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NASB | Isaiah 45:7 The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 45:7 The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing peace and creating disaster; I am the LORD who does all these things. |
Subject: God cannot Create Moral Evil |
Bible Note: Please note the NASB translation which puts a different light on the verse. "Causing well-being and creating calamity" Evil in this verse is not referring to moral evil. This is supported by James 1:13 "... for God cannot be tempted with evil neither tempteth he any man(with evil). In Isaiah 45 God is emphasizing "I am the Lord and there is none else" He is in total control. In verse 9 he warns "those who strive with their Maker" and pictures them as clay in his hand. That he as there Creator can bring peace or calamity, it is his perogative, he is God. Robert |