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Question 341: Does Satan Interfere With YHVH’s Children?
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Paul, in common with the people of his time, had a firm belief in the interference of satanic influence in human life. Not only in 1 Thessalonians 2:18, but in 2 Corinthians 12:7, he refers to it. The "thorn in the flesh," whatever that affliction was, he regarded as a messenger from satan. The writer of Samuel took another view. He said the evil spirit that troubled Saul was from Elohiym. (See 1 Samuel 16:14, 18:10 and other passages.) The writer of the book of Job thought that the evil fortune might be the work of satan under express permission of YHVH. The origin of evil has always been a mystery and it is not solved yet. Though we cannot understand it, we may be sure that vexations and hindrances and temptations do not come to us without the divine permission and they are intended to strengthen the character. Paul himself said that all things work together for good to them that love YHVH. (Romans 8:28.)
Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Exodus 18:21 ESV
Yitro advised Moses to pick “able men”. This translation isn't wrong, but the Hebrew says aishi chayil, the same as Proverbs 31 uses to describe the ideal woman, ishah chayil. The word chayil indicates more than ability, and could be translated as valiant or even proactive.
Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
Exodus 18:17 ESV
Yitro told Moses that his leadership method was “not good”, lo tov. This is the same thing that God said about Adam’s leadership of creation in Genesis 2:18. In both cases, God’s first man was the primary human authority, but it wasn’t good that they were trying to accomplish their missions without help. Adam and Moses both needed suitable helpers (ezer cenegdo). As Yitro said, “You are not able to do it alone.” See v21.
That means you too.
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WORD FOR TODAY “are you the feet”: Isa 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, proclaiming shalom, bringing good news of good things, announcing salvation and saying to Tziyon, "Your God is King!"
WISDOM FOR TODAY: Pro 27:4 Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?
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Teaching a young person to count is the first step in teaching math. They learn to count then to add and then subtract and they build on those foundational principles to move on to understanding multiplication and division. When we teach traditions there is no foundation to build from because traditions although may begin with some truth, are not consistently true. Mark 7:9, “He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to establish your own tradition.” This reference to Isaiah 29, reminds us that the traditions being taught actually replace what is written in the Bible and separate us from our Creator.
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Thought for Today: Wednesday February 12
Money can all too easily become our master instead of our servant. Once we put our Moshiach first in our life, however, we can ask Him to help us, trust Him for our needs. Our Father in heaven knows we need clothes, food, and a place to live, so we do not need to worry. That may seem impossible, but YHVH will give us His peace as we learn to trust Him. The problem is, that we are never content, we always want to be smarter dressed, eat more posh food, drive a better car and stay in a better-looking property than the next person. Don’t become a slave to money and possessions but learn to trust YHVH and know Him in everything!
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