"Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though [a] every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.
"As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night
will never cease."
2007-07-03 11:06:42 · 11 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As a person who studied English literature for 4 years in college, I tend to do a lot of "close" reading.. this passage, in my opinion, has a regretful tone. Otherwise, why would he make such a covenant? Why not use another flood today to rid the world of all the Chris Benoits?
2007-07-03 11:27:22 · update #1
Genesis 6:6, 7 states that “Jehovah felt regrets that he had made men in the earth, and he felt hurt at his heart,” their wickedness being so great that God determined he would wipe them off the surface of the ground by means of the global Flood.
This cannot mean that God felt regret in the sense of having made a mistake in his work of creation, for “perfect is his activity.” (De 32:4, 5)
Regret is the opposite of pleasurable satisfaction and rejoicing.
Hence, it must be that God regretted that after he had created mankind, their conduct became so evil that he now found himself obliged (and justly so) to destroy all mankind with the exception of Noah and his family. For God ‘takes no delight in the death of the wicked.’—Eze 33:11.
2007-07-03 17:52:19 · answer #1 · answered by keiichi 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think God felt regret for the flooding and death of those who refused to enter his place of safety.
He spoke of all living things which also included the animals. God would not see the need to destroy them again as he did then.
This story I believe is true and what God did was justified because mans hearts were so far from him.-Jer 17:9,10. They were forewarned for 120 years and had ample time to turn to him and do right.
Revelation 11:18 speaks of another time when he will destroy those who lack faith and refuse to know his ways. God made a covenant with Noah and promised that he will not destroy the earth in such a way again as shown by verse 22, as his original purpose for the earth has never changed.-Isa 65:17; Ecc 1:4
2007-07-03 14:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by Marina 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The god of the OT replaced right into a poor and jealous god who could f- you up in case you crossed him. His character saved changing, however, tremendously after the Babylon Captivity while different gods have been banned (they have been welcome up till then) and the Hebrews stopped asserting any call for him (Elohim, Yahweh, Jehovah) calling him instead Adonai - Lord. I in no way understood how he enjoyed introduction yet then destroyed it. do no longer overlook, however, that a minimum of three 'faculties' wrote the OT, and the flood replaced into already interior the memories from Mesopotamia, alongside with Gilgamesh, so somebody could have felt obliged to comprise it later.. He in no way apologized, the two, Anna, however he did bypass away the rainbow as a mark of the contract that he does not use water to smash introduction back. Gen 9: 12-17
2016-10-19 02:00:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't an apology, and when I read this passage in Genesis 9, I don't see the word regret or anything simiar to it, nor do I get the impression of regret. This was a covenant that God made to Noah, it wasn't some sort of apology. God is God, he does whatever he wants, so why would he feel regret. Just think about it.
2007-07-03 11:21:32 · answer #4 · answered by dlorey13 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Since God allowed man to choose evil and man did choose it, logically God would be somewhat sorrowful as a result. This power of choice, while perhaps allowing God the possibility of being sorrowful, did not impeed his perfection, for without such choice how would God be worshipped? His net attitude however could not have been sorrow, as he had always known how he would rescue them from evil, through the sacrifice of his only begotten Son (Genesis 3:15). Though his righteous decree of death upon a rebellious people caused him some grief, this was outweighed by his joy in the foreknowledge of their salvation through his Son, Jesus Christ.
2007-07-03 22:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by w2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 And God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky be gathered into one place so dry ground may appear." And so it was. 10 God named the dry ground "land" and the water "seas." And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, "Let the land burst forth with every sort of grass and seed-bearing plant. And let there be trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. The seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And so it was. 12 The land was filled with seed-bearing plants and trees, and their seeds produced plants and trees of like kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 This all happened on the third day.
God Saw that it was good.
2007-07-03 11:14:38 · answer #6 · answered by easyericlife 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That was not a regret. That was a covenant. Because He is outside of time, He can say such a thing and fulfill it... correct?
Spirit Princess - Nailed it before I did. Well done.
2007-07-03 11:11:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Where do u see anyting about regret? God wasn't expressing regret, but making a covenant with Noah.
2007-07-03 11:10:24 · answer #8 · answered by Y!A P0int5 Wh0r3 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Where does the word "regret" appear in that text? I missed something.
2007-07-03 11:14:28 · answer #9 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
simple answer...because of what the fallen did and their offspring/giants...God had to destroy much of the earth to get rid of them.
2007-07-03 11:10:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