Judaism does not believe in the free will of angels. What is the
scriptural evidence for that and since when has such belief been
held within the Jewish community? |show 1 more comment| I
believe the idea that angels do not have free will comes from a
medieval understanding of what the gemora means that an angel
can only have 1 task. (Mesechet Baba Metziah 86b) There are
numerous statements in midrash and gemora that an angel can only
do one thing. They have one single mission. When angels appear
to have more than one mission, Chazal discuss and find ways to
explain it. (Mesechet Baba Metziah 86b) The question arises
then, if an angel can only have a single task, does that mean it
has free will or not? This is a question addressed by the
Rishonim, and is really more of a philosophy question regarding
the nature of free will, than it is a theological question
regarding the nature of angels. When Moshe Rabeinu went up to
receive the Torah, the angels wanted it for themselves, so Moshe
replied to them "do you ha