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Gen 6 gives
us more of the same as Genesis 5. We
open with a lament from God. He regrets
putting mankind on earth. God knows that
mankind is sinful. In fact, notice the verbiage
that the Bible actually uses. God knows
that human hearts have evil desires continuously. It isn’t that we occasionally make the wrong
choice. Our problem is that we are
continuously making the wrong choice. Our
hearts are always after evil. Therefore,
God regrets that He created human beings within His creation.
That’s a
really bold thing to say. Ponder that
for a while. God regrets putting
humanity on the earth.
However, as
we learned yesterday, we see that God sticks it out with us. While He does have regret, that’s not His
strongest emotion. God plans to blot out
all life on the earth, but He hangs out with the loyal ones. He seeks the righteous, even in His moments
of regret! God could have easily eliminated
humanity and been righteous. But He
doesn’t do that. He finds a righteous
remnant and starts over with Noah. He
gives second chances. He would rather
reach out in hope and give another chance than to fully condemn and walk away.
Ponder that
for a while. God may have His regrets
about humanity. But He loves us and
desires relationship with us even more.
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