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  • From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
  • To: Read James C <K0434995 AT kingston.ac.uk>, b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Is.45:7 God created evil?
  • Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:49:16 -0400



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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