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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: "I make peace, and create evil" |
Bible Note: [Quote from Skrittt] "concerning the verse isaiah 45:7, notice that the word hebrew word being used there is Ra which refers to evil in the sense of destruction or situationally bad things (not morally bad things). Rasha is the hebrew word for moral evil, not ra. so the thing here is trnslation of the word in hebrew and the understanding of the word evil as it is used in this passage. the definition of evil as definied by webster: 1 a : morally reprehensible : SINFUL, WICKED, an evil impulse b : arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct, a man of evil reputation 2 a archaic : INFERIOR b : causing discomfort or repulsion : OFFENSIVE, an evil odor, c : DISAGREEABLE woke late and in an evil temper 3 a : causing harm : PERNICIOUS ,the evil institution of slavery, b : marked by misfortune : UNLUCKY pay attention to 2 and 3, for these are the definitions of evil being used in the isaiah passage. again, the hebrew word for evil used in the passage is Ra which refers to definitions 2 and 3 above. I must also state again that moral evil is not a thing that is created; it has always existed, just as moral good has always existed. both hinge on the existence of God. with no God, there would be no eternal reference point for either, making both obsolete. God is good, and what is not of God is evil." *******END QUOTE****** I'm sorry but I'm gonna need to disagree with you. The only thing that has always existed is God himself, there is no eternal existence of "moral good" and "moral evil". Since God is the only thing that is eternal then **ALL** "good" AND **ALL** "evil" came from him, by him, and the scripture says so. I'm sorry, but I don't think we can pick and choose the definitions that work best just because we don't want to believe them. I don't think it is fair to say "this isn't the interpretaion he ment". God is the pinnacle, he is above both "good" and "evil", and he is neither. He created both for a reason and I think it should be asked, why did God create "EVIL"? |