why did god kill so many people in the flood?

Question

i know i've heard they were wicked, but wouldn't there have been children around? seems a bit of an overeaction. if he got all the animals to noah's ark and back, couldn't he have gotten all the kids there too?

Answer 1

Because he was evil beyond comprehension.

Answer 2

Good question, I have the answer for you from the original text:
(I warn you this is not taught in the churches):

Noah was a preacher, who preached against something really bad that was going on: Angelic beings had left their habitation in Heaven, and come to earth to seduce human women. You can read of these Angels in the only Chapter of the Book of Jude.
Women were marrying these Angels, and Children were being born of the unions. The offspring were called "geba".
They really wanted Noahs daughters to participate, but Noah wouldn't allow it, of course. The reason they esspecially wanted Noahs daughters was because these Angels were sent by the direction of Satan, and this was to be satans second attempt in this flesh age to pollute the pure line of lineage, where down the generations, womb-to-womb, would come the Christ.
This is why it tells you that they "were giving and taking in marriage right up until they boarded the Ark". This is who they were giving and taking in marriage to.
God brought on the flood to destroy the influx of these hybrids. The flood was brought on to the world of the ungodly, and its a discussion between scholars as to whether it was actually world-wide, or just in the area where these "geba" were. I personally think it was not the entire earth, as scientific studies seem to support that.
Anyway, The Angels are awaiting death for doing this, and that will occur at the moment that Christ returns.
The flood was absolutely necessary, and keep in mind that these were not innocent babies being born. And the war is on................

Answer 3

It's a strange story. I bet a rabbi could answer your questions pretty well. They study each detail of the Bible, and can explain it better than most people.

Apparently the whole world was very wicked, including the children ... maybe even including animals! I think the Bible says God was actually sorry He had created the world that turned out that way!

Somewhat related is the story of Sodom and Gamorrah. God wanted to annihilate both cities, and Abraham argues with God, trying to get God to be more lenient. But Abraham lost the argument.

Also somewhat related is the story of the Golden Calf, and Moses. God was so mad about the Golden Calf, He wanted to destroy ALL the Israelites except Moses. Moses talked it over with Him, and God decided not to kill all of them.

I think studying the Bible is really interesting. You gotta admit, it's a very important book. Why not find out what the stories of the Bible really mean?

You can understand it without necessarily agreeing with it.

Answer 4

Here's how the story goes...

Genesis 6:5-7 (New International Version)
5 The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. 7 So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth..."

I think your main concern is what happened to the children. God holds the parents responsible for their children so sadly because of the wickedness of the parents, the children also died.

Answer 5

I don't know. but did you know that Noah's grandpa (Methuselah - the oldest persons to ever live, 969years old) also perished in the flood? why would God kill the grandpa of the only man he had favor with? also how can anyone believe that people used to live to be 500, 600, or even 900 years old? that is just crazy talk.

Answer 6

The people were warned; the Bible tells us that Noah was a preacher of righteousness. - 2 Peter 2:5.

Although the people were warned, they were busy with the daily affairs of life, and so took no note of the warning until the flood came and swept them all away. - Matthew 24:37-39.

Kind of reminds me of our day, with Jehovah's Christian Witnesses warning people of the events that are soon to transpire, but the people ridicule and take no note. Of course this is to be expected, as 2 Peter 3:3, 4 says: "For you know this first, that in the last days there will come ridiculers with their ridicule, proceeding according to their own desires and saying: “Where is this promised presence of his? Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep in death, all things are continuing exactly as from creation’s beginning.”

Answer 7

One would think so. Unfortunately, god doesn't seem to like kids. He wiped out Sodom and Gomorrah without saving them and in Egypt he purposely slaughtered them.

Thankfully god and the flood are both myths. If the god as described in the bible actually existed, it would be more honourable, ethical, moral, and heroic to burn rather than worship such a warped being.

Answer 8

Well, if you really wanna know...

The flood happened mostly in the Tigress and Euphrates valleys. Noah was really a Sumerian King who built a boat to hold all of his valuables. But for whatever reason, the story spread into Greece and down into Israel.

Answer 9

"God" did not kill all of those people. The flood was meant to illustrate the power of mother nature, something which God lost control over when free will was presented to man in the Bible.

Answer 10

It would have taken too much effort and consideration to select the non-evil doers. The more I read about this God dude, the more I think he was lazy, grumpy and just kind of half-assing the whole thing...

Answer 11

Because they just needed killing. And who exactly was going to raise all of those kids after the flood?