What other scriptures highlight God's anger towards sin and disobedience? God’s Righteous Anger in Psalm 106:40 “So the anger of the LORD was kindled against His people, and He abhorred His inheritance.” The psalmist recalls Israel’s repeated rebellion and God’s equally repeated, righteous response. Scripture never treats divine anger as capricious; it is always a just reaction to willful sin. From the Beginning: The Law Introduces the Pattern • Genesis 6:5-7 —God grieves over pervasive wickedness and announces judgment by the flood. • Exodus 32:10 —“Now leave Me alone, so that My wrath may burn against them and consume them.” • Numbers 11:1 —“When He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD burned among them.” • Deuteronomy 32:22 —“A fire has been kindled by My anger; it burns to the depths of Sheol.” Narratives That Prove the Point • 2 Kings 17:18 —“So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence.” • 2 Chronicles 24:18 —“So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.” These historical books record the covenant curses falling just as promised in Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28. Prophetic Lightning Warnings • Isaiah 5:25 —“Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; He has stretched out His hand.” • Jeremiah 21:5 —“I Myself will fight against you with anger, wrath, and great indignation.” • Ezekiel 7:3 —“I will unleash My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways.” • Nahum 1:2 —“The LORD is avenging and full of wrath; He takes vengeance on His foes.” • Zephaniah 1:18 —“The whole land will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” The prophets repeatedly tie God’s anger to covenant violation, idolatry, and social injustice. New Testament Confirmation • John 3:36 —“The wrath of God remains on him who rejects the Son.” • Romans 1:18 —“The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness.” • Romans 2:5 —“You are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath.” • Ephesians 5:6 —“Because of such things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.” • Colossians 3:6 —“Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.” • Hebrews 10:27 —“A fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire will consume the adversaries.” The New Testament keeps the theme alive, showing that divine wrath is not an Old-Covenant relic but a present and future reality for unrepentant sin. Putting It All Together From Genesis to Revelation, God’s anger is a consistent, holy response to sin and disobedience. Psalm 106:40 fits squarely within this larger narrative: repeated rebellion invites righteous wrath, while repentance and faith open the door to mercy. Scripture therefore urges us to take God’s warnings seriously, turn from sin, and embrace His grace—before wrath gives way to judgment. |
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