Who was angry with God in the Bible?

Jeremiah was angry with God, and he wrote about it in his prophecy. People have been reading what he wrote for two and a half thousand years. And God, apparently, didn't mind him being honest about it.
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Did King David get angry with God?

David demonstrates well the best way to handle righteous anger; he takes it to the Lord. He begs for God's intercession on behalf of the victims -- many of whom are silenced due to fears of retribution.
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Who argued with God in the Bible?

Abraham, Moses, Elijah, and others all petitioned for divine intervention in their lives, or appealed forcefully to God to alter His proposed decree. Other biblical arguments focused on personal or communal suffering and anger: Jeremiah, Job, and certain Psalms and Lamentations.
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What does the Bible say about being angry with God?

"Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil." "But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness." "Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly."
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When was God angry in the Bible?

In part two (9:30–31:00), Tim walks Jon and Carissa through the first three times God is described as angry in the Hebrew Scriptures. The first instance appears in Exodus 4, when God commissions Moses to confront Pharaoh, but Moses objects five times.
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Can a person be angry with God?

Depending upon a person's beliefs, the thought of being angry at God, an all-powerful transcendent being, can seem rather taboo. The very mention of God suggests authority — an ultimate moral authority. So, to be angry at God can seem irreverent or sacrilegious.
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Why did Moses get angry at God?

Moses is so upset about missing out on the land of milk and honey that he's lashing out at the most convenient target. He can't blame God for his banishment—he's too devoted a prophet for that—and he's too proud to blame himself, so he throws the fault on the Israelites.
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Who wrestled with God?

Jacob wrestling with the angel is described in Genesis (32:22–32; also referenced in Hosea 12:3–5). The "angel" in question is referred to as "man" (אִישׁ) and "God" in Genesis, while Hosea references an "angel" (מַלְאָךְ). The account includes the renaming of Jacob as Israel (etymologized as "contends-with-God").
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Who in the Bible went through hard times?

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  • JOB. Perhaps no Bible character has suffered more than Job. ...
  • DAVID. David is a Bible character who is no stranger to hard times. ...
  • MOSES. Moses is another Bible character who suffered several instances of hard times. ...
  • PETER. In Mark 14:26-31, Peter talks about how he would never deny Jesus.
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What made God angry?

The biblical authors want us to see that God's anger is always a response to human betrayal and evil, and it's expressed through handing humans over to the logical consequences of their decisions. In other words, God's anger is expressed by giving humans what they want, or at least, what they've chosen.
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What was David's sin with Bathsheba?

David married the widowed Bathsheba, but their first child died as punishment from God for David's adultery and murder of Uriah. David repented of his sins, and Bathsheba later gave birth to Solomon.
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What sins did David commit?

The price of David's sin of murder and adultery was high. He spent the rest of his life regretting it. In one psalm he expressed his mental torment and pleaded for forgiveness. “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
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Who disobeyed God in the Bible?

slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity" (4:2). Unwilling to warn Israel's deadly enemies, Jonah decides to run away instead of obeying God.
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Who left God in the Bible?

According to I Kings 19, Elijah thought the nation of Israel had totally departed from God. But God informed Elijah at I Kings 19:18, that He had left for Himself, 7,000 people who would serve and honor Him.
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Who faced rejection in the Bible?

Jesus faced rejection from his Father.

He was in such anguish that he started to sweat blood (Luke 22:44).
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What happens when Jacob wrestled with God?

“Let me go, for the day has broken”, said the man, but Jacob would not. Jacob insisted on a blessing first. Then the man told him his name would no longer be Jacob, but now Israel because he had striven with God and man and prevailed. After this blessing Jacob declared “I have seen God face to face and yet I survived.”
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What did Moses struggle with?

Moses was hesitant to answer God's call because he felt inadequate and was slow of speech. He also struggled with anger, as evidenced by when he struck and killed the Egyptian.
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What did Ruth glean?

One day Ruth suggested to Naomi, “Let me go out into the fields and glean the ears of corn.”
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What is the meaning of Samson and Delilah?

She was a Philistine who, bribed to entrap Samson, coaxed him into revealing that the secret of his strength was his long hair, whereupon she took advantage of his confidence to betray him to his enemies. Her name has since become synonymous with a voluptuous, treacherous woman. Samson and Delilah.
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What to do when you're angry with God?

  1. Realize it's okay to be mad at God.
  2. Show up and let yourself be seen by Him.
  3. Don't stop praying.
  4. Remember that Christ knows what your pain feels like.
  5. Don't spend time comparing your suffering to the story of others.
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Is it OK to be disappointed in God?

He will continue to give you the good and the bad. In other words, God isn't spiteful. That disappointment is usually a sign of our own shortcomings and unrealistic expectations of ourselves – not God's.
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How do I get over being mad at God?

How to Deal with Anger Towards God
  1. Be open and honest with Him. Initially, anger was how I responded to God. ...
  2. Consistent Prayer. Instead of feeling distant from God, I felt a closeness and peace from the situation and had a heart that turned my anger into prayers for peace. ...
  3. Praise God for the good He's done.
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Who disobeyed God first?

Traditionally, the origin has been ascribed to the sin of the first man, Adam, who disobeyed God in eating the forbidden fruit (of knowledge of good and evil) and, in consequence, transmitted his sin and guilt by heredity to his descendants. The doctrine has its basis in the Bible.
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