Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>]

Read James C wrote:

> I do not want to get invovled in a futile debate about the authorship of Job 
> but even
> critics agree that it was composed long before Kings and Chronicles and so for the 
> purposed of our discussion the book of Job provides a good context in understanding 
> what could seem to be a contradiction.
>  

What critics would these be?

> The book of Job clearly identifies trials and temptation as originating with a fallen 
> angel named Satan (adversary).
>  

ummm--- Job does no such thing.  In fact, haSatan has access to God- is 
questioned by God and answers most respectably, and is given orders by 
God which he is to carry out.  He is no "fallen angel"- he is in the 
council of God.  to eisegete angelology into Job is a tremendous 
exegetical mistake.

> Furthermore, your current understanding of 2Sam 24 does not make sense if we are to 
> understand it as a chain of events.
>
> 1) Yah gets angry
> 2) He gets David to commit a sin
>
> The following questions arise:
> 1) Why did Yah get angry?
>  

David ticked him off- so he wanted to get even.

> 2) Surely if we are to understand that he got angry before the sin then there 
> must have been another
> reason for his anger. What was that reason?
>  

david's whole manner of being perhaps?  his greed, lust, murderousness, 
name it.

> 3) If so, did Yah get David to sin just because he was already angry about 
> something else?
> 4) Does this line of thinking have any logic what-so-ever?
>  

what are you looking for logic for?  the narrative is as little 
concerned with logic as (insert name of any politician here) is. 

Jim


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