible things to a good kind man in the FIRST PLACE?!?!?!?!?

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

@Tobias Plyter What right does God have to make a kind decent man's life miserable, even temporarily? He has NO such right. But he does it anyway. For his own amusement.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

@Tobias Plyter Unless you were being sarcastic, you really need to stop living in a fantasy world.

[@navilluscire2567]

@Tobias Plyter If God knows everything, then why doesn't he already know that Job would remain faithful? Why does a supposedly omniscient being even care about faith? If God is all powerful then why can't he just get rid of "sin"?

[@navilluscire2567]

@Tobias Plyter But god already knew the outcome did he not? That seems like needless suffering just to prove a pointless point.

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Well after job did get a new wife

[@holo133]

To Make it easy Job=Cartman

[@dancingdan1994]

Lol sit down kyle

[@cyberdemonic260]

I love this comments section It’s either people who think this is a beautiful story about never losing one’s faith no matter what hardships come Or people think its a story that doubts God’s goodness due to him putting a man through such suffering to prove a point to the Devil There is no in between

[@pearsonpsh2]

"Sit down, Kyle" "...." "ah, okay"

[@chocolatesquirrel2002]

The real message of Jobs book is " Might makes Right"

[@ethanmalandain3072]

He forgot the epilogue where Job start to get good things, no wonder it didn't work

[@BillyBob-yy6bd]

Sure, he got a new family and new animals, and new workers...but god still killed his original family and stuff and did horrible horrible things to him just because someone said "betcha he wont love you!". That's still beyond fucked up and changes nothing. His family was innocent and were murdered in cold blood so god could say "yes he would!". Leaving it out doesn't matter, because it doesn't erase the horrific things done to him.

[@ethanmalandain3072]

@@BillyBob-yy6bd i know, i just mean that kyles's parents didn't tell him everything and should have expected his reaction

[@chinojosa4563]

Billy Bob How many other accounts you have to just spread lies and hide yourself?

[@farmville69]

@@BillyBob-yy6bd How is death inherently wrong in the Bible (specifically) if there’s an afterlife? In the Bible wouldn’t it only be bad if you were “sinful” and were stripped away from your chance of being “holy”? This is not my idea, but I’m just using the logic in the book itself.

[@zotharr]

Thats the joke xD

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

You know they could've mentioned how in the end Job did get all his stuff/family back...

[@jhaz89]

Why did God need to prove a point to Satan? That's like God bragging and being prideful. Isn't God supposed to be perfect? Being prideful is a negative characteristic. Also when God supposedly gets jealous when people worshipped idols and such. Why would God care? Is God insecure and he needs praise from others to feel good about himself and if people don't he'll punish them? So basically God is a prideful jealous asshole? Nah. I think there's some sort of creator or force behind the universe, not sure what, but I'm confident if there's a God he's not an angry asshole who is essentially out to get people. Religions use stuff like this as fear tactics to get you to behave a certain way (and ultimately contribute money or service to them). I mean I sure hope I'm wrong and God isn't the wrathful asshole the Bible paints him out to be. Also there are what like over a thousand religions are every one of them think they're right and the others are wrong. Well then apparently either 999/1000 are wrong or everyone is wrong. Just be a decent human being and don't screw other people over for no reason and I'm pretty sure you'll be fine if there's some sort of judgment.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

@@jhaz89 Perfect as in never makes mistakes? Right before the Noah story it says that he felt sorry he ever made humans...IOW, he's saying it was a mistake?

[@PrvnCoke]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp he didnt get his family back, you cant just kill someones son, then let him make a new one and say see you got everything back lol

[@tristanlau1213]

"Hey Job my guy! I murdered all of your family who you'll grief over them for the rest of your life but here's a new wife and and a bunch of new kids for you, so no hard feelings!"

[@Deuteromis]

No he didn't, God replaced them!

[@niemah.8199]

Why do you think this is blasphemous? They describe verbatim what happened. The only thing that is left out is Job’s complaining, his friends and him getting double.

[@hopscotchoblivion7564]

They only mentioned the first few pages of the Book of Job? 🤨

[@danielpsullivan6265]

That's it?" "Basically" What about the part where Job loses his faith and God interacts with him to explain that the world is bigger than Job, but eventually gives him double what he lost. Atheists love using this scene when it only tells half the story.

[@Frosty_Cat614]

Doesn't it seem like that Satan tricked God into doing those evil acts? I mean, isn't that Satan's entire M.O.? A being that tempts, tricks, instigates, lies and tries to get people to do evil things for their greed, lust, or pride? When Satan was saying to God "Job only praises your name because you're so good to him," it sounds like Satan is provoking God by attacking his pride.

[@1Celebrindor]

And God fell for it...

