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The Wrath of Divine Love

- OVERVIEW

This week, we explore how God’s wrath is not like human anger. While people often think of anger as uncontrolled emotion, God’s wrath is a measured response to sin and injustice. His wrath flows from His love and justice, ensuring that evil does not prevail. We will study how God’s anger is always patient, just, and redemptive.

- SAT – Introduction

Memory Text [Psalm 78:38

KJV 38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

CEV 38 Yet God was kind. He kept forgiving their sins and didn't destroy them. He often became angry, but never lost his temper.

– God’s mercy in judgment.]

Psalm 78:38

KJV 38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

CEV 38 Yet God was kind. He kept forgiving their sins and didn't destroy them. He often became angry, but never lost his temper.

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- Lesson

Many struggle with the idea of a loving God expressing anger. However, the Bible teaches that God’s wrath is not separate from His love – it is a necessary response to evil and sin. Just as a loving parent disciplines a child to correct harmful behavior, God’s wrath seeks to correct and restore rather than destroy.

Unlike human anger, which is often impulsive and selfish, God’s anger is always measured and just. He does not act out of frustration, but out of a desire to protect, heal, and restore His creation.

- EGW Notes (Paraphrased)

Ellen White explains that God’s wrath is not an uncontrolled explosion of emotion but a righteous and deliberate act of justice. It is always mixed with mercy, offering sinners a chance to repent.

- Conclusion

God’s anger is not cruel or arbitrary. It is His way of ensuring justice while extending mercy.

- Reflection

What does Psalm 78:38

KJV 38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

CEV 38 Yet God was kind. He kept forgiving their sins and didn't destroy them. He often became angry, but never lost his temper.

teach us about God’s anger?

Reveal Suggested Answer

How does understanding God’s wrath change how we see His justice?

Reveal Suggested Answer

- SUN – Grieved by Evil

- Lesson

Read the following:
Psalm 78

KJV 1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: 7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. 14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 21 Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: 23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, 24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. 25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. 26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. 27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: 28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. 29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; 30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, 31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. 32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works. 33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. 34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. 36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. 37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. 38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. 39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan. 44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. 46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust. 47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. 48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. 50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; 51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham: 52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies: 57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. 59 When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: 60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; 61 And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand. 62 He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. 63 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage. 64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation. 65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. 66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach. 67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

