Did God create evil?

[Scotchman]

(02-07-2009 04:52 PM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  I have heard a lot of discussion on this point. Some say that evil in this verse does not mean really mean "evil". What do you think?

Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

It means what it says. There are many verses to back this up so that there is no need to go further than this.

The Hebrew word here is Ra'ah and it means EVIL and Bad. Thats it. Where ever it is used, Rah is the Opposite of Tov which is Goodness.

They knew this when the Septuagint was written and they used the greek word KaKa/Kakos which means the same thing. EVIL and Wickedness.

Again Romans 9 and Isaiah 29, God creates the Wicked for His Glory.

And Finally,

Proverbs 16:4 * The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.