Amos quotes the Lord saying, “I will send a fire. . .” SIX times (Amos 1:4, 7, 10, 12; 2:2, 5). This seems to show a very angry God. Is God angry? And if so, is that okay?
I love this quote from an in-depth study done on God’s anger. It explains so beautifully why God’s anger is actually the perfect manifestation of His parental love.
“When His children forget to acknowledge Him or when they deviate from the covenant path, He disciplines in wisdom, and His anger and justice are manifested and appropriately tailored to individual trajectories. Just as we cannot be lenient as parents around certain conditions that will cause future difficulties for our children, God is not a boundary breaker. He does not try to make us happy with His behavior toward us, but, rather, He sees the bigger picture and must use His agency to set firm limits. His unwavering intent is to bring His children back to His love and presence. In His mercy, He continues to warn us again and again until we turn to Him or sadly lose this opportunity through our own unrepentant sin. . . “ (Source)