God Has a Name by John Mark Comer
Week 5: Chapter 4 — Slow to Anger
Read Chapter 4 of God Has a Name. Primary Scripture: Exodus 34:6; Psalm 103:8–14.
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Of all the attributes in Exodus 34, "slow to anger" may be the one most people find hardest to believe on a gut level — Comer addresses that gap head-on.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Comer points out that the Hebrew phrase often translated "slow to anger" is literally "long of nose" — a vivid idiom for someone who doesn't flare up easily. What does that earthy, embodied image communicate about God's temperament that a more abstract phrase might miss?
2.Many people's gut-level picture of God is of a being who is quick to anger — watching for mistakes, ready to punish. Where do you think that image comes from? Does it match the God you encounter in Exodus 34?
3.Comer is careful to say that "slow to anger" does not mean God never gets angry. Divine anger is real. What is the difference between God's anger and human anger? Why does it matter that God's anger is always just and never capricious?
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