[@humankinglobetard3000]

The biblical god sounds pretty gullible for someone who’s supposed to be omniscient

[@felipeandresmorameneses7006]

if God fell into that... that means he's weaker than the devil, taht means he's not perfect, that means he can do whatever he wants with us and doesn't even care

[@15waystosayspaghetti50]

God is literally all knowing

[@simplestuff1247]

Not even joking in R.E we watched this idk y but we actually did I swear that we did

[@MrNic59]

It was actually Satan that did those things to Job. God’s only condition was that Satan could not kill Job. God allowed it so that Job would realize He was still with him even though the devil tried to ruin his life. The episode doesn’t mention that his suffering did eventually stop, but by the end Kyle’s suffering ends too so it works.

[@ked4]

But God still let him murder Job's wife, children and workers.

[@chinojosa4563]

ked4 he didn’t kill his wife. God gave him more kids, and more livestock than he had. Don’t believe everything you see on tv. My first mistake as a kid.

[@chinojosa4563]

Thank you. Nice to know there are some who’ve seen this show and know the “Full” account. God bless

[@ked4]

@@chinojosa4563 so he replaced the kids, but the ones who were killed remained dead.

[@chinojosa4563]

ked4 if you believe in a resurrection, which job did, he would see his kids again all together. Job was fine with it. He had a different perspective than you. Hard to compare the two.

[@richardponton3920]

Hilarious scene, but, Kyles Parents are Jewish, and yet they give an extremely Christian summary of this part of Job's story.

[@deathmusic7120]

Anybody notice the Jewish family using the Bible

[@gabsy_ferreira]

They didnt even tell him the whole story-

[@15waystosayspaghetti50]

Right about how he was given a new wife and kids 😭 fuck the dead ones

[@victor2641]

​@@15waystosayspaghetti50 no not when he will see them again

[@15waystosayspaghetti50]

@@victor2641 ? What are you even saying

[@victor2641]

@@15waystosayspaghetti50 how job will see them again

[@15waystosayspaghetti50]

@@victor2641 yes… along with his new wife and children as his old ones were brutally massacred

[@AbundantLifeCorp]

Of course South Park screws up a Bible story. I recommend you read it yourselves.

[@cinnamondan4984]

It is not that far from the actual source. Job is one of my favorite books.

[@Bob-qq7bt]

Never, God is evil and twisted, he deserves this treatment

[@Bob-qq7bt]

@@cinnamondan4984 Yeah, it shows Gods true colors

[@orion9977]

Reading it myself is what caused me to become an atheist😁

[@VideoMatoran]

So, correct me if I'm off the mark, but they are jews, right? Why are they usingvtge Christian Bible? Why not the Tanakh? The Tanakh is separated into three, according to their authority. First the word of God, Torah (law), then the Nevi'im in the middle, and Ketuvim, simple literature. Just saying because Job's story is, as far as I know, part of the Ketuvim.

[@Deuteromis]

That's cause the Old Testament in the Bible is the Torah. Christians adopted it and then added the New Testament. Kinda like how in Islam they adopted the Bible basically, but added Muhammad and created the Koran.

[@VideoMatoran]

@@Deuteromis It's a bit more complicated actually. The Tanakh does (more or less) contain much of the same books found in the Old Testament, but separated into three as I said it. I took a look, and the books of tge Neviim and Ketuvim do match with tge old testament.

[@tylerschroeder6063]

Yeah Job gets redeemed and receives even more blessings than before for his faith and persistence, South Park leaves that part out.

[@chinojosa4563]

No one cares about that part. They just focus on themselves. So sad.

[@sirthalface]

Okay....so his family comes back to life? Was it like a bad dream? Please explain....

[@chinojosa4563]

Phil Williams no. He gets more animals= more money= new servants/workers, and his wife gets more children through birth. Job believed in the resurrection that Jesus talks about so he’ll see his *whole* family again. The ones he lost and ones he gained altogether like the rest of us.

[@sirthalface]

Chino Josa that’s the dumbest shit I ever heard. Here’s a new family so that you can forget that I killed your last one. Hahaha that makes no sense

[@chinojosa4563]

Phil Williams but you don’t really care about what job thinks, you only care how you feel about his situation. Edit: this is how I know I’m right cause I don’t even get notifications here anymore.

[@vicentiugarbacea8587]

That's not the end of the story in the Book of Job, SPOILER ALERT: Job ends up being blessed by God with double of what he had.

[@foqmygg827]

New kids dont make up for dead ones

[@be_normal-d2f]

Children aren't goldfish, you can't get a new one when the old one dies

[@Mextazectaces]

The real ending of the story is far worse. Job eventually curses god for his misfortune. God then melts his brain by unveiling all the chaotic and eldrich horrors of the universe all the while telling him that he knows nothing of the divine plan, so shut up and keep praying.

