[Avodah] proofs of G-d

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From: "Marty Bluke" _marty.bluke at gmail.com_ (mailto:marty.bluke at gmail.com) 


>>An  interesting question that can be asked is how does bechira interact
with  hashgocha pratis

Imagine 2 people Reuven and Shimon. Last Rosh Hashana  Shimon was
granted life for the year. Now Reuven and Shimon get into an  argument
and Reuven wants to kill Shimon. Can he kill him?  <<
 
>>>>

No, he cannot.  Hakol b'yedei Shomayim chutz miyir'as  Shomayim.  You can 
decide to do good, or decide to do evil, but whether  your plans succeed or not 
is not in your hands.  "Utzu eitza vesufar, dabru  davar velo yakum..."
 
Now if you are determined to be evil--if your goal in life is to be  a 
murderer, for example--then Hashgacha will use you as its agent when there is  a 
Heavenly decree against someone who has been sentenced to be  murdered.  
Megalgalin chov al y'dei chayav.  And since you  /volunteered/ to be a murderer, you 
will be punished for your act, and cannot go  crying to the Judge, "But I was 
only Your agent, You decreed that he should  die!"  That's why our enemies can 
be punished for what they do to us--they  are volunteers.  They didn't have to 
volunteer.



--Toby  Katz
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