We blame the Israelites too because we are accountable for our sins. God was NOT the cause of their error in the sense that He injected specific sin into the hearts of some where that sin was not before. He doesn't have the sin to fill the hypodermic needle. However, He was still in full control and DID ordain their sin. To accomplish the ordination all He had to do was to leave them alone to their own devices, which He says He does several times in scripture, all the time knowing the results (e.g. Rom. 1:24, 26, 28.)
Oh, boy, but He is rumored to have hardened specific people's hearts. That's not exactly Him sitting on the sidelines and cheering.
To accomplish the ordination all He had to do was to leave them alone to their own devices, which He says He does several times in scripture, all the time knowing the results (e.g. Rom. 1:24, 26, 28.)
That means He is standing on the sidelines knowing what our choices will be. This is not consistent with your previous statements, including the one above. The question is: did He put those choices in our heads or not? If you answer "yes" then He is the one doing the good and the evil.