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Not sure if this was posted before, but i'm reading through the book of Isaiah right now and wanted to know what the meaning of this verse is. Since God is perfectly good it wouldn't make sense for Him to create or do anything evil directly in the literal sense, so what is the correct interpretation for this passage? Does it refer to the fact that God is the creator of all things and while not directly creating evil or sin, He has allowed the free will of Man who then chose to sin and rebel?

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The context is not referring to a matter of morality but rather dealing with the physical world. This verse is dealing with physical calamity or distress which would offset the first part of that clause, "I make peace." God did not create evil although he did create us with the capacity to sin.

Hope this helps.

In Christ,
PreacherE

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that makes sense. thanks PreacherE. It's times like these that make me wish that I knew a little Hebrew! :wink

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that makes sense. thanks PreacherE. It's times like these that make me wish that I knew a little Hebrew! :wink



I know a little Greek...he runs a restaurant here in town. :bwahaha: Sorry - back to topic!!!
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The context is not referring to a matter of morality but rather dealing with the physical world. This verse is dealing with physical calamity or distress which would offset the first part of that clause, "I make peace." God did not create evil although he did create us with the capacity to sin.

Hope this helps.

In Christ,
PreacherE


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The word evil had a broader range of meaning 400 years ago than it does now. Webster's 1828 Dictionary gives this definition:

Evil is natural or moral. Natural evil is any thing which produces pain, distress, loss or calamity, or which in any way disturbs the peace, impairs the happiness, or destroys the perfection of natural beings.

Moral evil is any deviation of a moral agent from the rules of conduct prescribed to him by God, or by legitimate human authority; or it is any violation of the plain principles of justice and rectitude.

All wickedness, all crimes, all violations of law and right are moral evils. Diseases are natural evils, but they often proceed from moral evils.

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A storm, a forest fire, a blizzard, a volcano eruption, an animal attack would all be labeled natural evils (what people sometimes refer to as an act of nature or of God).

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The word evil had a broader range of meaning 400 years ago than it does now. Webster's 1828 Dictionary gives this definition:

Evil is natural or moral. Natural evil is any thing which produces pain, distress, loss or calamity, or which in any way disturbs the peace, impairs the happiness, or destroys the perfection of natural beings.

Moral evil is any deviation of a moral agent from the rules of conduct prescribed to him by God, or by legitimate human authority; or it is any violation of the plain principles of justice and rectitude.

All wickedness, all crimes, all violations of law and right are moral evils. Diseases are natural evils, but they often proceed from moral evils.

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A storm, a forest fire, a blizzard, a volcano eruption, an animal attack would all be labeled natural evils (what people sometimes refer to as an act of nature or of God).


Thanks for that insight, Jerry! :smile
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Yeah, and the little Hebrew ran a taylor shop, right? :lol:

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