God said "I will destroy man; both man and best, and the creeping thing, and the fowls."?

Question

Sure, God was angry and remorseful and enraged, but why destroy the animals and birds, too? What did they do wrong?

C'mon church people, tell us a little about your Old Testament God. He did collective punishment as distinct from individual punishment, plus he was about to kill the birds too. What's up with that?

If you don't know your Bible, read Genesis chapter six.

Answer 1

The main difference between the old and new testaments is that in the old testament it was god that killed every thing in sight, and in the new testament he left that part to his worshipers. If you don't believe that, just look at the history of the Catholic church.

Answer 2

God put man in dominion of the things of this earth. He made this world as a home for us. When man messed up, he did it for the whole world. Animals and birds have no soul they are here and gone. He created them. What difference did it make if they died that day or a lifetime later?
The ones that matter are the Humans. If they die today lost or in twenty years having found the way, there is a difference and God would rather wait. If they will die in 60 years still lost, it makes no difference. God is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand it. He is patient, not willing that any of us should perish, but that all of us would come to repentance.

We can not even begin to imagine how insignificantly tiny we are compared to God. Our brains are smaller than a single atom compared to His. We have nothing and are nothing apart from what He has given to us. We cannot begin to understand Him and we definitely have no right to judge Him. We are His creations and He wants us to be His children. He loves us, but He will not make us love Him. But our choice determines where we will go, Where he rules and all is well and good, or where the consequences of separation from Him have taken their toll and all is lonely, evil, embittered, hateful, etc. (meanwhile, by then one will know the truth and it will be too late).

If you are still thinking about the last time God destroyed the earth, think about whether you would have gotten on the ark. Noah preached for over 100 years, telling them to repent, and warning of the flood to come, yet no one joined him and his family on the ark. GOD WILL DESTROY THE EARTH AGAIN -- NEXT TIME WITH FIRE. The "ark", the One who can save this time, saves not only your body, but your soul. He has sent people to tell you that He is coming again. Some may have even begged you to come into Him so that you may be saved. Now it is up to you. If you don't know where to start, get a Bible and start reading it (Read all of it, think about it and what it means, and how you can apply it to your life). I would start in the New Testament, a lot of people start with John. Pray and ask God to reveal the truth to you, find a church that teaches the Bible as the Divinely inspired Word of God (If they don't believe the whole Bible, go somewhere else - many churches that don't will be glad to use that as a selling point to the skeptics). The Bible makes it clear, but incase you missed it, you need to REPENT of your sins and ask for His forgiveness. Get on board before it is too late, Remember the people in Noah's day had until the door closed to change their minds, and then it was too late.

Answer 3

Actually this is a common misconception. The point of the matter is that the figure of speech of an idion is used. The idiom of permission. God is used as having said he will do these things, but in reality the Adversary (satan) did them. God 'allowed' them because the adversary had the legal right since Adam conferred dominion of the earth to him.
John 10:10 states that the thief (figure of speech for the devil) cometh not but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.

So God wasn't angry, the adversary was. He wanted to stop the christ line so he tried to destroy all living things. But God saved what he could. Otherwise, wouldn't you think it bit strange that God had noah save certain animals before destroying the rest? Seems a waste of time and sounds like a god who can't make up his mind.
Truth is, the OTHER God, the God of this world is the one that did those things.

Answer 4

Because they were "polluted" and used for unnatural purposes by the Watchers. The group of angels in Genesis 6:1-4 were mating with women and 200 species of animals. That's correct, 200 species of animals. This was creating creatures "not of God's creation." Meaning part "human looking angels and part animals" that were eternal. Meaning they would live forever physically "until killed." They were mortal in body, but would never die unless killed or in an accident. Then their souls would survive their deaths, because they were part-angel. This too disgusted God, and he would allow NONE of this filth into Heaven, blocking them out and forcing them to live on Earth and yearn for physical bodies. The pollution of the animals was probably the worst for him, and it created 200 new species that he had no part in creating. (Think the Egyptian Gods, part person, part animal). This is why he wanted to destroy everything that had been polluted on earth, saving only Noah and his family and 2 (only 2) of each animals. So that HE could pick the pure ones out.

Genesis 6:1-4

The Book of Enoch
http://www.heaven.net.nz/writings/enoch.htm

Answer 5

Animals weren't give the same promise of life we humans were. We were supposed to rule over the animals and the angles over us and God over all things. We kind of messed things up for the animals (Romans 8:22) b/c through our sin the natural balance of things was throw off...at least this is my interpretation.

Answer 6

There is most certainly collective punishment. There is also an individual judgment. This life is not all that important in the overall scheme of things. Is this not clearly outlined in many books in the Bible?

Answer 7

Once sin entered into the world, "everything" was corrupt-not just man. The plants, animals, water, and weather. Do you think a grizzly bear will kill you just because he is hungry? He could eat grass! Everything is perverted.

Answer 8

Because the guy(s) who wrote Genesis and imagined an angry god went a little overboard to impress. It never fails to amuse me how Christians manage to say "You will experience God's wrath, and he loves you" all in one breath.

Answer 9

Didnt God made them? then he will destroy them simple as that,,,,its for the balance of the nature,,,the ecosystem or what ever you call it..........

Answer 10

God did not create man for beast but beast for man. Without man what purpose is there in the beast? Without God what purpose is there for man?