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Mephi2K
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Date Joined Jun 2001
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| Posted 8/8/2001 3:36 PM (GMT -6) |   | Some questions:
Genesis 18:20-21
Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."
--Does this mean that God wasn't fully aware of the situation when he "heard" the outcry? To me, this scenario seems EXACTLY like someone in a far off place who has just heard about some terrible occurances in his hometown. This person then decides to go back home and see for HIMSELF just how bad things really are. He wants to see if the actual situation really warrants the news he heard. Doesn't this sound right to you? But given the idea of God's omniscience qua presentism, does this make any sense??
Genesis 9:12-16
And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
I find this interesting as well. The last sentence seems to insinuate that God needs reminders of some type. It seems clear from the text that the sign is not JUST for Noah and human beings, but also for God as well. How does this square with God's omniscience?
In short, how should these two passages of Scripture be interpreted...as far as God's knowledge and capacity for memory is concerned? Everyone, speak up. I'm new to the open scene, so be reasonably explanatory in your answer, s'il vous plait.... Chance, Doc, Modes, Pia, Tom, Springs. NO ONE's exempt. Speak up! LOL
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