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Contextual argument: peace (shalom) vs. calamity is the correct contrast, not peace vs. moral evil

Did God Create Evil？ A Misunderstood Bible Verse： Isaiah 45_7 00:07:35 – 00:09:06

Mike moves from lexical analysis to contextual/structural analysis of the verse

Isaiah 45:7 presents paired contrasts: light/darkness, and peace/evil. The Hebrew word for peace is shalom. The natural contrast to shalom is not moral evil but rather distress, war, calamity, or troubled times. This structural observation reinforces the lexical conclusion that ra here means calamity, not moral evil.
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Did God Create Evil？ A Misunderstood Bible Verse： Isaiah 45_7 @ 00:07:35

2019-07-03

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