Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on September 29, 2015

THE TALMUD: DEMONS & MAGICK

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night." Psalms 1:1-2

In his book "On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism," the well-respected Gershom Scholem gives some insight into the subliminal process through which mystics of all religions use Scripture to justify their aberrant exegesis of Scripture:

Talmudic Magic

The Talmud encompasses specific teachings involving demonology, legends and myths. Regarding demonology in Europe, author and historian, Nesta Webster wrote of the preoccupation of the Talmudic rabbis with demons.

"The origination of this letter is unknown, but it brings good luck to everyone who passes it on. Just forward it to five of your friends to whom you wish good luck. You will see that something good happens to you four MINUTES from now if the chain is not broken. You will receive good luck in four minutes"

Talmudic Demonology

The respected Jewish scholar, Gershom Scholem, provides this false teaching on demons according to the Talmud and the Zohar:

2 Timothy 1:7

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love and of a sound mind."

When studying the various teachings in the Talmud about demons, one immediately discovers references to the name Lilith. This is significant because today, the New Age movement speaks of "Lilith rising."

The previous information regarding the Sabbath, Agrath, the daughter of Ma'hlath, and the demons are connected to Lilith in the Talmud, Midrash and Zohar.

Lilith is equated with a "first Eve", the feminine dark side of the divine and goddesses such as Isis, Astarte, the Black Madonna or Queen of Demons and other false gods. The myth of Lilith is a gnostic perversion of the Biblical account of Creation and Adam and Eve.

The Jewish, "LILITH Magazine", featured "All you ever Wanted to Know about Lilith", which was originally printed in their premier issue in the fall of 1976, and provides this insight to the identity of Lilith.

"The first available version of the Creation story which associates the name Lilith with a "first Eve" is included in the Alphabet of Ben-Sira , a work probably written sometime in the Gaonic period (600-1000 C.E.). This account merges into two separate and distinct traditions-that of the Lilith of the Talmud and that of the "first Eve" of the midrash (legends)." 20.

Lilith in the NIV?

It is curious how Lilith materialized in the Talmud, since there is no record of her in the Torah. "LILITH Magazine" states:

From the web site, "Lilith and the Talmud," we learned that Lilith and related topics are covered in sections of The Babylonian Talmud:

"Rabba bar bar Hana said, " I once saw Hormin, a son of Lilith, running on the battlements of Mahoza. When the demonic government heard of it, they killed him [for showing himself]." 26.

Talmudic Bestiality

The Babylonian Talmud, the accepted and preferred version, further teaches that Adam committed bestiality.

The Talmud further promotes such uncleanness through obscene teachings regarding bestiality and sex with children!

Makhlath and Agrath

Angelo Rappoport in,"The Story of Lilith" from Ancient Israel: Myths and Legends, shows the relationship of Makhlath and Agrath to Lilith and the Sabbath, mentioned previously.

Lilith & Creation

The Midrash, promoted by leaders in the Hebraic Roots movement, associates the concept of Lilith with the 'First Eve.'

"Lilith is thus a female night demon, and is also known under the name of Meyalleleth or the howling one. 2." 36.

Adam the Bisexual?

"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter." Isaiah 5:20

According to author Judy Weinberg, the Talmud, Midrash and Zohar present Adam as an hermaphrodite or bisexual:

Controversies over the superiority of Lilith vs. the other demons seem to consume the intellectual and spiritual capacities of these Jewish scholars.

Ancient Wisdom

Some might suggest that these teachings are ancient, outdated and no longer apply. However, it is exactly these sources of teaching--the Talmud, Midrash, the Mishnah --the Oral teachings of the Sages--which we are encouraged to study to find understanding of our Hebrew Roots.

Avi ben Mordechai confuses the oral traditions with the Gospel:

There are many connections between the Talmud, Midrash, Mishna and the Kabbalah. Some have suggested that the Kabbalah is simply a facet of otherwise positive Jewish mysticism that is totally misunderstood by Christians, and that these teachings are not occult. Other Hebriac Roots teachers deny the connections while they promote Kabbalism. An Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts offered by Messengers of Messiah and promoted by Larry Rowland claims to contain "the essential teachings of Judaism." The unsuspecting reader is then informed by the encyclopedia's Introduction that those teachings include The Apocrypha and the Kabbalah.

Adolphe Franck, in his La Kabbale, "does not hesitate to describe it as "the heart and life of Judaism5" 50.