CEV (A special psalm by Asaph.) 1 My friends, I beg you to listen as I teach. 2 I will give instruction and explain the mystery of what happened long ago. 3 These are things we learned from our ancestors, 4 and we will tell them to the next generation. We won't keep secret the glorious deeds and the mighty miracles of the Lord. 5 God gave his Law to Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel. And he told our ancestors to teach their children, 6 so that each new generation would know his Law and tell it to the next. 7 Then they would trust God and obey his teachings, without forgetting anything God had done. 8 They would be different from their ancestors, who were stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful to God. 9 The warriors from Ephraim were armed with arrows, but they ran away when the battle began. 10 They broke their agreement with God, and they turned their backs on his teaching. 11 They forgot all he had done, even the mighty miracles 12 he did for their ancestors near Zoan in Egypt. 13 God made a path in the sea and piled up the water as he led them across. 14 He guided them during the day with a cloud, and each night he led them with a flaming fire. 15 God made water flow from rocks he split open in the desert, and his people drank freely, as though from a lake. 16 He made streams gush out like rivers from rocks. 17 But in the desert, the people of God Most High kept sinning and rebelling. 18 They stubbornly tested God and demanded from him what they wanted to eat. 19 They challenged God by saying, “Can God provide food out here in the desert? 20 It's true God struck the rock and water gushed out like a river, but can he give his people bread and meat?” 21 When the Lord heard this, he was angry and furious with Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel. 22 They had refused to trust him, and they had doubted his saving power. 23 But God gave a command to the clouds, and he opened the doors in the skies. 24 From heaven he sent grain that they called manna. 25 He gave them more than enough, and each one of them ate this special food. 26 God's mighty power sent a strong wind from the southeast, 27 and it brought birds that covered the ground, like sand on the beach. 28 Then God made the birds fall in the camp of his people near their tents. 29 God gave his people all they wanted, and each of them ate until they were full. 30 But before they had swallowed the last bite, 31 God became angry and killed the strongest and best from the families of Israel. 32 But the rest kept on sinning and would not trust God's miracles. 33 So he cut their lives short and made them terrified. 34 After he killed some of them, the others turned to him with all their hearts. 35 They remembered God Most High, the mighty rock that kept them safe. 36 But they tried to flatter God, and they told him lies; 37 they were unfaithful and broke their promises. 38 Yet God was kind. He kept forgiving their sins and didn't destroy them. He often became angry, but never lost his temper. 39 God remembered that they were made of flesh and were like a wind that blows once and then dies down. 40 While they were in the desert, they often rebelled and made God sad. 41 They kept testing him and caused terrible pain for the Holy One of Israel. 42 They forgot about his power and how he had rescued them from their enemies. 43 God showed them all kinds of wonderful miracles near Zoan in Egypt. 44 He turned the rivers of Egypt into blood, and no one could drink from the streams. 45 He sent swarms of flies to pester the Egyptians, and he sent frogs to cause them trouble. 46 God let worms and grasshoppers eat their crops. 47 He destroyed their grapevines and their fig trees with hail and floods. 48 Then he killed their cattle with hail and their other animals with lightning. 49 God was so angry and furious that he went into a rage and caused them great trouble by sending swarms of destroying angels. 50 God released his anger and slaughtered them in a terrible way. 51 He killed the first-born son of each Egyptian family. 52 Then God led his people out of Egypt and guided them in the desert like a flock of sheep. 53 He led them safely along, and they were not afraid, but their enemies drowned in the sea. 54 God brought his people to the sacred mountain that he had taken by his own power. 55 He made nations run from the tribes of Israel, and he let the tribes take over their land. 56 But the people tested God Most High, and they refused to obey his laws. 57 They were as unfaithful as their ancestors, and they were as crooked as a twisted arrow. 58 God demanded all their love, but they made him angry by worshiping idols. 59 So God became furious and completely rejected the people of Israel. 60 Then he deserted his home at Shiloh, where he lived here on earth. 61 He let enemies capture the sacred chest and let them dishonor him. 62 God took out his anger on his chosen ones and let them be killed by enemy swords. 63 Fire destroyed the young men, and the young women were left with no one to marry. 64 Priests died violent deaths, but their widows were not allowed to mourn. 65 Finally the Lord woke up, like a soldier startled from a drunken sleep. 66 God scattered his enemies and made them ashamed forever. 67 Then the Lord decided not to make his home with Joseph's descendants in Ephraim. 68 Instead he chose the tribe of Judah, and he chose Mount Zion, the place he loves. 69 There he built his temple as lofty as the mountains and as solid as the earth he made to last forever. 70 The Lord God chose David to be his servant and took him from tending sheep 71 and from caring for lambs. Then God made him the leader of Israel, his own nation. 72 David treated the people fairly and guided them with wisdom.

Psalm 78

KJV 1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: 7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. 14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 21 Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: 23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, 24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. 25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. 26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. 27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: 28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. 29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; 30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, 31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. 32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works. 33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. 34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. 36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. 37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. 38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. 39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan. 44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. 46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust. 47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. 48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. 50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; 51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham: 52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies: 57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. 59 When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: 60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; 61 And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand. 62 He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. 63 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage. 64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation. 65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. 66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach. 67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

