1st Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Persons who have not come to this understanding as yet, that God is a God of Love, have a long way to go, for without it, there’s a very real possibility that when studying the Bible, one may read into it, what the Bible writers never intended, and as such, a person may become angry or even upset with God for doing such and such in some instances.
Take for example, in the following passages, we read of a God who might seem to be fuming mad at His people on account of their idolatry at Mt. Sinai, and it might seem as if He is so fed up with the Hebrews to the point where He is just about to disown them. Is He really? or is He encouraging Moses to intercede on their behalf so that He may save them from their just dues?
Exodus 32: 7 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which you brought out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people.
Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn you, turn you from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!