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the good, and the death and the evil.” This seems to imply that man has
free rein to choose good or evil.
Regarding the natural order of events, man has no free choice whatsoever.
He cannot decide when day will come, and what the weather will be. The
only thing in his control is his level of yirat Shamayim. He alone is
responsible for his spirituality. Chazal state, “All is in the hands of Heaven
except for the fear of Heaven.” For this reason, we are told, “Choose life.”
“These are the journeys of the Children of
Israel who went forth from the land of Egypt
according to their legions, under the hand of
Moshe and Aharon”
(Bamidbar 33:1)
“And the Egyptians were burying those among
them whom Hashem had struck, every
firstborn; and on their gods Hashem had
inflicted punishments”
(ibid. vs. 4) # 26347-EYAL-6