CEV (A special psalm by Asaph.) 1 My friends, I beg you to listen as I teach. 2 I will give instruction and explain the mystery of what happened long ago. 3 These are things we learned from our ancestors, 4 and we will tell them to the next generation. We won't keep secret the glorious deeds and the mighty miracles of the Lord. 5 God gave his Law to Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel. And he told our ancestors to teach their children, 6 so that each new generation would know his Law and tell it to the next. 7 Then they would trust God and obey his teachings, without forgetting anything God had done. 8 They would be different from their ancestors, who were stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful to God. 9 The warriors from Ephraim were armed with arrows, but they ran away when the battle began. 10 They broke their agreement with God, and they turned their backs on his teaching. 11 They forgot all he had done, even the mighty miracles 12 he did for their ancestors near Zoan in Egypt. 13 God made a path in the sea and piled up the water as he led them across. 14 He guided them during the day with a cloud, and each night he led them with a flaming fire. 15 God made water flow from rocks he split open in the desert, and his people drank freely, as though from a lake. 16 He made streams gush out like rivers from rocks. 17 But in the desert, the people of God Most High kept sinning and rebelling. 18 They stubbornly tested God and demanded from him what they wanted to eat. 19 They challenged God by saying, “Can God provide food out here in the desert? 20 It's true God struck the rock and water gushed out like a river, but can he give his people bread and meat?” 21 When the Lord heard this, he was angry and furious with Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel. 22 They had refused to trust him, and they had doubted his saving power. 23 But God gave a command to the clouds, and he opened the doors in the skies. 24 From heaven he sent grain that they called manna. 25 He gave them more than enough, and each one of them ate this special food. 26 God's mighty power sent a strong wind from the southeast, 27 and it brought birds that covered the ground, like sand on the beach. 28 Then God made the birds fall in the camp of his people near their tents. 29 God gave his people all they wanted, and each of them ate until they were full. 30 But before they had swallowed the last bite, 31 God became angry and killed the strongest and best from the families of Israel. 32 But the rest kept on sinning and would not trust God's miracles. 33 So he cut their lives short and made them terrified. 34 After he killed some of them, the others turned to him with all their hearts. 35 They remembered God Most High, the mighty rock that kept them safe. 36 But they tried to flatter God, and they told him lies; 37 they were unfaithful and broke their promises. 38 Yet God was kind. He kept forgiving their sins and didn't destroy them. He often became angry, but never lost his temper. 39 God remembered that they were made of flesh and were like a wind that blows once and then dies down. 40 While they were in the desert, they often rebelled and made God sad. 41 They kept testing him and caused terrible pain for the Holy One of Israel. 42 They forgot about his power and how he had rescued them from their enemies. 43 God showed them all kinds of wonderful miracles near Zoan in Egypt. 44 He turned the rivers of Egypt into blood, and no one could drink from the streams. 45 He sent swarms of flies to pester the Egyptians, and he sent frogs to cause them trouble. 46 God let worms and grasshoppers eat their crops. 47 He destroyed their grapevines and their fig trees with hail and floods. 48 Then he killed their cattle with hail and their other animals with lightning. 49 God was so angry and furious that he went into a rage and caused them great trouble by sending swarms of destroying angels. 50 God released his anger and slaughtered them in a terrible way. 51 He killed the first-born son of each Egyptian family. 52 Then God led his people out of Egypt and guided them in the desert like a flock of sheep. 53 He led them safely along, and they were not afraid, but their enemies drowned in the sea. 54 God brought his people to the sacred mountain that he had taken by his own power. 55 He made nations run from the tribes of Israel, and he let the tribes take over their land. 56 But the people tested God Most High, and they refused to obey his laws. 57 They were as unfaithful as their ancestors, and they were as crooked as a twisted arrow. 58 God demanded all their love, but they made him angry by worshiping idols. 59 So God became furious and completely rejected the people of Israel. 60 Then he deserted his home at Shiloh, where he lived here on earth. 61 He let enemies capture the sacred chest and let them dishonor him. 62 God took out his anger on his chosen ones and let them be killed by enemy swords. 63 Fire destroyed the young men, and the young women were left with no one to marry. 64 Priests died violent deaths, but their widows were not allowed to mourn. 65 Finally the Lord woke up, like a soldier startled from a drunken sleep. 66 God scattered his enemies and made them ashamed forever. 67 Then the Lord decided not to make his home with Joseph's descendants in Ephraim. 68 Instead he chose the tribe of Judah, and he chose Mount Zion, the place he loves. 69 There he built his temple as lofty as the mountains and as solid as the earth he made to last forever. 70 The Lord God chose David to be his servant and took him from tending sheep 71 and from caring for lambs. Then God made him the leader of Israel, his own nation. 72 David treated the people fairly and guided them with wisdom.

describes Israel’s repeated rebellion against God. Each time, God warned them, allowed consequences, and then showed mercy. This cycle demonstrates that God’s wrath is not about destruction but correction. His anger arises because He cares deeply for His people and does not want them to be lost in sin.

