Daniels

Malachi

1:2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou
loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I
loved Jacob,
1:3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for
the dragons of the wilderness.

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Eccle 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep

his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret

thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

CSchultz

I think there is great signifigance in the fact that Esau was the one who sold his birthright.

As children of God to deny our birthright, is in fact to deny God.

In fact I believe that this is the unpardonable sin.

To deny God, to Deny the Holy spirit, and to continue to do so, having no regard for Gods gift, and in essence, throwing the gift of salvation away.

Whirlwind

No, he doesn't.

violet

Boanerges

I have found 5 scriputal references to God hating- two of these refer to Esau which was the result of man trying to fulfill God's promise in his own strenght. Perhaps there is a message there for another day. Truth be known God knows the beggining from the end- He knows who will reject Him. He also raises up ( see Exodus 9:12 - 9:16) some for destruction ( my personal take on this is that He would not do this unless He already knew their heart but I cannot de dogmatic on that point).

H8130
שׂנא
śânê'
saw-nay'
A primitive root; tohate (personally): - enemy, foe, (be) hate (-ful, -r), odious, X utterly.

adonaicole

I agree, he loves all of us, for he is our Father. The problem is the children fail to love him in return or listen to his advice. Of course he gets justifiably angry for our hard-heartedness.

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Love one another, for that is pure, undefiled religion.

Don