Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Shoshanna Walker wrote:

> The correct translation is entice, not incite.
>
> Maybe you don't read everything that I send, I already explained, 
> that is precisely Satan's job.  He is, as usual, just doing his job. 
> His job is to ENTICE people to disobedience against G-d, so that they 
> can exercise their ability of choice between "good" and "evil" ie; 
> obedience or disobedience to G-d.
>
> Zecharia 3:2 poses no contradiction.  Chazal's understanding is that 
> this is an angel of G-d scolding Satan for harassing Joshua, and 
> telling Satan that G-d should denounce him.  Even if it is not an 
> angel talking to Satan, it still doesn't contradict his job.  His job 
> is to entice people to sin, apparently he was given free reign to 
> entice anyone he wants.
>  



HH: If he's just doing his job, then God wants him to lie (Genesis 3). 
But that's false because God hates lies:

Prov. 6:16 There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are 
detestable to him:
Prov. 6:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Prov. 6:18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to 
rush into evil,
Prov. 6:19 a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up 
dissension among brothers.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard



> Shoshanna
>
>
>
> 1  chron 21:1,8
> Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel
>   8 Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by doing this. 
> Now, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a 
> very foolish thing."
>
>   Have any other angels risen against Israel?  This particular 
> "rising up against Israel" resulted in David "sinning greatly". Has 
> any other angel's action caused a man to sin?
>
>   Zech 3:2
>   Satan is rebuked by  God. Obviously God wouldnt rebuke him for what 
> He himself had commanded him to do, so satan here should have done 
> something that God did not want him to do. Are there examples of God 
> rebuking any other angel?
>
> Best,
>   Sujata
>
> Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net> wrote:
>
> I don't see that angels have authority - they do G-d's bidding - just
> as Satan did with Job, despite Harold's claim. If you read the text,
> it is clear that Satan twice asked G-d's permission to test Job, and
> got the permission, with conditions, which Satan followed. No
> rebellion, no doing anything without G-d's permission, no authority
> to do anything without G-d's permission.
>
>
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