Do you see in that account the Father’s personality? It reminds us that God has not only the unlimited power to wipe wickedness from the face of the earth but also the ardent desire to do so.
إِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُنَا أَنَّ ٱللهَ لَا يَمْلِكُ قُدْرَةً لَامُتَنَاهِيَةً عَلَى مَحْوِ ٱلشَّرِّ عَنْ وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَحَسْبُ ،‏ بَلْ أَيْضًا تَوْقًا شَدِيدًا إِلَى فِعْلِ ذلِكَ .‏