{"id":1986,"date":"2015-01-27T09:04:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T14:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramchal.wordpress.com\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2015-01-27T09:04:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T14:04:12","slug":"theodicy-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/ramchal\/2015\/01\/27\/theodicy-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Theodicy (9)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rambam, who addressed the issue in light of the righteous Job\u2019s suffering, asserts that we\u2019re never to forget that God\u2019s ways are essentially unfathomable, but he adds that not only will the wrongful who did well in this world suffer in the afterlife, but their descendants will suffer as well (though it\u2019s not clear whether those descendants will suffer in this life or the afterlife). And he agrees that the righteous person\u2019s few sins would cause his suffering (Moreh<\/em> Nevuchim<\/em> 3:23). But he maintains that whatever bad happens to the righteous only happens to them when they\u2019re not dwelling on God\u2019s presence, for no harm could come to them when they do (Moreh<\/em> Nevuchim<\/em> 3:51).<\/p>\n

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