It seems strange to me as a young Christian for a few reasons. When God wills the death of a man, he often strengthens the hand of their enemies, sometimes sends angels to cut them down, occassionaly he kills directly through terrible miracles. The spirit he sends sows treachery amongst the men and what springs to mind is the things which are an abomination to the Lord in Proverbs 6:19 "…and a person who stirs up conflict in the community."
The next confusion is with "evil spirit". The consensus seems to be that it is quite literal, a demon. Are not the two chief essences of evil malice(outside of divine justice, in an individual) and disobedience of God’s will?
Is God in the habit of commanding evil spirits??
I could not find much insight in a few commentaries. Could not find Calvin nor Aquinas on judges, Haydock did not have much insight, and even Augustine seemed puzzled, by both what is writte and potential scribal errors. He does not seem to take a strong stance on the matter and its seemingly big theological implications. (Maybe the issue is addressed in his other works?)
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