Tag Archives: Isaiah 45:7

Did God have raw materials in the creation?

One of the hardest questions that need to be asked about the creation of the world is: Did The Lord have materials in his hands when he created the world or he the world was without any materials at all? This was a really hard question for the sages of Israel and today I will [...]

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The Evil Inclination

  “I make peace, and create evil; I am the LORD, that doeth all these things.” ” עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם וּבוֹרֵא רָע; אֲנִי יְהוָה, עֹשֶׂה כָל-אֵלֶּה.” Isaiah 45:7 The Evil Inclination, Yetzer hara in Hebrew, is a term in Judaism that refers to the temptation to do evil and to disobey and ignore God’s will. In [...]

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