If God Knows Everything, Why Does the Bible Say He Changed His Mind?

0:00 From day one, we're told that the God of the Bible is all-knowing—that He knows the beginning from the end. But if you actually read the stories, the character in the book constantly acts like someone who has no idea what will happen next. Think about the logic for a second. You can’t "regret" making humanity if you knew exactly how they were going to act before you made them. You only feel regret when the outcome surprises you. Why would an all-knowing being need to run "tests" on people? You don't test someone when you already know exactly what they are going to do before they even do it. And why would He need a "new covenant"? Creating a Plan B means Plan A failed. An all-knowing Creator doesn't make mistakes, and He definitely doesn't need to draft a new contract because the first one didn't work out.

0:45 Even the Garden of Eden falls apart. If He truly knows everything, He knew exactly what would happen before He even planted the tree. Putting a tree in front of someone, telling them not to eat from it, while already knowing with 100% certainty that they will... that isn't love. That is a setup. When you look at these stories objectively, they don't describe the infinite, all-knowing Creator of the universe. They describe a humanized, tribal god created in the image of the men who wrote the text. He changes his mind, gets surprised, feels regret, and has to use trial and error to figure things out. The real Creator of the universe doesn't make mistakes. He doesn't need to run tests, set traps, or rewrite His plans. And He is infinitely bigger than the confused character they wrote into their scrapbook.............