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚατσίμπελης]

No i thought he asked him if he has faith in him and then told his friends who left him to give him goats and sheep as punishment

[@chrisought2627]

Well actually god gave him double everything in the end but the joke wouldn’t be funny if that was told lmao

[@gabsy_ferreira]

exactly lol

[@vazu8479]

Job being blessed at the end doesn’t justify the horrible things God did to him only to prove a point to Satan. The joke would just be longer and not land as hard, but the sentiment would be the same.

[@zombies4evadude24]

No it would be funny if Kyle said, “So his wife and kids got brought back to life?” To which his mom says, “No, but he got new ones!”

[@jonathancote9372]

and this is how i now worhip the devil

[@Prayz4u]

God Loves You

[@jonathancote9372]

@@Prayz4u so why do he makes people suffer just to prove a point with the Devil?

[@Deuteromis]

​@@Prayz4u God has a fucked up way of showing his love.

[@hunyor]

It's just a stupid story lol

[@josephbreeden4912]

The problem with this episode,... IS THAT THEY DIDN'T EVEN FINISH THE STORY!!! In the end, Job was given twice as much as God had given him before and he lived to see 3 generations of his family line, because he kept his faith in God. It proves that no matter what happens, God will always be with us, even when it seems like he's not there, he will never leave us, nor will he ever forsake us

[@Bob-qq7bt]

Nah South Park did it better

[@TalkingTurtle97]

Good to know that know that if my family all died in a car crash, as long as I have faith in god I’ll get another family twice as good 😇

[@josephbreeden4912]

@@TalkingTurtle97 Dude, IK ur being sarcastic, but actually take time to read the story. But ur probably right, if that happens, you'll probably end up meeting someone after a while and start a family of your own. But take the time to cherish every moment you have with your family, cuz u never know what u truly have, until it's gone

[@kennethguthrie7196]

@@josephbreeden4912, sorry, my family is pretty irreplaceable, thank you very much. Sure, I could just make more children, but the fact that my family, with whom I spent years and YEARS making emotional connections, is now completely dead isn't going to be cushioned by the fact that God managed to conjure up, out of nothing, a completely new set of human beings.

[@bramvanopdenbosch4508]

What about the death of the 1st born sons in Egypt, the ten plagues, God killing the sons of Aaron for offering 'strange incense', God destroying 15.000 Israelitites because they were discontent with their 40 year journey through the dessert, God condemning the Israelites to death because they were afraid to take Canaan, the transgression of the Shabbat in death by stoning (exodus 31), the commandment to exterminate the Amalikites to the last child, woman and man.

[@Kinaibhlan]

I see Matt and Trey left out the part at the end when God pays back Job for everything twofold.

[@Sauroerix]

Yes he "pays" him back, but after Jobs friends criticize him because he surely did something wrong to receive such a beating. God never explains to Job why he suffered all of that, he just says: "I'm an almighty being and you mortal should not question anything I do". And then gives Job all that he had and more, but his servants and his children don't come back to life, God gives him new servants and new children. Basically he replaces them, as if they were cattle.

[@strykersteel3914]

Yeah, thanks God.. You sure got me!

[@michaeltrinh4394]

We have to keep in mind that the book of Job, though in the old testament, was less a tale about how God was unfair to his devout servant. Rather, if we view it in a transcendental context, it is the take of a man who had much, did good, and lost everything. Instead of lamenting his tragedy, he was sagacious enough to understand how good and bad exist interdependently with each other. It was less a story of a man who was manipulated by deities, but instead a man who chose to live on his own terms, with a broadmindedness that is rare. In his day, people died, and lawlessness was rampant. People live, people died, the healthy may become sick or die, but in the grand scheme of things, that is all still Life.

[@grumbydrop316]

@@michaeltrinh4394 I appreciate the amount of thought put into this

[@a.maskil9073]

@@michaeltrinh4394 Take the anthropomorphic God out of the story, insert the "forces of nature" and "faith in life" and rabid atheists will praise it. It's a good story. Quite reminiscent of Stoic philosophy I find. In a time when people's entire families could die in the blink of an eye, it was vital to have an anchor to keep on living. In a more primitive time, that was a personal god. While I don't believe in God myself and do find this bit funny, Matt and Trey and every other particularly vehement Atheist should put to use the critical thinking they purport to possess and try to understand the necessity of the these stories in the context of the period it was written.

[@LegoReader12345hello]

Poor Kyle, his parents didn’t say the complete version, which is that god cured job and gave him everything he needed in the end

[@Deuteromis]

Sit a dick move on God's part.

[@jesuschrist69]

Besides his former family and loved ones...

