A Time where God was Angry
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 1:14 pm
When in the scriptures did God get angry with His children?
Genesis 38: 9
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.” 9But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.…
God was angry with Onan because
no.1 his behavior didn't show mercy for his brother who was dead
no. 2 his behavior was preventing the birth of offspring
It's been on my mind lately, that the law of Creation is the highest law of the Kingdom of God.
God showed mercy to the woman in adultery. He showed mercy to the woman at the well, who had had 5 husbands and was living in adultery.
God did not show mercy to the man who withheld his seed.
In this case, when we withhold ourselves from having offspring when we otherwise could; God holds that man accountable to the highest degree.
It seems most everything else God can forgive. God even forgave people like Saul in the New Testament, and Moses in the Old Testament, who had committed murder. God had mercy when King David wanted multiple wives. King David and King Solomon had many children.
We are put on this earth and given a command to multiply and replenish the earth. When we do this in a way that kind of breaks the rules... God is merciful about it. When we don't do it fully right, God can bring to pass righteousness through our offspring.
But when we stop showing mercy to our brothers and sisters, the same way Onan had a brother who was dead and didn't care to help his brother have seed on the earth, that brought the wrath of God.
I think, God loves us all so much and the only thing He asks of us is for us to love each other. Jesus did the Father's will which was to make a way for the lost to come back to heaven. I am sure if it was up to the Son alone, he would have not rescued us. Because it was so hard. But Jesus did it because He knew it was the Father's will. He knew the Father's love for him was also there for each of us. And Jesus honored the love of the Father for his lost brothers and sisters.
Genesis 38: 9
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.” 9But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.…
God was angry with Onan because
no.1 his behavior didn't show mercy for his brother who was dead
no. 2 his behavior was preventing the birth of offspring
It's been on my mind lately, that the law of Creation is the highest law of the Kingdom of God.
God showed mercy to the woman in adultery. He showed mercy to the woman at the well, who had had 5 husbands and was living in adultery.
God did not show mercy to the man who withheld his seed.
In this case, when we withhold ourselves from having offspring when we otherwise could; God holds that man accountable to the highest degree.
It seems most everything else God can forgive. God even forgave people like Saul in the New Testament, and Moses in the Old Testament, who had committed murder. God had mercy when King David wanted multiple wives. King David and King Solomon had many children.
We are put on this earth and given a command to multiply and replenish the earth. When we do this in a way that kind of breaks the rules... God is merciful about it. When we don't do it fully right, God can bring to pass righteousness through our offspring.
But when we stop showing mercy to our brothers and sisters, the same way Onan had a brother who was dead and didn't care to help his brother have seed on the earth, that brought the wrath of God.
I think, God loves us all so much and the only thing He asks of us is for us to love each other. Jesus did the Father's will which was to make a way for the lost to come back to heaven. I am sure if it was up to the Son alone, he would have not rescued us. Because it was so hard. But Jesus did it because He knew it was the Father's will. He knew the Father's love for him was also there for each of us. And Jesus honored the love of the Father for his lost brothers and sisters.