Thursday, 9 July 2015

parshanut torah comment - How angel's strength is determined?



וַיִּוָּתֵר יַעֲקֹב לְבַדּוֹ וַיֵּאָבֵק אִישׁ עִמּוֹ עַד עֲלוֹת הַשָּׁחַר׃
Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. (Gen 32.25)



We already learned that:




  1. Angels can look like ordinary people (Avraham's guests)

  2. Angels can have physical bodies, that weigh and one can clasp and wrestle with (Yaakov)


Yaakov's strength is known and limited, let's say he can bench 500 lb., but




  • How and by whom angel's strength is determined?




  • If it is fixed, the outcome should have been known, because wrestling is all about one's gross weight and strength, if it is variable - who controls it?







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