Why is a distressing spirit said to be from God?
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1 Samuel 16 reads:
> 14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing
> spirit from the Lord troubled him. 15 And Saul’s servants said to him,
> “Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you. 16 Let our
> master now command your servants, who are before you, to seek out a
> man who is a skillful player on the harp. And it shall be that he will
> play it with his hand when the distressing spirit from God is upon
> you, and you shall be well.”
and:
> 23 And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that
> David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would
> become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart
> from him.
Why is the distressing spirit said to be from God, as God is good?
EDIT: This C.SE question addresses the question "How can a Wholly Good God Deliberately Create Evil?" In this question I am looking for the reason why the distressing spirit is addressed to God, and not, for example, to satan.
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Jan 14, 2014, 09:28 AM
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