Reply To: A word on judging Judgement

So if the above is true, my next question is does the yetzer hara have full control over evil, and gd “stays out of it”? I have a hard time believing that gd could stay out of anything since he is everything.

That’s a wonderful point. There are different mechanisms at play. The substance of the universe is Maamar Hashem. The ability for evil to be played out is set up by Hashem as well. Evil itself is messing with good. It is not an existence all its own. Just like a lie is about true components applied wrongly. I can only lie with a true type of act about a true person. Otherwise, it is a double negative.

Chazal say that when Hashem said that the world was Tov Me’od it was referring to the Yetzer Hara. The invention of a Yetzer Hara is a great one. Following his advice is not great. Man committed the evil.

The bulk of Daas Tevunos focuses on explaining the role of evil. He takes it further than being a reason for reward. It will eventually serve to contrast the true and everlasting good.