gedalia1 commented: It's a very good question you are asking. However, we must take into account that some of the fundamental ideas of Judaism were not necessarily there all the time. The basic ideas of the oneness of God is possibly one of these, despite the fact that it is so important for Judaism of the past at least 1000 years. Torah Judaism always believed in one God but not necessarily in that one God having complete control over everything in creation. It is clear from many midrashim and aggadot that the idea of angels having a will of their own was not anathema to early rabbinic Judaism. The Satan would fit right in there with the semi-independent will attributed to him. The only relic of this independence from God that has remained in Judaism is the freedom of the human will, an issue that has never been fully explained in Torah sources, to the best of my knowledge. If we have this power now, why is it so heretical if the Satan had/has a similar power? on Job: The Satan on 2017-08-04 13:54:13.835710