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NASB | Genesis 6:6 The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 6:6 The LORD regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart. |
Bible Question: Since God knows all things (past and present), why was he sorry that he created us and then brought the flood? He would have known what we were going to do. Or is this just so that we can see how much God loves us by giving us another chance? |
Bible Answer: "He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. They have acted corruptly toward him; to their shame they are no longer his children, but a warped and crooked generation." (Deut 32:4,5) Notice that God did preserve 8 souls alive while destroying the wicked. (2 Peter 2:4-9) Searcher56 believes "God knows all things (past and present." I assume he, like most, would also include future. While realizing that God has the ability to look to the future and does so when needed to ensure that his will is accomplished, he never interferes with our free will. If God knew that he had created a man, Adam, that would sin and that this would result in all the murders, rapes, injustices, etc. that followed, Deut 32:4 would be a lie. No moral person would create and market a product that he knew would cause untold misery to millions. God has many awesome abilities that he uses in harmony with his perfect standards. To illustrate, suppose you had the most beautiful voice in the world. Would you therefore sing every word you wanted to communicate to others. Of course not, for this would detract from your other qualities - your wit, compassion, etc. So too with God, to choose to know every action that his creatures will take before they do, and even before creating them, would make him responsible, obviously detracting from his other qualities and abilities - perfect judge, loving father, and so on. If God knows what we are going to do before we do it, why does he plead for people to turn around and do what's right? (Eze 18:30-32) God said to Abraham: "Do not lay a hand on the boy,. Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son." Everything being done on the earth is clearly not God's will. Still some believe that God "takes us when it's our time.) The truth is revealed in verses like Psalm 55:23: "But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days." Many things taught as fundamental truths malign the true God and prevent students of the Bible from grasping the "solid food belonging to mature ones." Hope this helps you draw closer to God. (James 4:8) |