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In the context that Evil came into the World and exists in the World because in the OT God is said to be the source of evil.
Ah ok. The OT says it was Gods adversaries (Fallen angels) that heavily influenced and persuaded man to do (moral) evil. God didn't supply it in a manner of speaking.
As a Lord / Creator would do.Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the
seas and in all deeps. (Psalm 135:6)
"And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? Or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Have not I the Lord?" Exodus 4:11
The previous verse Exodus 4:10
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore*, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
The context seen here is God expaining to Moses in a nervous state who was to speak to the crowd and that if He/God has the power to do these things with the eyes, mouth and ears described in Exodus 4:11 then Moses should have NO doubt trusting the Lord God to make him do so.
The following verse Moses is encouraged by God:
Exodus 4:12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." (Isaiah 45:7, KJV)
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?" (Amos 3:6, KJV)
Both of these verses from KJV can be confusing and rightly so to be questionable.Here the word "evil" is not used but instead the word "disaster" is used with these particular two verses in "other versions of the bible as the contextual meaning is understood.
There are those that are KJV only - but I think the crucial understanding (for believers) who read this version is that ; God is always righteous and the word evil ( relating to disaster) is again understood. Looking at the verse Amos 3:6 KJV imo shows peace and evil are mismatched as opposite pairings unlike peace and war or the regularly mentioned "good and evil" which is written in quite a few various verses.
"Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? "
(Lamentations 3:38)
So if we are talking about evil as a 'choice,' it appears that it was the god of the bible who chose evil.
Like the two verses above , Lamentations 3:38 would contradict the behaviour of a righteous God unless it is shown by;
Lamentations 3:38 Septuagint.
Out of the mouth of the Most High there shall not come forth evil and good.
There is No ending question mark here, which paints a different picture to the meaning.
I say then, God did not choose evil of course.
(the discussion goes on ).
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