(August 4, 2012 at 8:52 am)spockrates Wrote: The writer of Hebrews says it is impossible for God to lie. Ezekiel quotes God as saying he himself deceives. Are you thinking that deceiving is not the same as telling a lie?
No for the word in the Hebrew is: פתה pathah It tied to the concept of allowing one's self to be persuaded. In essence God allowed them to induldge their own vanity because of their sin.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexi...6601&t=KJV
Click on the Gesenius's Lexicon drop down for a more detailed explaination.
The Hebrew word that equates to the greek word found in Hebrews 6 (pseudomai) is: שָׁקַרshaqar It means to lie or to tell a falsehood as it's greek counter part found in Heb 6.
The website or 'reference material' you used to point out this supposed contradiction is compareing apples and oranges. If the bible was orginally written in english, you might have a case. but as these two passages were being only repersented by the english, one would have to be desperate to make a case, to take the english definations/understandings as the final word here.
