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Originally Posted by Nikkolas
If he is so powerful (and certainly if he is omnipotent), Eru could have easily defeated the King's Men and not destroyed Numenor. Their entire fighting force vanquished, what threat were the poor women and children on the island to the Valar?
No, Eru set out with genocide in mind.
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Tolkien said the supremely bad evil in his tale was the domination of free will. This is what Morgoth and Sauron represent in their rebellion against Eru.
If Eru were to take away free will and stamp out all rebellion, he would be no different from Melkor or Sauron. Eru allowed free will into all his creations, and this means all of Eru's creations were capable of varying degrees of what Tolkien called the "Fall." The guarantee of free will is the only thing that separates Eru from Melkor.
As far as the genocide, not seeing it. Elendil was instructed to gather all the Faithful and their family on to the ships. And The Silmarillion, from what I recall, is explicit in, the Faithful, including women and children, were on the ships leaving Numenor.