God’s wrath is never random or impulsive. Instead, it is the sorrow of a loving Father who sees His children making destructive choices.

- EGW Notes (Paraphrased)

Ellen White explains that God’s wrath is always measured and purposeful. He does not act out of frustration but out of justice and love.

- Conclusion

God’s wrath against sin is motivated by love. He desires to correct and heal, not to harm.

- Reflection

What does Psalm 78

KJV 1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: 7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. 14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 21 Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: 23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, 24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. 25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. 26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. 27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: 28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. 29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; 30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, 31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. 32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works. 33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. 34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. 36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. 37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. 38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. 39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan. 44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. 46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust. 47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. 48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. 50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; 51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham: 52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies: 57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. 59 When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: 60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; 61 And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand. 62 He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. 63 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage. 64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation. 65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. 66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach. 67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

CEV (A special psalm by Asaph.) 1 My friends, I beg you to listen as I teach. 2 I will give instruction and explain the mystery of what happened long ago. 3 These are things we learned from our ancestors, 4 and we will tell them to the next generation. We won't keep secret the glorious deeds and the mighty miracles of the Lord. 5 God gave his Law to Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel. And he told our ancestors to teach their children, 6 so that each new generation would know his Law and tell it to the next. 7 Then they would trust God and obey his teachings, without forgetting anything God had done. 8 They would be different from their ancestors, who were stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful to God. 9 The warriors from Ephraim were armed with arrows, but they ran away when the battle began. 10 They broke their agreement with God, and they turned their backs on his teaching. 11 They forgot all he had done, even the mighty miracles 12 he did for their ancestors near Zoan in Egypt. 13 God made a path in the sea and piled up the water as he led them across. 14 He guided them during the day with a cloud, and each night he led them with a flaming fire. 15 God made water flow from rocks he split open in the desert, and his people drank freely, as though from a lake. 16 He made streams gush out like rivers from rocks. 17 But in the desert, the people of God Most High kept sinning and rebelling. 18 They stubbornly tested God and demanded from him what they wanted to eat. 19 They challenged God by saying, “Can God provide food out here in the desert? 20 It's true God struck the rock and water gushed out like a river, but can he give his people bread and meat?” 21 When the Lord heard this, he was angry and furious with Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel. 22 They had refused to trust him, and they had doubted his saving power. 23 But God gave a command to the clouds, and he opened the doors in the skies. 24 From heaven he sent grain that they called manna. 25 He gave them more than enough, and each one of them ate this special food. 26 God's mighty power sent a strong wind from the southeast, 27 and it brought birds that covered the ground, like sand on the beach. 28 Then God made the birds fall in the camp of his people near their tents. 29 God gave his people all they wanted, and each of them ate until they were full. 30 But before they had swallowed the last bite, 31 God became angry and killed the strongest and best from the families of Israel. 32 But the rest kept on sinning and would not trust God's miracles. 33 So he cut their lives short and made them terrified. 34 After he killed some of them, the others turned to him with all their hearts. 35 They remembered God Most High, the mighty rock that kept them safe. 36 But they tried to flatter God, and they told him lies; 37 they were unfaithful and broke their promises. 38 Yet God was kind. He kept forgiving their sins and didn't destroy them. He often became angry, but never lost his temper. 39 God remembered that they were made of flesh and were like a wind that blows once and then dies down. 40 While they were in the desert, they often rebelled and made God sad. 41 They kept testing him and caused terrible pain for the Holy One of Israel. 42 They forgot about his power and how he had rescued them from their enemies. 43 God showed them all kinds of wonderful miracles near Zoan in Egypt. 44 He turned the rivers of Egypt into blood, and no one could drink from the streams. 45 He sent swarms of flies to pester the Egyptians, and he sent frogs to cause them trouble. 46 God let worms and grasshoppers eat their crops. 47 He destroyed their grapevines and their fig trees with hail and floods. 48 Then he killed their cattle with hail and their other animals with lightning. 49 God was so angry and furious that he went into a rage and caused them great trouble by sending swarms of destroying angels. 50 God released his anger and slaughtered them in a terrible way. 51 He killed the first-born son of each Egyptian family. 52 Then God led his people out of Egypt and guided them in the desert like a flock of sheep. 53 He led them safely along, and they were not afraid, but their enemies drowned in the sea. 54 God brought his people to the sacred mountain that he had taken by his own power. 55 He made nations run from the tribes of Israel, and he let the tribes take over their land. 56 But the people tested God Most High, and they refused to obey his laws. 57 They were as unfaithful as their ancestors, and they were as crooked as a twisted arrow. 58 God demanded all their love, but they made him angry by worshiping idols. 59 So God became furious and completely rejected the people of Israel. 60 Then he deserted his home at Shiloh, where he lived here on earth. 61 He let enemies capture the sacred chest and let them dishonor him. 62 God took out his anger on his chosen ones and let them be killed by enemy swords. 63 Fire destroyed the young men, and the young women were left with no one to marry. 64 Priests died violent deaths, but their widows were not allowed to mourn. 65 Finally the Lord woke up, like a soldier startled from a drunken sleep. 66 God scattered his enemies and made them ashamed forever. 67 Then the Lord decided not to make his home with Joseph's descendants in Ephraim. 68 Instead he chose the tribe of Judah, and he chose Mount Zion, the place he loves. 69 There he built his temple as lofty as the mountains and as solid as the earth he made to last forever. 70 The Lord God chose David to be his servant and took him from tending sheep 71 and from caring for lambs. Then God made him the leader of Israel, his own nation. 72 David treated the people fairly and guided them with wisdom.

