Why does God expressly take credit for creating disabilities (Exodus 4:11)?

Question

If these are God's doing, then why does the evangelical church insist that disabilities are the result of the fall, or of Satan's work?

Answer 1

what kind of hellish person would say that disabled people are the result of satan's work? thats just ugly.

"These special souls remind us that true love doesn't need a reason. We often love others for what they give us -- we love our children because they are cute, smart, and high achievers; we love our spouse for the pleasure and contentment they give us; we love our parents because they care for us. This is love, but it is not pure.

When a child is born that will never achieve worldly success, cannot provide the usual source of pride for her parents, all extraneous reasons to love her fall away and what's left is the purest love that there can be. These children are lovable not because of what they do for you, and not because of what they will one day become, but simply because they are.

These pure souls remind us what love should be. Only such a pure and holy soul can elicit such a pure and holy emotion. We can only stand in awe of them, and the parents and friends who care for them. And we can only thank them all, for giving us a glimpse of what true love really means."

Answer 2

In what sense does Jehovah ‘appoint the speechless, the deaf, and the blind’? Although Jehovah has on occasion caused blindness and muteness, he is not responsible for every case of such disabilities. These are the result of inherited sin. (Job 14:4; Romans 5:12) Since God has allowed this situation to exist, however, he could speak of himself as ‘appointing’ the speechless, the deaf, and the blind.

Does this mean that God is to blame for all of those who suffer from various disabilities? No. This would be out of harmony with God’s personality. The Bible tells us: “Every creation of God is fine.” He is not to blame if someone is born blind, speechless, or deaf. He wants only what is good for his creation, for he is the Source of “every good gift and every perfect present.”

It was our first parents, Adam and Eve, who by their own choice rebelled against God and lost their perfection and therefore their ability to produce perfect children. (Genesis 3:1-6, 16, 19; Job 14:4) As their descendants married and had children, more and more imperfections, including physical defects, began to be manifest among humans. While Jehovah God did not cause this, he has allowed it to happen. Hence, he could speak of himself as ‘appointing’ the speechless, the deaf, and the blind.

This situation “cannot be made straight” by human efforts. Only by divine intervention will all the crookedness and futility in earthly affairs be removed.

He also promises to make “all things new.” (Rev. 21:5) It is his purpose that his heavenly Kingdom will soon restore health to those suffering from disabilities and will oversee the resurrection of the dead. That government will also eliminate the one whose ways are indeed crooked, Satan the Devil. What a blessing it will be for God-fearing people all over the earth when God’s time to set things straight arrives!

Answer 3

Coming to the realization of the difference between God and man. The ways God makes His strength and mercy known, most often through our awareness of our own mortality and human condition.

Answer 4

You really MUST read that verse again, carefully, and rightly divide the word. He is not saying that He makes them dumb or blind. but refreshes them. Read 4:10 and get the subject.