Does God hate certain people?

Question

If God is love then how can He hate anyone? Yet the scripture says in several places like this one that He does.

Mal 1:2 "I have loved Jacob but I have hated Esau and have made his mountains a desolation, and appointed his inheritence for the jackals of the wilderness."

This is not just in the old testament but is also in the new. (Roms 9 :13) And the word "hate" in the Strong's Concordance means - to hate

And how about this one psalms 5:5)

"The boastful shall not stand before thine eyes, thou dost hate all who do iniquity."

What are your thoughts on this? We can't shrug it off and say that it was just in the new testament, or that it is taken out of context or that the word used there doesn't really mean hate.

Carol M - that is not the word used here. It was sane (not the english word sane but hebrew) it doesn't mean love less although I always shrugged these verses off to mean that.

behnoush - These scriptures are quoted from the bible. Why do you say we don't know who wrote them.

My point here isn't to say that God hates people. It must be something else. But scriptures like this make you dig for the truth and there's got to be something enlightening behind these scriptures, something new thing we can learn. That's what djmantx is saying.

Answer 1

No do not shrug this off but seek the truth without judgeing God I assure you there is a meaning and I as going to give it to you but I will instead give you a seed it is up to you what you do with it. The Romans 9 verse is a repeat of Mal 1 It is used as an example but the Old testament has many examples of this including Cain and Abel. Consider the two consider also that first was the Jew and later the Gentile remember the scripture that says no greater man born of woman than John the Baptist but the least in heaven is greater than he. Christ was in submission to the father. The church is in submission to Christ.The wife is in submission to her husband. Why? Remember Also Esau and Jacob were twins and Jacob was born with his hand around Esau's ankle

Answer 2

I assure you that God loves everyone no matter what it says in the bible.

The bible was created by the roman empire to change the message of Jesus to something that the Romans found more acceptable.

This is why it is often difficult to understand. The message of Jesus on the other hand is elegant and simple to understand. You need to separate the message that Jesus left for us from all of the nonsense that the Romans overlaid it with and it will start to become quite easy to understand.

Don't take my word for any of this. Study biblical history for your self and draw your own conclusions. There are many good books on this subject be some intelligent and thoughtful people. Take advantage of their efforts.

Email if you are interested and I will send so suggested reading material.

Love and blessings.
Don

Answer 3

NO, the word hate means to love less.

Hate-From a primary word μῖσος misos (hatred); to detest (especially to persecute); by extension to love less: - hate (-ful).

Esau trated his birth right to his twin brother Isac for a bowl of food. This birth right was given to him by God. He choose his desires over God's in his life. Thus, God loving him less that his brother.

Answer 4

Understand, if you are true and just things will come easy. However if you do thinks ill-fated you will have mountains to climb.

What if God was boastful?

Answer 5

I think God hates millions of hypocritical Christians, who WON'T be going to Heaven. P.S. My avatar is the true face of Jesus.

Answer 6

Dnt listen or read this kind of things which u r not sure who wrote them.go back to ur heart & listen to god .
God doesnt hate any body.Can u hate ur son ? how u he hate his son? we all his children ,he is getting sad of us but not hate .he is kind more than our imagination.

Answer 7

Only muslims.

Answer 8

uncertain people

Answer 9

he doesn't hate the people, just their sin.