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There is a group of people that say one of the times the covenant is used it is speaking of a deal with the devil. 106 times the covenant is used.

2006-10-16 15:09:53 · 6 answers · asked by soccergarysw 3 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.

The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of Gods plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.

Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.

Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.

Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It’s meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.

Love and blessings
don

2006-10-19 16:17:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

God's covenants:

Edenic Covenant
Adamic Covenant
Noahic Covenant
Abrahamic Covenant
Mosaic Covenant
Palestinian Covenant
Davidic Covenant
New Covenant

Nope. No Satanic Covenant.

2006-10-16 22:18:08 · answer #2 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0 0

Both are God's. The difference:

Old testament is based on laws

God saw the problem with this in that the law doesnt cover the spirit of what was meant.

So....

We have a new testament, where god writes his laws in our hear(Concience)so that we now automaticall if somethings wrong or right; becuase if it's wrong, our spirit will convict us about it.

2006-10-16 22:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 0 0

if you actually read the 106 times and haven't answered that question, you won't get it.

covenant is a promise that God will strive with man as long as man strives with God. man can't keep his side because he's man. God plays parent and eventually forgives.

2006-10-16 22:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by firechap20 6 · 0 0

until Moses started monotheism (one god) the Jewish people and their God referred to a dual divinity. Yahweh and Jehovah by the people and plural by the God( we, let us).
No to the idea of a deal with the devil.
A promise to all things that were made by the Creator.

2006-10-16 22:18:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

only if you think satan is a god

2006-10-16 22:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by god_of_the_accursed 6 · 0 0

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