teach about God’s patience with His people?

Reveal Suggested Answer

How does knowing that God grieves over sin affect our choices?

Reveal Suggested Answer

- MON – God Is Slow to Anger

- Lesson

Read the following:
Jonah 4:1-4

KJV 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. 2 And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. 3 Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. 4 Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?

CEV 1 Jonah was really upset and angry. 2 So he prayed: Our Lord, I knew from the very beginning that you wouldn't destroy Nineveh. That's why I left my own country and headed for Spain. You are a kind and merciful God, and you are very patient. You always show love, and you don't like to punish anyone. 3 Now let me die! I'd be better off dead. 4 The Lord replied, “What right do you have to be angry?”

Matthew 10:8

KJV 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

CEV 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead to life, heal people who have leprosy, and force out demons. You received without paying, now give without being paid.

Jonah was upset that God spared Nineveh. He expected immediate judgment, but God’s character is one of patience. His anger does not flare up quickly; He gives people time to turn to Him.

God’s patience is not a sign of weakness but of love. He does not wish for any to perish but wants all to come to repentance.

- EGW Notes (Paraphrased)

Ellen White explains that God’s long-suffering allows time for repentance. His judgments are delayed so that as many as possible may turn back to Him.

- Conclusion

God does not rush into judgment. His wrath is slow, allowing time for repentance.

- Reflection

What does Jonah’s reaction reveal about human vs. divine justice?

Reveal Suggested Answer

How can we reflect God’s patience in dealing with others?

Reveal Suggested Answer

- TUE – Righteous Indignation

- Lesson

Read the following:
Exodus 34:6-7

KJV 6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

CEV 6 Then he passed in front of Moses and called out, “I am the Lord God. I am merciful and very patient with my people. I show great love, and I can be trusted. 7 I keep my promises to my people forever, but I also punish anyone who sins. When people sin, I punish them and their children, and also their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”

Romans 1:18

KJV 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

CEV 18 From heaven God shows how angry he is with all the wicked and evil things that sinful people do to crush the truth.

Many people struggle with the idea of God's wrath, but the Bible consistently presents His anger as a response to sin, oppression, and injustice. His wrath is not about revenge but about righteousness. He is slow to anger and abounding in mercy, yet He will not ignore sin forever.

