I do not think you can draw the inference that God did not know that the Jews would follow after strange gods and their practices ..that is why he had the heathen killed before them as they took the land. If He fore-knew this , and it happened He had by inaction ordained it .
I think that you agree that God has as one of His attributes Omniscience ...there is no way that he was "surprised"
nor were the Israelites doing as He intended when they did this.
That is a description of Sin
Sin is always against the will of God .
Nothing is against the will of God. Right? Isn't God sovereign? Didn't he plan everything?
It would help if you guys were consistent. Earlier we were told that the Pharaoh, even though he did what God wanted, was still sinful cause he had the wrong "motives."
Now, you've invented something totally outside of your professed code, the idea of something being "against the will of God."
I agree with your definition. Unfortunately, if you do, then you can't be a Calvinist.
SD
I do not think you can draw the inference that God did not know that the Jews would follow after strange gods and their practices ..that is why he had the heathen killed before them as they took the land. If He fore-knew this , and it happened He had by inaction ordained it .
I think that you agree that God has as one of His attributes Omniscience ...there is no way that he was "surprised".
I believe that I was clear that I agreed with you that God was not surprised by the Israelites idolatry.
He foreknew it.