[@15waystosayspaghetti50]

His beloved family and workers are still dead

[@zotharr]

For people saying God give Job things after, the reason they dont mention that part, is because this is the joke Otherwise the story would worked, or at least woudnt be this depressing

[@imran_abdallah2002]

If Kyle’s parents told him the true ending of Job’s story, it would’ve cheered him up and inspired him to have patience and keep faith. This would’ve also foreshadowed what happened to Cartman at the end of the episode, the opposite of what really happened to Job in the ending of his story. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away!…and vice versa.

[@KFC_Manager]

Why are jews reading the bible?

[@orion9977]

Are you fucking retarded? Jewish people believe in the Old Testament.

[@chinojosa4563]

They got one thing wrong, God removed the “shield” around Job and Satan did all those bad things. Matt and Trey also forgot to mention God gave Job twice of everything he had. Money, children, animals. “But chino, his old family is still dead”. Yes, but that just makes the after party of the resurrection bigger, bro. This episode affected me when I was younger. Thank god I read the Bible later and knew the rest of the details. Still top five South Park episode I enjoy.

[@Pikkabuu]

Yes. Because new wife and kids make you forget all about your dead wife and kids... Also considering that God is omniscient and Satan knows that then it is pretty clear that Satan tricked God into allowing Satan to do all those horrible things to Job. So either way the story isn't a nice one...

[@chinojosa4563]

I don’t think you read. His wife didn’t die, and Job believed in a resurrection so he knew he’d see his kids again. How did satan trick god if at the end Job has more than he had, Job had a renewed faith, and the devils point failed about job worshipping God and not being a baby when satans world hits you hard.

[@Pikkabuu]

@@chinojosa4563 Even if his wife survived my point still stands. Does a new kid remove the sorrow for a dead kid? And you don't think that Satan managing to speak God to allow him to torment someone when both of them know the result beforehand isn't tricking God?! Again, both of them know the end result already so there is no reason to bet, the only reason to accept the bet would be to torment Job and of course Satan wouldn't pass a chance on tormenting people, especially if he can trick God into allowing that too. So again. Either God is dumb or he gave Satan the permission to mess with Job knowingly. Either case God isn't a good guy according to the story.

[@chinojosa4563]

Pikkabuu Pikkabuu All right, first of all, you’re thinking from your perspective. Putting your beliefs unto other people like Job. The first thing he said is [the lord gives and he takes away, let him continue to be praised] after his kids died. He wasn’t “fine” with it but he accepted it. Its okay to feel bad for job but don’t be angry at God when Job wasn’t either. Also to say they both knew the outcome is just an assumption. God “knows” what you’re going to do cause he knows you better than your own mother, sibling, spouse. Satan thought he knew but not cause all he sees is what you do, not who you are in the inside. Again, my decent hearted person, you need to read. It’s a good book. If you read it with an open mind you’d see the good parts and the parts where you see a problem, choose if you accept it or not. Which is okay. God wants you to know him. How do you get to know anyone? By reading stories and hearing about him, you believe what you know what sounds right about the person and what doesn’t. Thanks for reading.

[@animefan2454]

@@chinojosa4563 I'd be a little pisst off if i was job.

[@raymondflores6410]

That's not where the story ends, tho. God gives it all back to Job, & better.

[@Deuteromis]

No Job doesn't get his family back, he gets a replacement. And even still what God did to him was a petty and dick move.

[@raymondflores6410]

@@Deuteromis I think the story was a metaphor for being thankful for what you had & never losing faith.

[@Deuteromis]

@@raymondflores6410 That's still a dick move on God's part.

[@Deuteromis]

@duckduck821 For God being a dick.

[@ff7fanboi]

Mandela effect… I thought it was Kyle’s mom who in the end says “see I told you satan job still praises me” Weird

[@pmwest7977]

The story of Job is about faith and enduring suffering. God is good even at His worst.

[@Somezay]

Why would god do such horrible things to a good person just to prove a point to Satan

[@ked4]

Murdering Job's wife, all his children and workers and destroying all he owns. How is that God being good?

[@BrieoRobino]

The story of job is one of the many reasons why I left the religion. Why would I want to worship something that would run a man's to life into the ground to prove a point. Unconditional worship is insane.

[@chinojosa4563]

13% Commit 50% you forget the resurrection soon to come, mah bro.

[@animefan2454]

@@ked4 yeah I'd be a little pisst off and would spend the rest of my life doing sin to spite the Mother F*****

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

I've never thought of this story this way until I saw a comment about it, but in my opinion, this story shows that God is flawed. Satan tempted him with pride, and God caved. God has canonically sinned. Man, the old testament is wild.

[@victor2641]

Not really when understanding the proper message of the story that was established for a long time