If God is omniscient, why did He interrogate Adam and Eve?

Question

cf. Genesis 3:9 etc

Answer 1

One of many Biblical contradictions.

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Notice I answered before any "believer".

Answer 2

God did not interrogate Adam and Eve. It was one of the seraphic ministers, an angel who's name is Solonia, The Voice of the Garden.

The answers to all your questions about Adam and Eve can be found in the book Adam and Eve - A Tragic Love Story. This is a serious and scholarly work and I highly recommend it. Good luck.

http://www.amazon.com/Adam-Eve-Tragic-Love-Story/dp/0741432722/ref=sr_1_2/102-0419998-2917730?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188671746&sr=1-2

Answer 3

Gosh! Why do people always go, "SEE! The Bible isn't true."(not you, some of the other answers) Obviously God knew what they did. He was giving them a chance to confess what they did. But instead they hid their sin, and then when confronted about it, they blamed one another. Things might have been different if they would have said, "I'm sorry Lord. I did what you told you me not to do. The serpent told me I could be like you, and I thought maybe you weren't being honest with us. I can see I was wrong. I have no excuse. Can you forgive me?"
There might have been a different outcome if they would have fessed up and apologized. All of God's actions are righteous and based on love. So like I said, He did know, He was letting them realize what a detriment sin is.

Answer 4

If I know that my son stole a cookie (perhaps because I see the crumbs on his face or because he's hiding it behind his back), why do I ask him if it stole the cookie?

Simple, because I want HIM to confess! God knew exactly what they had done just as I know that my son has done something wrong when he hides from me...God asked them "where are you" the same way I ask my son to come out of a hiding place to face me. God had the added benefit of knowing exactly what they had done since hiding was a clear indication that they now had "knowledge of evil"...but again he wanted them to admit what they had done!

With my son, when I've made the mistake of pulling him out of a hiding place and handing out a punishment, he invariably responds with some variation of "that's not fair" ("why do you hate me", "why are you so mean") and often becomes more rebellious...but when I require him to come out of hiding on his own and fess up to his mistake, he's much more likely to accept the punishment as deserved and learn from the experience.

Answer 5

God might know what they were going to say, but it didn't actually happen until Adam and Eve said it. For them to say it, God had to ask.

Answer 6

I don't believe in the whole crock of bull story, but whether it's true or not, it could be considered just a form of speech - a rhetorical question, pehaps. A person might come upon their child in the middle of doing something bad, and although it's obvious what he's doing, ask him "And just what do you think you're doing, young man?"

Answer 7

Of course because He wanted them to admit that they've done wrong. It's like when a parent walks into the house, sees dirty footprints of a child that lead into the kitchen, where everyone knows Mom keeps the candy, and loudly asks, "Where are you, Jason? Have you eaten the candy I told you not to touch?"

Answer 8

God knew exactly what Adam and Eve did. He said that because he wanted them to confess their sin, that He could forgive them and cleanse them from their sin, but they made up excuses and did not confess their sin, therefore He could not cleanse them from their sins.
Just like today, God wants humans to confess their sins and forsake their wicked ways that He can forgive them through the blood of Jesus and cleanse them from their sin.

Answer 9

For the same reason you ask your 5 year old what he did at school that day when you already know he got in trouble since his teacher sent you an email. You want to hear the truth from his mouth.

Answer 10

Have your parents ever asked you a question they knew the answer to, hoping out of love that you would be straight with them and give them an honest answer?

as in, "What time did you come home last night?"

I know you unbelievers don't like to think too hard, but it's really not too hard to understand, now is it?

Answer 11

Do Buddhists believe in a creator god?

No, we do not. There are several logical reasons for this. The Buddha, like modern scientists, sociologists and psychologists, believed that religious ideas and especially the god idea have their origins in fear. The Buddha says:

"Gripped by fear men go to sacred mountains, sacred groves, sacred trees and shrines." *Dhammpada 188

Primitive man found himself in a dangerous and hostile world, the fear of wild animals, of not being able to find enough food, of injury or disease, and of natural phenomena like thunder, lightning and volcanoes was constantly with him. Finding no security, he created the idea of god in order to give him comfort in good times, courage in times of danger and consolation when things went wrong. To this day, you will notice that people become more religious at times of crises, you will hear them say that the belief in a god gives them the strength they need to deal with life. You will hear them explain that they believe in god because they prayed in time of need and their prayer was answered. All this seems to support the Buddha’s teaching that the god-idea is a response to fear and frustration. The Buddha taught us to try to understand our fears, to lessen our desires and to calmly and courageously accept the things we cannot change. He replaced fear, not with irrational belief but with rational understanding.

The second reason the Buddha did not believe in a creator god is because there does not seem to be any evidence to support this idea. There are numerous religions, all claiming that they alone have god’s words preserved in their holy book, that they alone understand god’s nature, that their god exists and that the gods of other religions do not. Some claim that god is masculine, some that she is feminine and others that it is neuter. They are all satisfied that there is ample evidence to prove the existence of their god but they laugh in disbelief at the evidence other religions use to prove the existence of another god. It is not surprising that with so many different religions spending so many centuries trying to prove the existence of their gods that still no real, concrete, substantial or irrefutable evidence has been found. Buddhists suspend judgement until such evidence is forthcoming.

The third reason the Buddha did not believe in a creator god is that the belief is not necessary. Some claim that the belief in a god is necessary in order to explain the origin of the universe. But this is not so. Science has very convincingly explained how the universe came into being without having to introduce the god-idea. Some claim that belief in god is necessary to have a happy, meaningful life. Again we can see that this is not so. There are millions of Atheists, free-thinkers and Buddhists, who live useful, happy and meaningful lives without belief in a creator god. Some claim that belief in god’s power is necessary because humans, being weak, do not have the strength to help themselves. Once again, the evidence indicates the opposite. One often hears of people who have overcome great disabilities and handicaps, enormous odds and difficulties through their own inner resources, through their own efforts and without belief in a god. Some claim that god is necessary in order to give man salvation. But this argument only holds good if you accept the theological concept of salvation and Buddhists do not accept such a concept. Based on his own experience, the Buddha saw that each human being had the capacity to purify the mind, develop infinite love and compassion and perfect understanding. He shifted attention from the heavens to the heart and encouraged us to find solutions to our problems through self-understanding.

But if there is no creator god how did the universe get here?

All religions have myths and stories which attempt to answer this question. In ancient times, when man simply did not know, such myths were adequate, but in the 20th century, in the age of physics, astronomy and geology, such myths have been superseded by scientific fact. Science has explained the origin of the universe without recourse to the god-idea.

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