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Originally Posted by TomHagen

b) According to Torah, no spiritual force opposes G‑d. This includes Satan, who is a spiritual entity that faithfully carries out its divinely assigned task of trying to seduce people to stumble. Satan is also identified with the Prosecutor above -- that's what the word Satan itself means: it's just Hebrew for prosecutor -- who levels charges against the guilty party who succumbs to its wily arguments. Look in the beginning chapter of the Book of Job and you'll see that clearly.

That's what I was trying to figure out. The beginning of Job makes much more sense when seen this way. I can see him as a prosecutor in the first chapter rather than an instigator. Or at least a debater.
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[TomHagen]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

That's what I was trying to figure out. The beginning of Job makes much more sense when seen this way. I can see him as a prosecutor in the first chapter rather than an instigator. Or at least a debater.
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You got it right on! No probs. Glad I could help!