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The concept of God's anger is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, reflecting His righteous response to sin and disobedience. The removal of God's anger is a critical aspect of the believer's relationship with Him, emphasizing the need for repentance, intercession, and prayer.

Biblical Basis for God's Anger

God's anger is depicted as a just and holy reaction to the sinfulness and rebellion of humanity. In the Old Testament, His anger is often aroused by idolatry, injustice, and the breaking of His covenant. For instance, in Deuteronomy 9:8, Moses recounts, "At Horeb you provoked the LORD, and He was angry enough to destroy you." This illustrates the seriousness with which God views sin and the consequences it brings.

Prayer for the Removal of God's Anger

The Bible encourages believers to seek the removal of God's anger through prayer and repentance. This is evident in several scriptural accounts where intercession leads to divine mercy. In the book of Numbers, after the Israelites rebelled, Moses interceded on their behalf, praying for God's forgiveness and the lifting of His anger. Numbers 14:19-20 records Moses' plea: "Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, according to the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them from Egypt until now." The LORD responded, "I have pardoned them as you requested."

Similarly, the Psalms often reflect a heartfelt cry for God's mercy and the removal of His anger. Psalm 85:4-5 pleads, "Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your indignation against us. Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?" This prayer acknowledges God's righteous anger while appealing to His mercy and willingness to forgive.

Repentance and Humility

Repentance is a crucial element in seeking the removal of God's anger. The prophet Joel calls the people to return to God with sincere hearts, emphasizing that God is "gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion" (Joel 2:13). This call to repentance underscores the belief that God's anger can be turned away when His people humble themselves and seek His face.

Intercessory Prayer

Intercessory prayer is another vital aspect of addressing God's anger. The Bible provides numerous examples of leaders and prophets who stood in the gap for the people, pleading for God's mercy. Abraham's intercession for Sodom (Genesis 18:22-33) and Daniel's prayer for the exiled Israelites (Daniel 9:3-19) are powerful demonstrations of how intercessory prayer can influence God's response to sin.

The Role of Jesus Christ

In the New Testament, the ultimate removal of God's anger is accomplished through the atoning work of Jesus Christ. Romans 5:9 states, "Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!" Through Christ's sacrifice, believers are reconciled to God, and His righteous anger is satisfied.

Conclusion

The removal of God's anger is a profound aspect of the biblical narrative, highlighting the importance of prayer, repentance, and intercession. Believers are encouraged to seek God's mercy and forgiveness, trusting in His character as a loving and compassionate Father who desires reconciliation with His people.

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Psalm 39:10
Remove your stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of your hand.
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Psalm 79:5
How long, LORD? will you be angry for ever? shall your jealousy burn like fire?
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Psalm 80:4
O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
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Daniel 9:16
O LORD, according to all your righteousness, I beseech you, let your anger and your fury be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
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Habakkuk 3:2
O LORD, I have heard your speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive your work in the middle of the years, in the middle of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
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Moses, the Mighty Intercessor
... the Lord; and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled ... God when prayed, and always
was he answered by God. ... when he prayed three times for the removal of the ...
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Indiscreet Importunity.
... fruit in life without it, God gives in anger what we ... when he had prayed thrice for
the removal of the ... no circumstances is a man more tempted to break with God. ...
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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners Or, a Brief Relation of ...
... a touch from that in Luke 22:31, I have prayed for thee ... ground to conceive in the
least, that there should be the ... sin, and to search into the word of God, if I ...
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Concerning the Insurrection of Absalom against David and ...
... that God would deliver him without its removal; but he ... who had a mind to kill Shimei,
David restrained his anger. ... raves at me: I submit myself to God, by whose ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 9 concerning the insurrection.htm

'Make us a King'
... no wishes but such as run parallel with God's manifest will, lest He may have in
His anger, which is ... day,' in reference, that is, to the removal of the king ...
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The Spirit of Prayer.
... The man turned away in anger. ... In this case, God explains his own promise, and shows
how he ... Some have supposed that Paul prayed in faith for the removal of the ...
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The Story of the Baptist, from his Last Testimony to Jesus to his ...
... fasting, though not in order thereby to avert either the anger of God or outward ...
Mission of Jesus, this early anticipation of His violent removal by death ...
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Gethsemane
... is 'thine.' Such conformity of our wills with God's is the ... strength to bear the load,
not the removal of it. ... room, and, in a sudden burst of anger and rashness ...
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Life in India.
... With Thee, O my God, is no disappointment ... sufficient dignity, he left the church
before service in great anger. ... Mr. Martyn was much bereaved by the removal of a ...
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One Antidote for Many Ills
... in this Psalm, as being of itself sufficient for the removal of all ... man,"that we,
being one army of the Living God, may none of us have any anger or ill ...
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