Exodus 15:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

God does not possess anger inherently; rather, it is our own transgressions that provoke the most gracious and merciful God to wrath. As the apostle points out, "Or do you not think of the riches of His goodness, gentleness and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart you gather wrath" (Romans 2:4-5), which is not a part of His divine nature. It is also stated in another scripture, "Thou hast sent forth Thy wrath, which I have made to appear like a stalk. For that which is bound and joined together in one body cannot be sent or let go, but that which is outside the body, such as a spear, a dart, an arrow, a sword."

In this passage, the Lord is depicted as a champion, demonstrating to His adversaries the might of His powerful hand, which strikes them without compassion. The abundance of glory that the Lord utilized to vanquish His opposers refers to the boundless and unstoppable nature of His majestic, sovereign power.

The idea presented by O. Gerlach and Buk suggests that God has unleashed the flames of His anger, which, when interpreted from Hebrew, literally implies "thy burning." This notion aligns with the subsequent reflection that this divine fire consumed the adversaries as easily as it would ignite straw.