Wrath is not defined as hatred in my dictionary. Paul wrote;
Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
As I see it wrath can be violent anger yet I haven't found anything that would make me believe that wrath is hatred.
I don't think when Paul wrote that God hated Esau it was hate as we understand it today. But rather a preference . God blessed Esau with an inheritance that doesn't sound like God hated him at all. You know the Bible says that God hates Liars to and we are guilty of this yet He forgives liars so it isn't hate in the sense He wishes us harm but hatred of the sin or things we do that displeases Him
MB
Thank you for your kind response. Now the Greek word for 'wrath' in Rom. 1:18 is from
www.blueletterbible.com...
orgē....
- anger, the natural disposition, temper, character
- movement or agitation of the soul, impulse, desire, any violent emotion, but esp. anger
- anger, wrath, indignation
- anger exhibited in punishment, hence used for punishment itself
- of punishments inflicted by magistrates
From Vines....
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Noun
Strong's Number: g3709 Greek: orge
Anger, Angry (To Be):
originally any "natural impulse, or desire, or disposition," came to signify "anger," as the strongest of all passions. It is used of the wrath of man,
Eph 4:31;
Col 3:8;
1Ti 2:8;
Jam 1:19,
20; the displeasure of human governments,
Rom 13:4,
5; the sufferings of the Jews at the hands of the Gentiles,
Luk 21:23; the terrors of the Law,
Rom 4:15; "the anger" of the Lord Jesus,
Mar 3:5; God's "anger" with Israel in the wilderness, in a quotation from the OT,
Hbr 3:11;
4:3; God's present "anger" with the Jews nationally,
Rom 9:22;
1Th 2:16; His present "anger" with those who disobey the Lord Jesus in His Gospel,
Jhn 3:36; God's purposes in judgment,
Mat 3:7;
Luk 3:7;
Rom 1:18;
2:5,
8;
3:5;
5:9;
12:19;
Eph 2:3;
5:6;
Col 3:6;
1Th 1:10;
5:9.
See
INDIGNATION,
VENGEANCE,
WRATH.
Notes:
(1)
Thumos, "wrath" (not translated "anger"), is to be distinguished from
orge, in this respect, that
thumos indicates a more agitated condition of the feelings, an outburst of wrath from inward indignation, while
orge suggests a more settled or abiding condition of mind, frequently with a view to taking revenge.
Orge is less sudden in its rise than
thumos, but more lasting in its nature.
Thumos expresses more the inward feeling,
orge the more active emotion.
Thumos may issue in revenge, though it does not necessarily include it. It is characteristic that it quickly blazes up and quickly subsides, though that is not necessarily implied in each case.
(2)
Parorgismos, a strengthened form of
orge, and used in
Eph 4:26, RV margin, "provocation," points especially to that which provokes the wrath, and suggests a less continued state than No. (1). "The first keenness of the sense of provocation must not be cherished, though righteous resentment may remain" (Westcott). The preceding verb,
orgizo, in this verse implies a just occasion for the feeling. This is confirmed by the fact that it is a quotation from
Psa 4:4 (Sept.), where the Hebrew word signifies to quiver with strong emotion.
Thumos is found eighteen times in the NT, ten of which are in the Apocalypse, in seven of which the reference is to the wrath of God; so in
Rom 2:8, RV, "wrath (
thumos) and indignation" (orge); the order in the AV is inaccurate. Everywhere else the word thumos is used in a bad sense. In
Gal 5:20, it follows the word "jealousies," which when smoldering in the heart break out in wrath.
Thumos and
orge are coupled in two places in the Apocalypse,
Rev 16:19, "the fierceness (
thumos) of His wrath" (
orge); and
Rev 19:15, "the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God."
See
WROTH (be).
(3)
Aganaktesis originally signified "physical pain or irritation" (probably from
agan, "very much," and
achomai, "to grieve"), hence, "annoyance, vexation," and is used in
2Cr 7:11, "indignation."
