Proverbs 16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
2007-12-14 04:56:57 · 18 answers · asked by iamnoone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They aren't bad, really just not perfect enough for Jesus--like lefties, gays, bastards, and children with birthmarks--just not perfect enough, sorry, burn for eternity
2007-12-14 05:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Even means, just like or the same; The wicked made the day of evil for himself. God made good then some chooses to make that good to be use for bad purposes. Like a stone can be use to become foundation of a house or as a lethal projectile.
2007-12-14 05:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be interesting to see if any Jewish people answer this question, as Proverbs is Jewish wisdom literature. The Christian answer would be that the emphasis of this verse is not that God made wicked people, but that God is the creator of everything, even those whose actions would indicate there is nothing of God in them. This is a direct rebuttal to teachings in the ancient world that a good god made good people and a bad god made bad people. (When one is trying to understand scripture, historical context is a great help.)
2007-12-14 05:12:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Hebrew, there is a room for a difference of opinion in the words "for himself"
All that Hashem has done (in the singular tense) is for their sake. Not for His sake. So, who is the their? It may be for the people not following Hashem.
Even the evildoer (sing) for the day of retribution.
Perhaps, this hints at the concept of affliction therapy. If we continue to distance ourself from Hashem, things will get progressively worse until we come back.
When I first start reading Proverbs, I thought they were disconnected sayings like the ones from the Amish I used to read on sugar packets in Pennsylvania. Now, I understand that each verse is connected to the rest and it's important to ponder how this is slow and try to get the underlying theme.
Good question as it got me into reading the Tanach.
Shalom,
Gershon
2007-12-14 05:28:36 · answer #4 · answered by Gershon b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If God is a God of love he would not delight in punishing people. Other bible verses which tell us that he loves us out do that idea. We as humans have the choice to do wicked things. It is not God's problem if we decide to be evil. He only wants us to come back to him. That is my understanding.
2007-12-14 05:04:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God hasn't made bad people but people had made themselves bad for the pleasure of being punished by god. If god finds pleasure in punishing bad people then why there are good people?
2007-12-14 05:08:48 · answer #6 · answered by Muhammad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Proverbs verse encompasses your question appropriately except it doesn't mention God will derive pleasure from what, in his estimation, would be simply fact
2007-12-14 05:01:07 · answer #7 · answered by Hope 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The world itself and everything in it, is simply made to demonstrate what God is. Evil itself is a sort of inverse reflection of the goodness of God. The entirety of it is understood only by God, and it is better to accept that than to try to COMPETE with God, while pretending to worship and adore him. Obviously adoring him will interfere with competing with him, and vice versa.
2007-12-14 05:14:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God did make all thing,s but man chooses to do evil and deny God so yes God made us but it,s us that send,s
ourselve,s to Hell by not doing the will of God.
2007-12-14 05:09:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's sin that came into this world that made "bad people". I'm just curious why some of you atheists say that reading the bible is a waste of time, yet you are always asking questions about the bible and what a certain verse means.
2007-12-14 05:08:00 · answer #10 · answered by Megan 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
read these verses of the Koran and tell me what you think of them
[15.49] Inform My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful,
16.18] And if you would count Allah's favors, you will not be able to number them; most surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[22.65] Do you not see that Allah has made subservient to you whatsoever is in the earth and the ships running in the sea by His command? And He withholds the heaven from falling on the earth except with His permission; most surely Allah is Compassionate, Merciful to men.
[24.20] And were it not for Allah's grace on you and His mercy, and that Allah is Compassionate, Merciful
[25.6] Say: He has revealed it Who knows the secret in the heavens and the earth; surely He is ever Forgiving, Merciful.
[25.70] Except him who repents and believes and does a good deed; so these are they of whom Allah changes the evil deeds to good ones; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[27.11] Neither he who has been unjust, then he does good instead after evil, for surely I am the Forgiving, the Merciful:
[28.16] He said: My Lord! surely I have done harm to myself, so do Thou protect me. So He protected him; surely He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
2007-12-14 05:01:33 · answer #11 · answered by HalahenA 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