Oh man, this one is tough for me to continue to read, considering both sides here because I do. I'm talking about the God creating evil conversation.... Stirring clear of personal attacks, calling character into question, I want to say because this is a topic of great interest to me.
I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you one wise man who will be able to decide between his brethren,
1 Corinthians 6:5 NASB
I am not a wise enough sister on this matter, lol (hope there is room for a giggle).
I mean of course it messes with our sensibilities considering our Holy, set apart, God as creating, evil, adversity, chaos, calamity. It doesn't make sense, and one feels the need to protect His Holy Goodness.
And yet I ponder too these things. I think in looking at the context before Isaiah 45:7, we can get a better understanding...
Thus says the Lord to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: "I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. "I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden wealth of secret places, So that you may know that it is I, The Lord , the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. "For the sake of Jacob My servant, And Israel My chosen one, I have also called you by your name; I have given you a title of honor Though you have not known Me. "I am the Lord , and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me; That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the Lord , and there is no other, The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these.
Isaiah 45:1-7 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.45.1-7.NASB