»Srdili ste Jahvu.« (Pnz 9, 22) Božja srdžba kao izraz njegove zahtjevnosti
»You Provoked the Lord to Wrath .« (Deut . 9:22) God ’s Wrath as an Expression of His Demands

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to show that the biblical discourse about God’s wrath is constitutive of a true Christian image of God and that such discourse should not be ignored, because it is an integral part of the Christian faith. The paper warns that the abundant biblical records of divine wrath reveal a God who is demanding – for the sake of us and our salvation – and that God’s wrath does not exclude God’s love and mercy but arises precisely from them as a radical way of their expression and calls for conversion. The article is divided into four parts. The first part presents contemporary contexts which make the discourse about God’s wrath unacceptable. The following two chapters deal with the synthesis of the biblical discourse about God, with introductory notes on the distinction between divine and human wrath. The third part brings theological conclusions of the biblical doctrine of God’s wrath, where it becomes clear that God is angry with man because He is his creator, because there is sin, because God is not indifferent to man’s condition, because He wants a dialogue with man and does not wait for man to know sin on his own. Ultimately, as seen in the fourth chapter, God is angry with the sinful man and the people because He is merciful.

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