Angels
An angel enclothes a limited amount of G-d's power & serves to accomplish a mission. If G-d would be fully revealed, His creations would be completely nullified. Read more »
Angels are in the Heavens where G-d limits His revelation. Therefore, they questioned why G-d would create a physical being to whom He will to reveal Himself. Read more »
A person should strive to secure supporting angels for him/herself by following his/her Divine commandments. For Gentiles, these are the 7 Noahide Commandments. Read more »
How did the angels in Gen. 6:2 sin by taking beautiful women? A lessen is not to be judgmental of another unless you have been in his place with his challenges. Read more »
The story in Job 1:6 occurred on Rosh HaShanah. In this context the "sons of G-d" means the angels who give testimony about a person in G-d's Heavenly court. Read more »
Amelek is the spiritual source of the spiritual evil of the Seven evil nations: the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Girgshites, Jebusites & Rephaim. Read more »
In the 2 sides of creation there are angels of holiness & angels of unholiness. This situation in which G-d is concealed from us by unholy forces is temporary. Read more »
G-d may send an angel on a mission in this world. It's mission becomes it's life-force. So it doesn't have free will as to whether or not it will do its mission. Read more »
Angels don't have any inclination to rebel against the will of G-d, and they don't have a set of commandments that they have to follow. Read more »
When G-d elevates a nation to be most powerful, He accomplishes it by elevating the "guardian angel" of that nation, above all the other angels of the nations. Read more »
Esau's angel needed to be let go by Jacob by dawn, to return & recite praises to G-d. That is its spiritual side. Its materialism is to channel success to Edom. Read more »
P'niel is the name that Jacob gave to the place where he struggled with the angel of Esau. He also called it P'nuel, which has a different meaning. Read more »
In the angel's blessing to Jacob, it was forced to confirm that he was the rightful recipient of the blessing that Isaac had originally wished to give to Esau. Read more »
The Sages' knowledge of angelology was based on prophetic experiences and insights of special individuals. There were also Gentiles who interacted with angels. Read more »
There are many types and levels of spiritual (non-physical) beings. There are the ofan (wheels within wheels), chaya (four faces), seraf (fiery), sar (patron). Read more »
G-d assigns a "prince" ("sar" in Hebrew) angel over a nation. The "sar" of Edom was assigned from the outset to Esau. This is the angel that wrestled with Jacob. Read more »