The Torah teaches that a rebellious child should be brought to the community's elders and be stoned. However, when Moshe heard this, he told Hashem that no one would do this to their child. The Zohar teaches that Moshe asked Hashem, do you know anyone that would do this? Hashem answered Moshe to write what He says. There is a hidden message in this passage. If you explore what is written, there is wisdom. We should know that God always knows better and gave us many great ways and ideas to respond to war, famine, challenges, and such - we learn to consult with God, the chachamim, or those that know the Torah and we will get the answers. The point is when a person falls into the klipa, evil inclination, or falls off the path God has for us, there is no telling what damage he/she can do. God always does what is good for us, whether we understand that in this lifetime or not.