Friends
What Fritz is asking is a profound paradox. We may intellectually approach this paradox, and we may surmise some very astute conclusions, or at least make sound observations, but some things of God we may be incapable of fully understanding.
One approach we must avoid is to project human values onto a Holy God, i.e. “Why wouldn’t God just …”, as if to say, “If I were in charge, I do things differently”, or “if I were omniscient I would have avoided this problem altogether”. As we dip our toes into this futile pond we find it is quicksand, and should post warning signs that this pond is to be avoided. Our faith is not just believing in fantasy; God does not urge us to accept nonsense, but Godly faith is taking God at His rational word even when we do not possess the ability to completely comprehend Him or HIs ways.
Isaiah 55:7-11
Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
"For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater,
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Some (not al) of the answer to Fritz’s question is given by The Apostle Paul as he wrote to the ecclesia at Rome:
Romans 8:19-21
…the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
For this creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
I offer this portion of scripture as my tiny contribution to pursuing the answer.
KP