And the LORD was grieved

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pottersclay

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There are a lot of things the Lord allows and puts into place but it does not mean he condones it or glories over it.
We read about the many battles Israel won by the hand of the Lord yet the Scriptures tell us he has no pleasure in the death of the wicked.
The pslams tell us the word of God is proven....if only we could totally wrap our minds around that.

Telling Samuel about the Egypt event confirms my belief in the day Israel picked Moses over God was a heart breaking thing even though the Lord knows the end from the beginning imo it broke his heart.
 
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obedienttogod

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Scrobulous said:
In 1 Samuel 15:35 we read the somewhat surprising statement that ‘the Lord grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel’.

If a human being made such a statement, it would be fine. Saul was not a good king, but how can God say such a thing?
Nothing catches God by surprise. God chose Saul.
Certainly the Bible creates the impression that God allows prayer to change His mind (Ex 32:14 for example) but this we can understand as a device to encourage people to pray. God doesn’t change His mind, as in ‘that’s a good idea, why didn’t I think of that!’ But He allows prayer to change situations where otherwise they would take a default course.
But we can’t say this in the case of Saul.
Anyone got any ideas about this?
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God never intended to lead His people through a king. His design was through the prophets. But the people of Israel wanted a king so they could be like the other nations. God knew that Saul would choose to disobey and not follow Him. But Saul led to David, a man after God's own heart. David had to undo everything Saul would not do. The prophet would instruct Saul to kill every single human of the enemy. Saul would rebel and keep a couple alive. The lines connecting the enemies of God's people that should had been destroyed and wiped from the face of the earth by Saul, now fell under David to fulfill. This made David too bloody to even build the Temple of God, which was his desire in order to please God. God had much to be grieved about!!
 
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