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Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
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God's Controlled Justice
Commentators stress that God's wrath is not like uncontrolled human anger. He is the "master of wrath," meaning His vengeance is a deliberate and righteous act of justice against unrepentant evil. Unlike humans who are often mastered by passion, God possesses His wrath as a tool to defend His glory and His people. This is a terrifying reality for His enemies but a part of His perfect character.
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Nahum
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18th Century
Presbyterian
God is jealous and the Lord avenges - Rather (as the English margin notes) God “very jealous and avenging is the Lord.” The Name of God,
19th Century
Anglican
God ... furious. —Better, A jealous and vengeful God is Jehovah, an avenger is Jehovah, indeed, wrathful.
16th Century
Protestant
Nahum begins with the nature of God, so that what he subsequently adds concerning the destruction of Nineveh might be more significant and produce …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
God [is] jealous, and the Lord revenges He is jealous of his own honour and glory, and for his own worship and ordin…
About a hundred years before, at Jonah's preaching, the Ninevites repented and were spared; yet, soon after, they became worse than ever. Nineveh d…