Footnotes

1. Gershom Scholem, On The Kabbalah and Its Symbolism, p.33, Schocken Books, New York, 1996,1965. 2. http://baptist1.com/judaism/kabbalah.htm 3. Harry Gersh "The Sacred Books of the Jews," http://marlowe.wimsey.com/rshand/streams/thera/canaan.html 4. James Trimm, The Society for the Advancement of Nazarene Judaism: http://www.nazarene.net 5. Daniel C. Matt, The Essential Kabbalah, Harper Collins, 1996, p. 7,8,11. 6. Talmud, treatise Berakhoth, folio 6; as Cited in Nesta H.Webster, p. 80, Secret Societies and Subversive Movements" Omni Publications, Eighth edition, 1964. 7. Talmud, treatise Hullin, folios 143,144; as Cited in Webster, Ibid. p. 80. 8. Michael A. Hoffman II & Alan R. Critchley, The Campaign for Radical Truth in History; http://www.hoffman-info.com 9. Hermann L. Strack, The Jews and Human Sacrifice, Eng. Trans. pp. 140,141 (1900) as Cited in Webster, op. cit., p. 82. 10. (2). Hastings' Encyclopdia, article on Teutonic Magic by F. Hlsig.; 3. Talmud, tract Sabbath; as Cited in Webster, Ibid., p. 82. 11. Michael A. Hoffman II & Alan R. Critchley, op. cit. 12. Ibid. 13. Gershom Scholem, "On The Kabbalah And Its Symbolism," p.154, Schocken Books, 1965/1996 14. Hastings' Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, article on Jewish Magic by M. Gaster as Cited in Webster, op. cit., p. 80-81. 15. As Cited in Webster; Ibid., p. 81. 16. Footnote: 2. Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch Cult in Western Europe, and Jules Garinet, Historie de la Magie en France, p. 163 (1818) ; 3. Hastings' Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, article on Jewish Magic by M. Gaster. As Cited in Webster; Ibid., p. 81. 17. Webster, Ibid.p.80. 18. Judy Weinberg, "All you ever Wanted to Know about Lilith", "LILITH Magazine" original printed Fall of 1976. ; http://www.lilithmag.com/resources/lilithsources.shtml 19. Ibid. 20. Ibid. 21. Ibid. 22. Ibid. 23. Lilith in the Talmud; "Talmud citations are informed by the translations of I. Epstein. (The Babylonian Talmud .. London: Socino Press, 1978) and Raphael Patai, Patai81,pp.184f.). Cited on: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~humm/Topics/Lilith/talmud.html. 24. Ibid. 25. Ibid. 26. Ibid. 27. Michael A. Hoffman II & Alan R. Critchley, op. cit. 28. Ibid. 29. Ibid. 30. Ibid. 31. Ibid. 32. 4. Pesachim,112b; Numbers Rabba, 12; 5. Yalkut Chadash, s.v. Keshaphim, No.56.; Angelo Rappoport, The Story of Lilith from Ancient Isael: Myths and Legends; http://www.cjnetworks.com/~lilitu/lilith/rappoport.html 33. 6. Pesachim, 112b., Rappaport, Ibid. 34. Lilith Magazine, op.cit., http://www.lilithmag.com/resources/lilithsources.shtml 35. Rappoport, op. cit., http://www.cjnetworks.com/~lilitu/lilith/rappoport.html 36. Alphabetum Siracidis (Sepher Ben Sira), edit. Steinschneider, 1858. See on Lilith. Gaster, in Monatsschrift fuer Gesch. u. Wissenschaft d. Judent., Vol. XXIX (1880), pp. 553-555. 3. Elia Levita, Tishbi s.v. Lilith.; As Cited, Ibid. 37. Lilith Magazine, Ibid., http://www.lilithmag.com/resources/lilithsources.shtml 38. Ibid. 39. Ibid. 40. Ibid. 41. Avi ben Mordechai, Halacha, http://www.millenium7000.com/halacha.htm 42. Jacob Prasch; Explaining the Midrash; http://www.cw.co.za/moriel/midrash.html 43. Peter Michas, http://www.ez/com/~peterm/HB.GK.RF.HTML 44. Michael A. Hoffman II & Alan R. Critchley, op. cit. 45. Ibid. 46. Ibid. 47. "Larry G. Rowland"; uJEWI7: (fr. Larry R) The Kabbalah 4-15-98; 48. "Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts," Ibid. 49. Jewish Encyclopdia, article on Cabala; as Cited in Nesta H. Webster, op.cit.,p. 9. 50. Adolphe Franck, La Kabbale,p. 288; as Cited Ibid. p. 9. 51. P. Vulliaud, La Kabbale Juive: histoire et doctrine, I. 256, quoting Greenstone, The Messiah Idea, p. 229; as Cited in Webster, Ibid. p. 9. 52. Connie Spillman, phone conversation 2/1/99 withGreat Books Foundation, 1-800-222-5870.

See the original post:
The Talmud, Demonology & Magic

Category: Talmud
Tags: