How could God have allowed the Holocaust?
This is a question over which Jews and Christians alike have agonized. There is no simple answer. However, we must see that the Holocaust speaks more of man’s sin against man, than it does of God’s passivity or indifference. God’s heart breaks over the sin of man, but He has also given man free will. The Holocaust may be one of the most blatant examples we can find, for showing the reality of sin in the human heart, and showing us why man needs a savior to deliver us from sin’s power. The amazing thing about God is that He brings forth good and blessing from situations of evil and destruction. From the ashes of the Holocaust, God brought forth the nation of Israel. We might recall, as well, that God allowed His own son, the Messiah, to die in our place, and from Yeshua’s death came the blessing of eternal life for those who would believe.
