It’s called free will, and those are lesson for all of us to see what happens when you believe the wrong things, or make bad decisions. Some clay pots are made for glory, some aren’t ...
Of course it’s free will. It was the man’s choice, but God knew the choice that man was going to make before he was even born, right? All that, as a lesson?
Pretty harsh lesson at the expense of those blown up and there loved ones, isn’t it?