Just as a human head of state confers with his cabinet before issuing a decree or enacting a law, so does Hashem “take counsel” with His angels. When Hashem said, “Let us make man,” He was addressing His ministering angels, He was soliciting their “opinion” in the matter. The Midrash describes the following discussion that went on in Heaven: Some angels were opposed to Adam’s creation, while others were in favor. The middah, characteristic, of chesed, kindness, affirmed, “Let him be created,” because he will perform acts of kindness. The middah of emes, truth, stood in opposition. It protested, “He…
