A few months ago the world was outraged at a man in Austria who had raped and imprisoned his daughter. We ask how could someone do that and we cry out for justice. In Canaan there were all manner of sins being committed against women, children, weak, aliens and other vulnerable people. They were guilty of some of the worst sins against mankind but they were guilty of sins against God. They did not honour God as God. It is one thing for someone to be patient but if that person continues to overlook injustices and sins then that patience is heartless. At some point we must act against the sins. We can be patient with the drug dealer but if we continue to let that drug dealer destroy innocent lives then we are guilty as an unfaithful watchman.
God was just in exercising His wrath. He may be slow to anger but He is not above anger. God is the perfect righteous judge. He is guilty but He is guilty of perfect righteous judgment.
God in is judgment of sin has made a way of escape and that is through the cross. He was willing to pour out His wrath upon His Own Son (Isaiah 53:10). Jesus Christ was made sin for us that we may know the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21).
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