[kosta50]

What??? How about God's "negotiation" with Abraham about Sodom? How about God dealing with Moses' protestations about not being fit? How about God's discussion with David about his punishment? There are tons of examples. What God wanted WAS set, but He DID spend the time to discuss it

God wanted to kill Moses at one point. Was this preodained too? Does God preodain getting frustrated too? You are reading narratives as if they are documentaries.

What was the purpose of these "negotiations?" Since they changed nothing that God already did predesitne, as uou observe, they were empty rituals. They were not "negotations" but reading of the rights.

[Forest Keeper]

God wanted to kill Moses at one point. Was this preordained too? Does God preordain getting frustrated too? You are reading narratives as if they are documentaries.

Those are you personal interpretations necessitating God's weakness. I don't agree with them. I believe in a strong God.

What was the purpose of these "negotiations?" Since they changed nothing that God already did predestine, as you observe, they were empty rituals. They were not "negotiations" but reading of the rights.

One purpose was to teach, perhaps Abraham directly, but certainly us. Stories like these show us God's character and nature. Without these stories, man would be free to invent anything he wanted to about God. Unfortunately, it happens anyway, but at least we can be justified in saying they are NOT justified.