Romans 1:18

KJV 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

CEV 18 From heaven God shows how angry he is with all the wicked and evil things that sinful people do to crush the truth.

explains that God’s wrath is revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, specifically against those who suppress the truth through wickedness. While God's desire is that all people would repent and be saved, His wrath ultimately falls upon those who refuse to turn from their sin, because sin is inseparable from the sinner who clings to it.

- EGW Notes (Paraphrased)

Ellen White explains that divine wrath is an act of love that seeks to restore righteousness. God’s justice ensures that evil does not continue unchecked, bringing peace to His people.

- Conclusion

God’s wrath is not arbitrary; it is a response to sin that destroys lives. His justice is always mixed with mercy, seeking restoration.

- Reflection

What do Exodus 34:6-7

KJV 6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

CEV 6 Then he passed in front of Moses and called out, “I am the Lord God. I am merciful and very patient with my people. I show great love, and I can be trusted. 7 I keep my promises to my people forever, but I also punish anyone who sins. When people sin, I punish them and their children, and also their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”

and Romans 1:18

KJV 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

CEV 18 From heaven God shows how angry he is with all the wicked and evil things that sinful people do to crush the truth.

reveal about God’s wrath?

Reveal Suggested Answer

How does knowing that God’s wrath is righteous affect how we view His judgments?

Reveal Suggested Answer

- WED – God’s Wrath and the Plan of Salvation

- Lesson

Read the following:
Isaiah 53:4-6

KJV 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

CEV 4 He suffered and endured great pain for us, but we thought his suffering was punishment from God. 5 He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well. 6 All of us were like sheep that had wandered off. We had each gone our own way, but the Lord gave him the punishment we deserved.

Romans 5:8-9

KJV 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

CEV 8 But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful. 9 But there is more! Now that God has accepted us because Christ sacrificed his life's blood, we will also be kept safe from God's anger.

God’s wrath was poured out on Jesus at the cross, not because Jesus was guilty but because He took our sins upon Himself. Isaiah 53

KJV 1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

CEV 1 Has anyone believed us or seen the mighty power of the Lord in action? 2 Like a young plant or a root that sprouts in dry ground, the servant grew up obeying the Lord. He wasn't some handsome king. Nothing about the way he looked made him attractive to us. 3 He was hated and rejected; his life was filled with sorrow and terrible suffering. No one wanted to look at him. We despised him and said, “He is a nobody!” 4 He suffered and endured great pain for us, but we thought his suffering was punishment from God. 5 He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well. 6 All of us were like sheep that had wandered off. We had each gone our own way, but the Lord gave him the punishment we deserved. 7 He was painfully abused, but he did not complain. He was silent like a lamb being led to the butcher, as quiet as a sheep having its wool cut off. 8 He was condemned to death without a fair trial. Who could have imagined what would happen to him? His life was taken away because of the sinful things my people had done. 9 He wasn't dishonest or violent, but he was buried in a tomb among cruel, rich people. 10 The Lord decided his servant would suffer as a sacrifice to take away the sin and guilt of others. Now the servant will live to see his own descendants. He did everything the Lord had planned. 11 By suffering, the servant will learn the true meaning of obeying the Lord. Although he is innocent, he will take the punishment for the sins of others, so that many of them will no longer be guilty. 12 The Lord will reward him with honor and power for sacrificing his life. Others thought he was a sinner, but he suffered for our sins and asked God to forgive us.

describes how Jesus bore our griefs and was punished for our transgressions. Through His sacrifice, we are justified and saved from the wrath that sin brings.

Romans 5:8-9

KJV 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

CEV 8 But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful. 9 But there is more! Now that God has accepted us because Christ sacrificed his life's blood, we will also be kept safe from God's anger.

teaches that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. His death was the ultimate act of love, satisfying divine justice while extending mercy to all who believe.

- EGW Notes (Paraphrased)

Ellen White explains that at the cross, Christ took the punishment for sin, demonstrating both God’s justice and mercy. His sacrifice allows us to be reconciled to God and saved from destruction.

- Conclusion

Jesus’ death satisfied divine justice and provided a path to salvation. Through faith in Him, we escape the wrath of sin and experience God’s love fully.

