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--- Quote from: muman613 on April 09, 2012, 07:22:04 PM ---You then explain angels as Math Physics and Laws?

See Mishneh Torah...

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I gave examples.

 And please explain what you highlighted-
" c) Creations which have form, but no matter at all; for example, the angels, for the angels do not possess bodies or corporeal being, but rather are forms which are separate from each other."

 We see these are not physical beings, but beings in the realm of thought. Each angel is its own seperate entity as is each individual thought and each law. Their are different categories of angels each revealing the brilliance of the creator and each giving praises to G-D on their level by revealing His Majesty.
 
See for example but one small example

muman613:
See the above section concerning how we know how Prophecy works. And how the prophecy of Moses differed from the later prophets.


--- Quote ---What is the difference between Moses' prophecy and that of all the other prophets? [Divine insight is bestowed upon] all the [other] prophets in a dream or vision. Moses, our teacher, would prophesy while standing awake, as [Numbers 7:89] states: "When Moses came into the Tent of Meeting to speak to Him, he heard the Voice speaking to him."

[Divine insight is bestowed upon] all the [other] prophets through the medium of an angel. Therefore, they perceive only metaphoric imagery and allegories. Moses, our teacher, [would prophesy] without the medium of an angel, as [Numbers 12:8] states: "Mouth to mouth I speak to him," and [Exodus 33:11] states: "And G-d spoke to Moses face to face." [Numbers 12:8] states: "He gazes upon the image of G-d" - i.e., there was no metaphor. Rather, he would perceive the matter in its fullness, without metaphor or allegory. The Torah testifies concerning him [Numbers 12:8]: ["I speak to him...] manifestly, without allegory." His appreciation of prophecy would not be through metaphor, but through open revelation, appreciating the matter in its fullness. All the [other] prophets are overawed, terrified, and confounded [by the revelations they experience], but Moses, our teacher, would not [respond in this manner], as [Exodus 33:11] relates: "[G-d spoke to Moses...] as a man speaks to a friend" - i.e., just as a person will not be awe-struck from hearing his friend's words, so, too, Moses' mental power was sufficient to comprehend the words of prophecy while he was standing in a composed state.

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Ephraim Ben Noach:
Thanks for posting the Rambam Dan!

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