2007-11-24 11:12:22 · 27 answers · asked by †Religious Girl .x 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Mato and the Canadian Atheist - please don't mock my beliefs.
2007-11-24 11:19:31 · update #1
MAJEED -- it was no reason because the animals did nothing wrong! Only the humans did wrong and God was going to flood all the humans out, including the animals.
2007-11-24 21:55:14 · update #2
Here is what the Bible actually says,
Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Gen 6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Gen 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Gen 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
The men God created were so horrible that you would not want to live next door to them. You would fear for your life and the life of your children and friends - that's how bad it got.
God was very sorry He made man, and found their hearts so hard that they could not change. God decided to start over again, this time with the one good man left, Noah.
They were so bad they were worthy of the death penalty. Example of how bad it was: one of the people boasted to his wives, "I have killed a man for wounding me, even a young man for hurting me" (Gen. 4:23). If you hurt one of these people, they would kill you without a thought and boast to others what they did to you.
2007-11-24 11:21:56 · answer #1 · answered by Steve Husting 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God had a very good reason. Mankind was totally wicked. They would have destroyed themselves eventually. Noah and his family were the only ones at that time who actually worshiped and followed the one true god. That is why they were saved.
The world today is becoming just as bad and although God has promised never again to destroy the wicked by a flood---He will eliminate the wicked ones in the very near future by means of righteous warfare.
LOBT
2007-11-24 19:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by Micah 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Obviously God wouldnt do such a thing "for no reason". The reason is pretty clear:
Genesis 6:5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
When it comes to evil, God doesn't mess around.
2007-11-24 19:21:45 · answer #3 · answered by angelos447 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
fallen angels came to earth and was taking wife's and evil was getting out of hand all these angels fell with satan and was trying to take over the world more less and God put a end to it and flooded the earth and killed all them.. Noah's family wasn't killed because his family hadn't been tainted with the evil everyone Else's has,. Noah's family was still good people that didn't sin and fall for the was of the world around them. God doesn't do anything for no reason.. we might now understand the reason but He always has a good reason for everything He does its not always for us to know or understand.
2007-11-24 19:20:02 · answer #4 · answered by revbill_ussery 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can diss Mato and CA if you like, but your very question points to the fact that the story doesn't make sense on its own terms. Think about it- why destroy non-human species?
2007-11-24 19:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by mcd 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was done due to the evil that covered the earth. Noah and his family were the only people found living holy in God's eyes. Thus, they were the only people saved.
2007-11-24 19:22:05 · answer #6 · answered by paula r 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the gods were unhappy with the behavior of the off springs of their sons and the earthling women. Check out the flood story of the Sumerians, it was written thousands of years before the bible, The flood was actually a natural disaster.
2007-11-24 19:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by TheAsender 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It wasn't for 'no reason'. Mankind had gotten extremely corrupt. Since we ARE the designated Stewards of the land, it ALL went forfeit when we screwed up. We're just lucky God allowed an ark for those few.
2007-11-24 19:20:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
He wanted to add more confusion to the human race by sending in an angel clean up crew that hid all the evidence to this world wide flood.They went around planting fossils that are never all mixed up.It's good old clean fun tormenting your creation.
2007-11-24 19:18:31 · answer #9 · answered by vibratorrepairman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Genesis
6:5
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually
6:6
And it repented the Lord that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.
6:7
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
2007-11-24 19:26:45 · answer #10 · answered by Dorothea D 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