Compare Jeremiah 10:25 with Romans 1:18. How is God's wrath similarly depicted? Setting the Verses Side by Side • Jeremiah 10:25: “Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You and on the families that do not call on Your name, for they have consumed Jacob; they have devoured him and consumed him; they have laid waste his homeland.” • Romans 1:18: “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness.” Key Parallels at a Glance • God’s wrath is not potential but active—“pour out” (Jeremiah 10:25) and “is being revealed” (Romans 1:18). • Both passages link wrath to a refusal to acknowledge or “know” God. • Ungodliness and destructive acts against God’s people/truth invite the same divine response. The Objects of Wrath • Jeremiah: “nations that do not know You … families that do not call on Your name.” • Romans: “all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men.” → Whether corporate groups (nations, families) or individual persons, anyone who stands in deliberate neglect or suppression of God’s revelation is under the same judgment. The Grounds for Wrath • Rejection of God – Jeremiah 10:25: They “do not know” Him or “call on” His name. – Romans 1:18: They “suppress the truth” God has made plain (cf. Romans 1:19-20). • Resulting evil – Jeremiah 10:25: Violent oppression of God’s covenant people. – Romans 1:18: A sweeping range of moral corruption unfolds (cf. Romans 1:28-32). The Nature of Wrath • Personal and purposeful: God Himself “pours” and “reveals,” not an impersonal force. • Present reality: Jeremiah speaks of immediate judgment; Paul says wrath “is being revealed,” a current action that anticipates final judgment (cf. Romans 2:5-6). • Righteous defense: In Jeremiah, wrath protects Jacob; in Romans, wrath safeguards truth and holiness (cf. Nahum 1:2; Psalm 7:11). Shared Theological Threads • Knowledge of God is moral, not merely intellectual. Refusal to honor Him carries tangible consequences (Hosea 4:1,6). • Wrath is proportional to sin; it rises against the very aspects that deny God’s glory and harm His people (Isaiah 13:11; Colossians 3:5-6). • Mercy remains implicit: wrath highlights the urgency of repentance, pointing back to God’s covenant faithfulness (Jeremiah 3:12; Romans 2:4). Takeaway Jeremiah 10:25 and Romans 1:18 converge in portraying God’s wrath as an ongoing, righteous reaction against willful ignorance of Him and the ensuing wickedness. Whether in ancient Judah’s foes or in the broader Gentile world, the same holy character of God stands unchanged—opposing evil, defending truth, and calling all people to acknowledge Him. |
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