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3 Topics: God.
Thought. Idolatry.
9 Ultimate Conquest RABBI REUVEN MANN
How would have history transpired, had Moses entered Israel?
LETTERS
Reader’s questions addressed.
6 Jewish Privilege
14 A Good Man
RABBI MOSHE BEN-CHAIM
Reader’s question on last week’s issue regarding human equality.
DAVID ISRAEL
Sen. Jim Risch is standing between Biden’s $50M and Ramallah.
“There is only 1 good: knowledge. And only 1 evil: ignorance.” SOCRATES
LETTERS RABBI MOSHE BEN-CHAIM
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Does God Know Everything? READER: What is the meaning of the phrase, “…if not, I will know” (Gen. 18:20, 21)? It certainly can’t imply that God is anthropomorphically descending, without adequate knowledge of the situation! —Turk Hill RABBI: The full context is as follows: Now the Lord said [to Himself], “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, since Abraham is to become a great and populous nation and all the nations of the earth are to bless themselves by him? For I have singled him out, that he may instruct his children and his posterity to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is just and right, in order that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what He has promised him.” Then the Lord said [to Abraham], “The outrage of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is heavy. I will go down to see whether if according to their cry that has reached Me I will annihilate them, or not. I know.” (Gen. 18:17-21) (CONT. ON NEXT PAGE) WWW.MESORA.ORG JULY 9, 2021
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