Is HE Angry or Loving?Is HE Angry or Loving?

YESYES““God was very angry” God was very angry”

Num 22:22Num 22:22

““I knew that you are a I knew that you are a gracious and gracious and

compassionate God, slow compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding to anger and abounding

in love, a God who in love, a God who relents from sending relents from sending calamity.”calamity.” Jonah 4:2b Jonah 4:2b

 

 

  Is His Anger Is His Anger JustJust??

““In your anger do not In your anger do not sin.” sin.” Ephesians 4:26Ephesians 4:26

““My dear brothers and My dear brothers and sisters, take note of sisters, take note of

this:Everyone should be this:Everyone should be quick to listen slow to quick to listen slow to

speak and slow to speak and slow to become angry” become angry” James James

1:19-201:19-20

  Is His Love Is His Love extendedextended??

““But I tell you, love But I tell you, love your enemies... your enemies...   If you If you love those who love love those who love

you, what reward will you, what reward will you get?you get? Are not even Are not even

the tax collectors doing the tax collectors doing that?” that?” Matthew 5:44a, Matthew 5:44a,

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Isaiah 34:5-17 Isaiah 34:5-17 around 565-555 BCaround 565-555 BC

5 5 My sword has drunk its My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; see, fill in the heavens; see, it descends in judgment it descends in judgment on Edom, the people I on Edom, the people I

have totally have totally destroyed.destroyed.6 6 The sword of The sword of

the LORD is bathed in the LORD is bathed in blood, it is covered with blood, it is covered with fat— the blood of lambs fat— the blood of lambs and goats, fat from the and goats, fat from the

kidneys of rams.kidneys of rams.

For the LORD has a For the LORD has a sacrificesacrifice in Bozrahin Bozrah and and a great slaughter in a great slaughter in the land of Edom. the land of Edom.

7 7 And the wild And the wild oxen will fall with oxen will fall with

them, the bull calves them, the bull calves and the great bulls.and the great bulls.

Their land will be Their land will be drenched with drenched with

blood,and the dust blood,and the dust will be soaked with will be soaked with

fat.fat.

8 8 For the LORD has a For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a day of vengeance, a

year of year of retribution, to retribution, to uphold Zion’s uphold Zion’s cause.cause.9 9 Edom’s Edom’s streams will be streams will be

turned into pitch turned into pitch  her dust into  her dust into

burning sulfur; her burning sulfur; her land will become land will become

blazing pitch!blazing pitch!

10 10 It will not be It will not be quenched night or day; quenched night or day;

its smoke will rise its smoke will rise forever.forever. From From generation to generation to

generation it will lie generation it will lie desolate; no one will desolate; no one will ever pass through it ever pass through it again. again. 11 11 The desert The desert

owl and screech owl and screech owl will possess it; the owl will possess it; the

great owl and the great owl and the raven will nest there. raven will nest there.

God will stretch out God will stretch out over Edom the over Edom the

measuring line of measuring line of chaos and the chaos and the plumb line of plumb line of

desolation.desolation.12 12 Her Her nobles will have nobles will have

nothing there to be nothing there to be called a kingdom, called a kingdom, all her princes will all her princes will

vanish away.vanish away.

13 13 Thorns will Thorns will overrun her citadels, overrun her citadels,

nettles and nettles and brambles her brambles her

strongholds.strongholds. She will She will become a haunt for become a haunt for jackals, a home for jackals, a home for

owls.owls.14 14 Desert Desert

creatures will meet creatures will meet with hyenas, and with hyenas, and

wild goats will bleat wild goats will bleat to each other; to each other;

there the night there the night creatures will also lie creatures will also lie

down and find for down and find for themselves places of themselves places of

rest.rest.15 15 The owl will nest The owl will nest there and lay eggs she there and lay eggs she will hatch them, and will hatch them, and care for her young care for her young

under the shadow of under the shadow of her wings;her wings; there also there also

the falcons will gather, the falcons will gather, each with its mate.each with its mate.

16 16 Look in the Look in the scroll of scroll of

the LORD and read: the LORD and read: None of these will None of these will

be missing, not one be missing, not one will lack her mate. will lack her mate.

For it is his For it is his mouth that has mouth that has

given the order, and given the order, and his Spirit will gather his Spirit will gather

them together.them together.

17 17 He allots their He allots their portions;portions;

    his hand     his hand distributes them by distributes them by

measure.measure.They will possess it They will possess it forever and dwell forever and dwell

there from there from generation to generation to generation.generation.

Genesis 25 Genesis 25 (1800 BC)(1800 BC)

The Beginning The Beginning of the conflict of the conflict between Jacob between Jacob

(Israel) (Israel) and and Esau Esau (Edom)(Edom)

 

Deut. 23:7a,8 Deut. 23:7a,8

(Late 1200’s BC)(Late 1200’s BC)““Do not despise an Do not despise an Edomite, for the Edomite, for the

Edomites are related Edomites are related to you...to you...88The third The third

generation of children generation of children born to them may born to them may

enter the assembly of enter the assembly of

the Lord.” the Lord.”  

Ezekiel 35:5-6, Ezekiel 35:5-6, 11, 1511, 15

(Around 565 BC)(Around 565 BC)5 5 “‘Because you “‘Because you

harbored an ancient harbored an ancient hostility and delivered hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the Israelites over to the sword at the time the sword at the time of their calamity, the of their calamity, the

time their punishment time their punishment reached its climax, reached its climax, 

Ezekiel 35:5-6, Ezekiel 35:5-6, 11, 1511, 15

6 6 therefore as surely as I therefore as surely as I live, declares the live, declares the

Sovereign LORD, I will Sovereign LORD, I will give you over to give you over to

bloodshed and it will bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you pursue you. Since you

did not hate bloodshed, did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue bloodshed will pursue

you.you.   

Ezekiel 35:5-6, Ezekiel 35:5-6, 11, 1511, 15

11 11 therefore as surely as I therefore as surely as I live, declares the live, declares the

Sovereign LORD, I will Sovereign LORD, I will treat you in accordance treat you in accordance

with the anger and with the anger and jealousy you showed in jealousy you showed in your hatred of them and your hatred of them and I will make myself known I will make myself known

among them when I among them when I judge you. judge you. 

Ezekiel 35:5-6, Ezekiel 35:5-6, 11, 1511, 15

15 15 Because you Because you rejoiced when the rejoiced when the

inheritance of Israel inheritance of Israel became desolate, that is became desolate, that is

how I will treat you.how I will treat you.

  Is His Anger Is His Anger

Just?Just?

Is His Love Is His Love Extended?Extended?