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  • From: "Lew Osborne" <osbo AT hn.ozemail.com.au>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Questions about Job
  • Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:29:50 +1000

Ben

'From Job 1:6 and 2:1, it seems as if the SoWD YHWH was some sort of divine
Standing Committee or Privy Council meeting at prearranged intervals.'


Or as else where in Scripture they are the believers gathered to worship.
Job living at the time of the patriachs.Psalm 5:4 is rather enlightening.

Lew.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben and Jo Crick" <ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 8:08 AM
Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Questions about Job


> On Tue 11 Feb 2003 (08:19:08), lizfried AT umich.edu wrote:
> > The so-called "angels" in the OT are also other gods.
> > There are only gods, humans and animals.
> > Gods differ from humans and animals in having imortal life.
> > Humans differ from animals in having knowledge of good and evil.
> > [snip]
>
> Dear Daladier,
>
> Liz has given you a plain answer. IMHO it is helpful to distinguish
between
> the uncreated Creator YHWH on the one hand, and all his living
creatures,
> angelic, human and animal, on the other.
>
> It is for the creatures to worship their Creator, and not to worship
other
> creatures however exalted. The creatures are also to serve their
Creator,
> and not to rebel against him. For his human creatures, God has provided
a
> way of sacrifice to atone for sin and rebellion; e.g. Leviticus 17:11.
> As far as we are aware, there is no such provision for the fallen angels
who
> rebelled against Him. The B:NeY-Ha'e:LoHiYM in Ganesis 6:2 were not
immortal:
> they and their giant offspring all perished in the Flood.
>
> IMHO Job 1 and 2 give a glimpse into the Council of YHWH (SoWD YHWH),
> referred to in Jeremiah 23:18 and elsewhere. The true prophets such as
> Jeremiah and Micaiah, etc., had been privy to the Counsel of YHWH,
whereas
> the false prophets had not. Compare 1 Kings 22:19-23 // 2 Chronicles
18:18-22.
>
> From Job 1:6 and 2:1, it seems as if the SoWD YHWH was some sort of
divine
> Standing Committee or Privy Council meeting at prearranged intervals.
>
> Shalom,
> Ben
> --
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