Verse 15
Finally the Lord promised to take vengeance angrily on the nations that had not obeyed His will (cf. Psalms 2:9; Revelation 12:5; Revelation 19:15). They are not responsible to keep the Mosaic Law, as Israel was, but they fail to acknowledge and worship Him as the only true God. "Vengeance" is "a legal term for the action of a royal suzerain against rebels who will not acknowledge his sovereignty." [Note: Allen, p. 360.]
"God is not a machine but a person, and some things need to be said and done with passion." [Note: Waltke, in The Minor . . ., p. 723.]
IV. THE THIRD ORACLE: GOD’S CASE AGAINST ISRAEL AND THE ULTIMATE TRIUMPH OF HIS KINGDOM CHS. 6-7
The writer recorded a third round of messages that first announce judgment on the Israelites for their sins (ch. 6) and then promise future restoration (ch. 7).
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