God hates people?
I thought God was agape love. But I found a few verses that suggest he actually hated people.
Rom 9:13 -- As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Strong's Concordance translates the word "hated" in that verse above as...
to hate, pursue with hatred, detest
2) to be hated, detested hate 41, hateful 1
"If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:26).
Strong's Concordance translates the word "hate" in that verse above as...
1) to hate, pursue with hatred, detest
2) to be hated, detested
"The Lord tries the righteous: but the wicked and him that loves violence his soul hateth." (Psa.11:5).
Strong's Concordance translates the word "hateth" in that verse above as...
to hate, be hateful
a) (Qal) to hate
1) of man
2) of God
3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst)
b) (Niphal) to be hated
c) (Piel) hater (participle)
1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom
hate 136, enemies 3, enemy 2, foes 1, hateful 1, misc 3
Hos.9:10-17 -- All their wickedness [is] in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes [are] revolters.
Strong's Concordance translates the word "hated" in that verse above as...
1) to hate, be hateful
a) (Qal) to hate
1) of man
2) of God
3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst)
b) (Niphal) to be hated
c) (Piel) hater (participle)
1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom hate 136, enemies 3, enemy 2, foes 1, hateful 1, misc 3
God said HE would love them no more. The opposite of love is hate...he would love them no more.
So what do you think of Strong's Condordance? And about these verses?
I thought God was agape love. But I found a few verses that suggest he actually hated people.
Rom 9:13 -- As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Strong's Concordance translates the word "hated" in that verse above as...
to hate, pursue with hatred, detest
2) to be hated, detested hate 41, hateful 1
"If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:26).
Strong's Concordance translates the word "hate" in that verse above as...
1) to hate, pursue with hatred, detest
2) to be hated, detested
"The Lord tries the righteous: but the wicked and him that loves violence his soul hateth." (Psa.11:5).
Strong's Concordance translates the word "hateth" in that verse above as...
to hate, be hateful
a) (Qal) to hate
1) of man
2) of God
3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst)
b) (Niphal) to be hated
c) (Piel) hater (participle)
1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom
hate 136, enemies 3, enemy 2, foes 1, hateful 1, misc 3
Hos.9:10-17 -- All their wickedness [is] in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes [are] revolters.
Strong's Concordance translates the word "hated" in that verse above as...
1) to hate, be hateful
a) (Qal) to hate
1) of man
2) of God
3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst)
b) (Niphal) to be hated
c) (Piel) hater (participle)
1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom hate 136, enemies 3, enemy 2, foes 1, hateful 1, misc 3
God said HE would love them no more. The opposite of love is hate...he would love them no more.
So what do you think of Strong's Condordance? And about these verses?