Thank you, Rabbi Kessin for these deep explanations....
How does this fit.... If everything, and everyone is actually a piece of Hashem, or an entity from Him, nothing and no one exists outside of Him... it is and we all.. are from Him, part of Him... a Piece of Him... then,.... what about evil people? How does that fit into His .... plan/existence/His Being??? Are evil persons still a part of His Being to do His final Will and they play a part in it all???? Knowing everything "in existence" actually IS a part of Him and His Plan... why did it take evil or those adhering TO evil to bring about His Perfect Plan????
Maybe this is not explained clearly, but I hope you can understand what I'm trying to ask.
My very basic answer is that evil began with the nachash [snake] in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve disobeyed Hashem. and man was created with two souls: an animal soul and a Godly soul... the goal of life is to choose the Godly side over the animalistic side. And then you have the craziest people who are evil because they are insane... and the closer we are to Moshiach the crazier and more evil the world gets - the darkest hours come before the dawn. The Sefer ''Tanya'' is the book to study to learn all about the two different souls and get an understanding of why they exist. https://www.chabad.org/library/tanya/default.htm
This confuses me... If evil began with the snake, Gd knew already what this snake would do, so why did Gd allow it?? Also it would mean that Gd also created evil.. since everything is created by Gd.
Please explain... Devorah, this has always troubled me... Thanks in advance.
ה אֲנִי יְהוָה וְאֵין עוֹד, זוּלָתִי אֵין אֱלֹהִים; אֲאַזֶּרְךָ, וְלֹא יְדַעְתָּנִי. 5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, beside Me there is no God; I have girded thee, though thou hast not known Me; ו לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ, מִמִּזְרַח-שֶׁמֶשׁ וּמִמַּעֲרָבָה, כִּי-אֶפֶס, בִּלְעָדָי: אֲנִי יְהוָה, וְאֵין עוֹד. 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me; I am the LORD; and there is none else; ז יוֹצֵר אוֹר וּבוֹרֵא חֹשֶׁךְ, עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם וּבוֹרֵא רָע; אֲנִי יְהוָה, עֹשֶׂה כָל-אֵלֶּה. {פ} 7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am the LORD, that doeth all these things. {P}
I forgot to mention that the above is From Isaiah 47
Mechon Mamre is priceless resource for serious students of Tanach. You can open a parallel Hebrew and english, and listen to the audio recording of the bible in nusach Sefard as you read along.
And yes, this is definitely one of the better blogs!
Thank you, Rabbi Kessin for these deep explanations....
ReplyDeleteHow does this fit....
If everything, and everyone is actually a piece of Hashem, or an entity from Him, nothing and no one exists outside of Him... it is and we all.. are from Him, part of Him... a Piece of Him...
then,.... what about evil people? How does that fit into His .... plan/existence/His Being???
Are evil persons still a part of His Being to do His final Will and they play a part in it all????
Knowing everything "in existence" actually IS a part of Him and His Plan... why did it take evil or those adhering TO evil to bring about His Perfect Plan????
Maybe this is not explained clearly, but I hope you can understand what I'm trying to ask.
My very basic answer is that evil began with the nachash [snake] in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve disobeyed Hashem. and man was created with two souls: an animal soul and a Godly soul... the goal of life is to choose the Godly side over the animalistic side. And then you have the craziest people who are evil because they are insane... and the closer we are to Moshiach the crazier and more evil the world gets - the darkest hours come before the dawn. The Sefer ''Tanya'' is the book to study to learn all about the two different souls and get an understanding of why they exist. https://www.chabad.org/library/tanya/default.htm
ReplyDeleteThis confuses me... If evil began with the snake, Gd knew already what this snake would do, so why did Gd allow it??
ReplyDeleteAlso it would mean that Gd also created evil.. since everything is created by Gd.
Please explain... Devorah, this has always troubled me...
Thanks in advance.
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See these articles:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/367866/jewish/Did-G-d-Create-Evil.htm
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2094/jewish/The-Evolution-of-Evil.htm
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ReplyDeleteה אֲנִי יְהוָה וְאֵין עוֹד, זוּלָתִי אֵין אֱלֹהִים; אֲאַזֶּרְךָ, וְלֹא יְדַעְתָּנִי. 5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, beside Me there is no God; I have girded thee, though thou hast not known Me;
ReplyDeleteו לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ, מִמִּזְרַח-שֶׁמֶשׁ וּמִמַּעֲרָבָה, כִּי-אֶפֶס, בִּלְעָדָי: אֲנִי יְהוָה, וְאֵין עוֹד. 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me; I am the LORD; and there is none else;
ז יוֹצֵר אוֹר וּבוֹרֵא חֹשֶׁךְ, עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם וּבוֹרֵא רָע; אֲנִי יְהוָה, עֹשֶׂה כָל-אֵלֶּה. {פ} 7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am the LORD, that doeth all these things. {P}
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Anonymous- stingray @ 11.33AM,
ReplyDeleteHashem bless you.
I have booked marked that site, and will read it, bli neder.
Its for Noahides too, and that is who i am also, a follower of Noah, all thanks to the Rebbe.
Devorah, thank you especially for your blog... it helps many, it has helped me tremendously. Hashem bless you and yours. Amen.
HaShem bless you also Anon @11:39
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention that the above is From Isaiah 47
Mechon Mamre is priceless resource for serious students of Tanach.
You can open a parallel Hebrew and english, and listen to the audio recording of the bible in nusach Sefard as you read along.
And yes, this is definitely one of the better blogs!
stingray