The Holy Scriptures are actually quite clear that God does indeed change His mind:
* God changed His mind and regretted that He had created mankind because of their evil. (Genesis 6:6)
* The Lord changed His mind and decided not to destroy the Israelites after Moses pleaded with God. (Exodus 32:12-14)
* God changed His mind and told the angel to stop killing people. (2 Samuel 24:16)
* God changed His mind and decided not to annihilate King Rehoboam. (2 Chronicles 12:12)
* God changed His mind and decided not to destroy the city of Nineveh after He told Jonah He would. (Jonah 3:10)
* God promised that He would change His mind in response to humans changing their minds. (Jeremiah 12:15; 18:7-10)
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The only time God is not free to change His mind, is when He has made a vow, promise, or oath. He views those as unbreakable. (Hebrews 6:17-18)
1 Samuel 15:29 and Numbers 23:19 are declaring that God does not change His mind **like a human does** (in other words, God doesn't change His mind for no reason, or for fickle/sinful reasons-- God isn't wishy-washy).
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