Scripture Post #1,395: *NOTHING BUT EVIL*

Genesis 6:5: 

"And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."

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Context:

Gen. 6:5: "And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."

V. 6: "And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart."

V. 7: "And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them."

V. 8: "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD."

V. 11: "The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence."

Can you imagine a world where there's *NOTHING BUT EVIL*? Man had no room in their hearts for good and purity. Their thoughts were constantly occupied with only evil and wickedness. Violence and corruption filled the earth. Utter calamity. So GOD destroyed the earth with water, sparing only 8 people's lives—Noah and his family. 

If GOD never destroyed the earth, the world as we know it would be vile and chaotic through and through. The LORD knows what He's doing. 

Originally Published: Fri. 7 • 8 • 16