- Reflection

What do Isaiah 53:4-6

KJV 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

CEV 4 He suffered and endured great pain for us, but we thought his suffering was punishment from God. 5 He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well. 6 All of us were like sheep that had wandered off. We had each gone our own way, but the Lord gave him the punishment we deserved.

and Romans 5:8-9

KJV 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

CEV 8 But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful. 9 But there is more! Now that God has accepted us because Christ sacrificed his life's blood, we will also be kept safe from God's anger.

teach about Jesus’ role in satisfying God’s wrath?

Reveal Suggested Answer

How does Christ’s sacrifice change how we understand God’s justice?

Reveal Suggested Answer

- THU – The Wrath of the Lamb

- Lesson

Read the following:
Revelation 6:16-17

KJV 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

CEV 16 Then they shouted to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us! Hide us from the one who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb. 17 That terrible day has come! God and the Lamb will show their anger, and who can face it?”

2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

KJV 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

CEV 6 It is only right for God to punish everyone who is causing you trouble, 7 but he will give you relief from your troubles. God will do the same for us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with his powerful angels 8 and with a flaming fire. Our Lord Jesus will punish anyone who doesn't know God and won't obey his message. 9 Their punishment will be eternal destruction, and they will be kept far from the presence of our Lord and his glorious strength. 10 This will happen on the day when the Lord returns to be praised and honored by all who have faith in him and belong to him. This includes you, because you believed what we said.

Revelation speaks of "the wrath of the Lamb", a phrase that seems contradictory. Yet, it reveals that even Christ's wrath is about justice, not revenge. Sin and evil must be removed for God's kingdom to be restored.

Second Thessalonians describes how God's judgment brings relief to the righteous but destruction to those who persist in wickedness. His wrath is not about anger but about ending sin forever.

- EGW Notes (Paraphrased)

Ellen White explains that God's final wrath will destroy sin, not out of hatred but to bring about a new world free from suffering.

- Conclusion

God’s wrath is not eternal anger—it is a final act to cleanse creation and bring everlasting peace.

- Reflection

What do Revelation 6:16-17

KJV 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

CEV 16 Then they shouted to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us! Hide us from the one who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb. 17 That terrible day has come! God and the Lamb will show their anger, and who can face it?”

and 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

KJV 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

CEV 6 It is only right for God to punish everyone who is causing you trouble, 7 but he will give you relief from your troubles. God will do the same for us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with his powerful angels 8 and with a flaming fire. Our Lord Jesus will punish anyone who doesn't know God and won't obey his message. 9 Their punishment will be eternal destruction, and they will be kept far from the presence of our Lord and his glorious strength. 10 This will happen on the day when the Lord returns to be praised and honored by all who have faith in him and belong to him. This includes you, because you believed what we said.

teach about God’s final judgment?

Reveal Suggested Answer

How does understanding the purpose of God’s wrath bring hope instead of fear?

Reveal Suggested Answer

- FRI – Further Thought

- Lesson

This week’s study has shown that God's wrath is not a contradiction to His love—it is an essential part of it. His anger is never arbitrary but is directed at sin, injustice, and evil. Through Jesus, we escape the wrath of sin and are restored to a loving relationship with God.

Understanding God's justice should not cause fear but should lead us to trust in His perfect will. His goal is always to restore, redeem, and ultimately create a world free from sin.

- EGW Notes (Paraphrased)

Ellen White explains that God's judgments serve to protect His creation from corruption. His wrath is always mingled with mercy, offering every opportunity for repentance.

- Conclusion

God’s anger is not uncontrolled rage but a deliberate act to protect His people and His creation. His final judgment will bring everlasting peace.

- Reflection

How does understanding God’s wrath help us appreciate His love more?

Reveal Suggested Answer

How can we trust in God’s justice in a world filled with evil?

Reveal Suggested Answer

- LESSON SUMMARY

The Wrath of Divine Love

This week’s lesson has shown that God’s wrath is never arbitrary or cruel. Instead, it is an essential part of His justice, love, and plan for restoration. His anger is always measured, righteous, and aimed at removing sin. Through Jesus, we escape the wrath of sin and receive mercy, love, and eternal life.