He obviously knew what He would do beforehand; it only looked, to us, like he "changed his mind". Mal 3:6 For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Sooo, you (Baptists?) make "sense" of God?In a limited way, yes. God is rational; agreed? His creation (us) will have some of His attributes. As to the rest of your questions in this paragraph, in order: His; No; In part, yes; No, I'd have botched it.
Next paragraph, you must have me confused with another.
Rather than trying to find the logic of man in the Scripture, seek the Spirit.
and the Spirit filled Christian seeks to understand; Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
God is a rational Being.
And His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts! So, is God subject to logic of Creation or is he outside of the laws of this world?
Have you ever looked at the world around you and the sky above? Does any of that make "sense" to you? Is it rational to have billions of galaxies spinning in endless vacuum?
We don't know if God thinks. We don't know how God designs and creates. Whatever it is, it's not our reason for sure. It's not our logic. God is not bound by created relationships of the physical world.
We know God through faith, not through reason. God is a Mystery that is not ours to solve. God gave us the ability to know love and mercy and justice -- things you cannot find in nature, or logically arrive at.