“כִּי לֹא אֵל חָפֵץ רֶשַׁע אָתָּה לֹא יְגֻרְךָ רָע” “For You are not a God Who desires wickedness; evil does not abide with You” The consistent question of the existent and so often also the dominion of evil in the world, is the source of this verse. Yes, the evil exist and might prosper. But …
“אֲסַפְּרָה אֶל חֹק יְהֹוָה אָמַר אֵלַי בְּנִי אַתָּה אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ” “I will tell of the decree; The Lord said to me, “You are My son; this day have I begotten you.” Did anyone asked a prince: ‘Do you want to be one?’, is it up to him to accept the responsibilities this role brings …
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“יִתְיַצְּבוּ מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ וְרוֹזְנִים נוֹסְדוּ יָחַד עַל יְהֹוָה וְעַל מְשִׁיחוֹ” “Kings of a land stand up, and nobles take counsel together against the Lord and against His anointed?” What is it in the Lord, that these kings and nobles are avoiding? Why are they rebelling against HaShem? It is a struggle against G-d’s morality in the world. Unlike …
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The second chapter of Psalms continues the first. While Psalm 1 is a private question and wonder about the prosperity of the wicked, Psalm 2 raises the same question, this time ‘on the large scale’ about the prosperity of evil nation and wicked forces in the world. “לָמָּה רָגְשׁוּ גוֹיִם וּלְאֻמִּים יֶהְגּוּ רִיק” “Why have …
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“לֹא כֵן הָרְשָׁעִים כִּי אִם כַּמֹּץ אֲשֶׁר תִּדְּפֶנּוּ רוּחַ” “Not so the wicked, but [they are] like chaff that the wind drives away.” (The allegory continues) Unlike the righteous persons that are described as a solid tree close to it’s source of water, The wicked is detached and unstable, like a chaff. Chaff, is the waste …
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