Bible Question:
In Genesis 6:6 The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the Lord said, " I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth - men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air - for I am greived that I have made them." Why was God upset with the animals? What did they do to incur His wrath? |
Bible Answer: Chynna, God did see fit to provide for the preservation and propagation of the animal kingdom through the instrument of Noah's ark. I am keenly aware that this may not fully answer your question about why all the other animals perished except the pairs (seven of some) of animals that rode out the flood in the safety of the ark. God makes it clear, however, why he destroyed all mankind except Noah and his family. There are two things that may be said of God: (1) He is sovereign: He is in total, absolute, and final control of His creation. (2) He is transcendent: Nothing can be compared to the Mighty God, nothing surpasses Him, including our human reason. --Hank |