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God never gets furious.
"Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them
together." Isaiah 27:4
God is often (always?) furious.
"For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies." Isaiah 34:2
"And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great
wrath." Jeremiah 21:5
"Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury." Jeremiah 30:23
"And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard." Micah 5:15
"God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious." Nahum 1:2
"Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury." Zechariah
8:2
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Explanation:
Isaiah does not say or imply that God never gets furious; He is just not furious on this occasion. The commentator
Matthew Henry gives us greater insight on Isaiah 27:
“Though sometimes He contends with His people, yet, upon their submission, He[God] will be reconciled to them. Fury
is not in Him toward His vineyard. It is true, if He find in it briers and thorns instead of vines, He will tread them down
and burn them; but otherwise, ‘If I am angry with my My people, let them humble themselves and pray, and seek My face,
and so take hold of My strength with a sincere desire to make their peace with Me, and I will be reconciled to them, and all
shall be well.’”
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