tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post668889419129014112..comments2024-03-28T22:55:23.525-07:00Comments on Foster's Theological Reflections: God's Finger Is Not Identical with God SimpliciterEdgar Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-37698474871316115522015-11-02T23:18:36.632-08:002015-11-02T23:18:36.632-08:00Apologies, forgot to post link prior to pg 103 ref...Apologies, forgot to post link prior to pg 103 reference.<br /><br />www.aina.org/books/eliba/eliba.pdfDuncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-40654500037179128902015-11-02T02:37:13.702-08:002015-11-02T02:37:13.702-08:00The problem is, where do you draw the line on usin...The problem is, where do you draw the line on using Jewish midrash as a guide?<br /><br />https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s1Wa2N2WrlAC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=genesis+rabbah+24:6&source=bl&ots=sHvjrQ-OHK&sig=BKpL5z0FL5gOpj1sLwPmlxKc6RM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEMQ6AEwCWoVChMIruis8MDxyAIVS6ZyCh2wcQGd#v=onepage&q=genesis%20rabbah%2024%3A6&f=false<br /><br />What is the origin of the decision that demons cannot create or allusions to them attempting to create? <br /><br />See page 103<br /><br />the seven evil gods<br /><br />Vs the seven angels of first enoch?<br /><br />Much of the Jewish traditions quoted come from Babylon & it's mirroring & reworking such ideas is evident.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-34206050371717957582015-11-01T12:56:20.414-08:002015-11-01T12:56:20.414-08:00https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Lbv7gJ5lrFMC&a...https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Lbv7gJ5lrFMC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq="Exodus+Rabbah+10:7"&source=bl&ots=8mg6WthlUA&sig=p0kicliUmffHEZTh4pn_523ZPos&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMIyZDoyo3wyAIVQ0oUCh3Hpg1s#v=onepage&q=%22Exodus%20Rabbah%2010%3A7%22&f=falseDuncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-88104153900797297122015-10-31T08:53:43.775-07:002015-10-31T08:53:43.775-07:00Rashi's comment on Exod 8:15:
It is the finge...Rashi's comment on Exod 8:15:<br /><br />It is the finger of God: This plague is not through sorcery; it is from the Omnipresent. — [from Exod. Rabbah 10:7]Edgar Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-18715330787750032272015-10-28T03:08:42.914-07:002015-10-28T03:08:42.914-07:00This is interesting:-
https://dailydaf.files.word...This is interesting:-<br /><br />https://dailydaf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/the-etymology-of-totafot-rand.pdf<br /><br />And this from a rabbinical writing:-<br /><br />When the plagues were issued in Egypt, they were dealt through the finger of Hashem as the passuk says (Shemos 8:15),“It is the finger of Hashem.” Whereas at the sea, the plagues were issued by the hand of Hashem as it says (Shemos 14:31), “And Yisrael saw the great hand by which the Lord wrought against Egypt.” Thus, everyone is in agreement that in essence, the plagues were 10 in Egypt and 10 at the sea as the mishna says in Avos. Nonetheless, the 10 plagues at the sea were 5 times more severe than those issued in Egypt. This was due to the fact that the plagues in Egypt were dealt by the ‘finger’ of Hashem, whereas those at the sea were dealt by the ‘hand’ of Hashem. The hand has 5 fingers. Consequently, the plagues at the sea were 5 times as harsh.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-41603014926618279002015-10-27T09:48:43.303-07:002015-10-27T09:48:43.303-07:00They possibly understood the plague to be a manife...They possibly understood the plague to be a manifestation of divine power rather than being as result of magical powers stemming from a human. Some have connected Ex 8:19 with Jesus' use of the expression in Luke.<br /><br />http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/6120-fingerEdgar Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-81195198405313991362015-10-27T05:02:49.746-07:002015-10-27T05:02:49.746-07:00Exodus 8:19 “It is the finger of God!”
I wonder w...Exodus 8:19 “It is the finger of God!”<br /><br />I wonder what the priests meant when they said this?Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509064648619505383noreply@blogger.com