Exodus 1:15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 16 And he said, When you do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then you shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive…. When Pharaoh commanded the male Hebrew babies to be disposed of, was he taking any kind of drugs and was he hearing voices in his head, and if so, did the prince of darkness bypass his freedom of choice, and force him to do what he did? Was Hitler on medications, and did he also hear voices inside his head? This raises an even greater, and far more important question.
If persons claim that the commanding voices made them do what they did, against their will, who should ultimately be held responsible, the person in question, or the prince of darkness, or the drug company? As we dig deeper into the ramifications of the plea of insanity, commanding voices, the effect of drugs and the consequent verdicts of innocence, we have to ask ourselves could the devil force persons to sin against their will, after intruding a sinful suggestion into their minds.
Let’s say David heard a commanding voice inside his head, telling him that he must sleep with Bathsheba or else, would he still have a choice in the matter, or is he bound in an iron destiny, from which he cannot escape? It may be that The Lord, through angelic agencies, stopped the Clancy trial in its tracks, lest we board a runaway train, headed for never land, as far as the issue of personal responsibility and the freedom of choice goes. So, here’s the first question in precis form, that needs to be addressed:
Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore, choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!