How do you view the judgments of God? Jason Dohm explains in this video that when we think about the judgments of God, we often can mistakenly think of them being “snap judgments” of God, something that He does because He runs out of patience. But, this is not the case. God mercifully warns us so often before He ultimately does judge. He does not act impulsively. He has given us His law. In fact, He has often judged after centuries of warnings. When He does bring judgment, often after mercifully delaying it, that judgment is right – it cannot be questioned as being “unfair” by a sinful people who have been warned multiple times of impending judgment for their sin. Numbers 14:18 (NKJV) – “‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.”

When we think about the judgments of God, they're often interpreted as being a snap response of God. In other words, he just runs out of patience. God warns and warns and warns and warns and warns so often before he judges. What comes to mind is the parable of the vineyard where he's leased out a vineyard. He sends servant after servant after servant after servant to collect and they're abused, mistreated, sent away and killed and then finally he says, they'll respect my son then he sends his son.

What we have in the judgments of God that are very fearful, they're a great reason to fear the Lord, but this isn't God acting impulsively. This is God finally acting after often centuries of warnings. You