When Those in Power Get Sick

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4.3 • 622 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries. Last week, President Trump announced that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19. Since then, a number of those in his administration and his campaign have also tested positive. In the wake of this diagnoses, the US media has fixated on the political ramifications of these diagnoses. But how might the stories of biblical rulers who suffer disease and sickness speak to the moment? Carmen Joy Imes is associate professor of Old Testament and program coordinator of Bible and theology at Prairie College in Three Hills, Alberta and the of author of Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters and its forthcoming sequel, Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters. Imes joined global media manager Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen to discuss if scripture treats the illnesses of leaders differently than general illnesses, the difference in the Old Testament between simple illness and illness as judgment, and whether or not it’s possible to link sin and sickness. What is Quick to Listen? Read more Rate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen Follow our guest on Twitter: Carmen Joy Imes Music by Sweeps Quick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder The transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of Quick to Listen is brought to you in part by Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company,
0:04.9	a ministry-focused insurance provider serving Christian churches, schools, and related ministries.
0:10.4	For more information, visit Brotherhood Mutual.com.
0:13.6	Last week, President Trump announced that he and his wife, Melania, had tested positive for COVID-19.
0:19.4	I'm going to Walter Reed Hospital.
0:21.7	I think I'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out.
0:26.7	The First Lady is doing very well.
0:29.4	So thank you very much.
0:30.8	I appreciate it.
0:31.8	I will never forget.
0:32.8	Thank you.
0:33.8	Since then, a number of those in his administration and campaign have also tested positive.
0:38.4	As our nation fixates on the political ramifications of these diagnoses, we wanted to examine the stories of biblical rulers who suffer disease and sickness.
0:47.4	We're not trying to draw neat lines between the kings of Israel and any current nation.
0:52.7	You're on quick to listen.
0:56.2	But if all of these stories from the Bible are profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
1:01.2	then what kinds of doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction should we take from these stories?
1:09.8	You are listening to Quick to Listen, where we go be on hashtags and hot takes to discuss a major cultural event.
1:16.3	I'm Morgan Lee, Global Media Manager at Christianity Today.
1:19.7	And I'm Ted Olson. I'm editorial director at Christianity Today.
1:27.0	Music All right, Ted, I'm excited that we can spend the next hour talking about the Old Testament.
1:37.9	But before we do that, I do want to hear your own gut check to this somewhat startling news that broke in the middle of the night
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