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Shedding Light on The Real Role of Satan

Shedding Light on The Real Role of Satan

The first time I saw a horse talk, I was seven years old. My brother and I turned on our black and white TV to watch the first episode of Mr. Ed. We always wondered how they got the horse to move its lips. That was make-believe. However, in this week’s Torah portion of Balak (Numbers 22:2–25:9) God miraculously causes a donkey to speak. It happened like this. Balak, the king of Moab, summons the non-Jewish prophet Bilaam to curse the people of Israel. On the way, Balaam is scolded by his donk
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Do Jews Believe In The Devil?

Do Jews Believe In The Devil?

Do Jews Believe In The Devil? When I was seven years old, our family gathered around our black and white TV to watch the first episode of “Mr. Ed,” the talking horse. We always wondered how they got the horse to move its lips. That was make-believe. However, in this week’s Torah portion, Balak (Numbers 22:2–25:9), God miraculously caused a donkey to speak, and it happened like this: Balak, the king of Moab, summons the pagan prophet Bilaam to curse the people of Israel. On the way, Bilaam’s d
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
If Jesus was God as well as man how could Satan expect to tempt him?

If Jesus was God as well as man how could Satan expect to tempt him?

In this question and answer post of Gerald Sigal, we get answers to the question, as to how, if Jesus was God as well as man, Satan felt he could tempt him? Let's find out. If Jesus was God as well as man how could Satan expect to tempt him? Answer: Mark simply states that Jesus was tempted by Satan (1:13) but Matthew (4:1-11) and Luke (4:1-13) elaborate the story. It is claimed that during Jesus' alleged forty days' sojourn in the desert, following his baptism by John, Satan tempted him with
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
The Relevance Of Jesus Being Tempted By Satan

The Relevance Of Jesus Being Tempted By Satan

Continued from Part 24 Satan’s temptation If Jesus is God as well as man how could Satan expect to tempt him?  Mark simply states that Jesus was tempted by Satan (1:13) but Matthew (4:1-11) and Luke (4:1-13) elaborate the story.  It is claimed that during Jesus’ alleged forty days’ sojourn in the desert following his baptism by John, Satan tempted him with promises of an earthly kingdom if Jesus would only worship him. If Jesus is part of God, how could he possibly sin, and how could Satan po
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 3 - The Seed of the Woman

Chapter 3 - The Seed of the Woman

Continued from Chapter 2 (Genesis 3:15) Some Christians explain the genealogical discord between Matthew and Luke by claiming that the determination of the Messiah’s genealogy is to be different because biblically he is biologically supposed to be different. God declares to the serpent: “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he will strike your head, and you will strike at his heel” (Genesis  3:15). Christians take the verse to mean that a miracu
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Can you help clarify the Jewish concept of "Satan" for me?

Can you help clarify the Jewish concept of "Satan" for me?

There is a famous Jewish teaching that if you want to find out the true meaning of something, find the first time the word appears in the Bible. The first time a form of the word 'Satan' appears is in Numbers 22:22 where an angel of G-d stood in front of Bilam and his donkey to obstruct them, to block their path. The word "l'satan", therefore, means to be an obstacle, an obstruction, a roadblock, an adversary, etc. The purpose of Satan and the Satanic force in the world is to obstruct our spiri
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz