Judaism- Nature Of G-d Flashcards

Question

Problem of evil and suffering

Answer 1

G-d created everything- therefore evil and suffering must be created by g-d also- which doesnt make sense if g-d is all loving, all-knowing anf all powerful - would be able to but unwilling to stop evil -BUT is transcendent Beyond human understanding and not bound by physical constrainst by world- many jews have faith that evil are part of g-d’s overarchging plan for humanity- ultimately humans will benefit

Answer 2

Some choose to be evil- leading to suffering As g-d i sloving and caring he gave humans commandments by which. To live- to prevent or limit suffering- thou shalt not kill If go against g-d’s commandmnents- guilty of sin and g-d punishes in afterlife

Answer 3

During and after shoah Nazi attempted genocide of all jews in euriope Caused many jews to ask what it meant to call themselves g-d’s ‘chosen people’ G-d did nothing to prevent rise of hitler and nazi persecution

Answer 4

Book of job- tanakh Book of jonah

Answer 5

Story of job rewarded by god with wealth and success -Angel called satan (not devil- evil and suffering)- suggested to god job only righteous because g-d’s good to him- job will curse g-d if he makes jobs life a misery -g-d accvepts satan;s challenge- allowiung jobs cattle and children to be killed- job still refuses to curse g-d- so g-d allows satan to afflict job with skin disease 0eventually g-d appears to job- asks imposing questions to show job how little he understands about god’ overall plan Job appreciates g-d’s ultimate power cannot be fully understood by humans -job never learned why he suffered- but eventually g-d restored his healthh and gave him double prosperity- more children

Answer 6

‘I know that thou canst do everthing, and that no purpose van be witholden from thee’ job 42:2

Answer 7

-although a prophet- jonah stubborn and disobedient to g-d J wanted g-d to destroy ninevites as jnown for wicked ways and they were enemies of israel- g-d’s chosen people -g-d told jonah to go to nineveh- did exact opposite and boarded ship to go in opposite direction Displeased g-d sent violent tempest nearly ripping boat in half- crew blamed jonah for storm and threw aboard and then storm stopped -jonah wanted to drown- g-d sent by fish to swalllow- when in stomach- jonah thanked and praised g-d for saving him -g-d caused fish to vomit on shore -jonah more ovedient- went to nineveh procliaming g-d’s displeasure- ninevites repented- g-d showed compassion and mercy -as a reward- g-d gave jonah vine to shade from sun- when jonah angry with g-d for showing compassion to ninevites and sparing them- g-d sent worm to wither vine

Answer 8

Many jews argues that it shows g-d’s will accomplishing his purposes- nothing we can do will prevent -g-d’s forgivness and compassion- even if wicked such as ninevites -must not question g-d- must accept his decisions and not just ones on our side