What the Talmud of Hashem's Wrath says!!!
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One of the most essential doctrines of Tanak (Bible), and therefore also of Judaism, is the holiness of HaShem.
The Eternal is not an intellectual abstraction, nor is it conceived as a being indifferent to the actions of man and His holiness we can see it reflected in phrases like these:
“O Lord, my God, my holy.. You are too pure eyes to contemplate evil, and you cannot see evil” (Habakkuk 1:12, (13 heb).).
“Man with unclean lips cannot stand the sight of His holiness (Isaiah /Yeshayahu 6:5).». .
“For you are not the one who desires evil; evil does not remain with you.
The confused people will not be before your eyes; you hate all the workers of iniquity”. (Tehilim/Psalms 5:4-5)
In the literature:
And from our rabbis and teachers we are taught: “As long as there are evil men in the world, so long there will be anger in the world” Sanhedrin.11
“Every hypocrite brings anger to the world” Talmud So? a, 41a;
And as for anger:
She can be provoked by many aspects
• An evil language and bad deeds, as in Isaiah 3:18)
• By jealousy: Deuteronomy/Devarim 6:15
• Not to hear it: Deuteronomy/Devarim 9:19
• For criticizing (excessly destructively) Numbers /Bamidbar 11:1)
• For contempt for holy things: Numbers/Devarim 17:13
• For disobedience;
• For oppression of the poor: Shemot /Exodus 22:22-23
• For disparaging/saying vulgarities Isaiah/Yeshayahu 9:16
• And many more
How does it manifest?
• Hashem's wrath becomes destructive fire Devarim /Deuteronomy 32; 22
• Mixed, with smoke, fire, clouds, darkness and thunder Tehilim/Psalms 18:9-14
• As a drawn sword
• As a glass of wine (poison): in Jeremiah/Yirmiyahu 25:15
• As destroying arrows Psalms/Tehilim 7:14
• Inflicting immediate death Bamidbar/Numbers 11:33
• Using the enemy as a rod Isaiah /Yeshayahu 10; 5
• With natural phenomena (earthquakes, floods, storms) See Flood and Noach
Who is the Wrath of Hashem going against?
• Against Israel
• Against all nations
• Against specific nations (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon etc)
• Against sinners
• Against defamers
• Against those who are not part of his Shemot/Exodus 34:10 covenant or against those who violate him
• Others more
And what does the Talmud say?
Once, someone asked Rabbi Gamaliel:
“Since your God is 'a consuming fire', why does he come from idolaters and not idols?”
Then he replied, “Suppose a king has a disrespectful son, who gave his dog the name of his father and swore by that name, will the father discharge his anger on the dog or his irreverent son?”
It is the idolatrous, not the irresponsible idol, that excites the wrath of Hashem (Treaty Zara, 54b).
When does it manifest?
• Depending on translation, “gets angry every day” (Psalms/Tehilim 7:12)
• Certain unspecified days and for the future, Zefania/Zephaniah . 1; 15-18
• On the day of the Lord, which could correspond to Doomsday or Last Judgment Ezekiel/Yehezkel 7:11 or Zephania/Zephaniah 2:2.
Is it possible to resist Hashem's anger?
The answer is hardly obvious, as many in the Torah describe:
“Who can resist his wrath [indignation “] and who can remain in the fierceness of their anger? His fury spills like fire, and rocks are thrown by him.
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Only, if I may be so free, I would personally prefer a little more explanation than just a pointwise enumeration.. Especially if you let it competed for a prize in the “Sequel Story” pool...
I mean:
1. Is God's wrath about me too??
2. What can or should I do to avert God's wrath??