In Judaism, why did G-d create humans?

[Sarah]

I wrote G-d out of respect to the people who do. I have no problem wrtining it either way, personally.

 

[manwithlittlebook]

When of old there was no world with its inhabitants, Thou didst devise and speak with a word, and forthwith the works of creation stood before Thee. And Thou didst say that Thou wouldst make for Thy world man as the administrator of Thy works, that it might be known that he was by no means made on account of the world, but the world on account of him.

Is not our God most awesome?

 

[ax_colleen]

G-d, you mean't God?

If that's the case, no answer yet, maybe we'll know once we're all dead, lolz joke...

 

[Ekendil]

I think the religious dogmas of Judaism are ridiculous.

 

[SmRmmmRlglmlrmtld]

It gives you the answer in Genesis 2:5.

"and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Yahweh had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground" (Genesis 2:5)

 

[JoyfulJuliana87]

First off, to all the ignorant who do mock the "G-d" spelling, it is because they do not wish to use His name in vain. They take His name as sacred and not to be used in commonplace conversation.

Anyways, I do not think any of us have that answer. The Jewish G'd (Hashem) is meant to be worshipped and obeyed. He is greater than we can comprehend, so for as common as this question of purpose is, the only thing known is that 1) Yah is sovereign, 2) We are man. 3) Man was made to worship G-d. 4) Yah has displayed his love and mercy on mankind.

 

[hobbitgonewild]

Pushed the wrong button.

 

[Lunatic]

Humans were created to do the one thing that God could not do on His own .....

Worship God.