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The Satan came to Noach and offered to help him in planting a vineyard.
He thereby proceeded to slaughter a sheep, lion, and pig. Why did Noach
agree to the Satan’s proposition and let him continue to drench the tender
seedling with their life’s blood?
Noach considered planting a vine and drinking its wine because he was
fooled by the masked Angel at work, not realizing that it was the guile of
the Satan, in the guise of his feelings and thoughts on the matter, which
urged him on. His thoughts turned to the tranquillizing properties of wine
and his feelings generated desire, as they were fueled by the Satan’s
devious incitement. This is how the Satan influences us to sin.
“And Shem and Yefet took the garment on their
shoulders and they walked backwards and
covered the nakedness of their father”
(Bereishit 9:23)
