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Bible Study: God's love, justice, holiness, mercy, wrath. Proportionality of punishment. Consistency of infinite torment vs. destruction with biblical justice.

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God's love, justice, holiness, mercy, wrath. Proportionality of punishment. Consistency of infinite torment vs. destruction with biblical justice.

Available Library Entries

Word Studies

  • word-studies/H2617-checed.md — Chesed — lovingkindness, mercy, steadfast love. Core character attribute.
  • word-studies/H639-aph.md — Aph — nostril, anger. 'Slow to anger' = 'long of nostrils' (erek appayim).
  • word-studies/H4941-mishpat.md — Mishpat — judgment, justice, ordinance. Core justice term.
  • word-studies/H6662-tsaddiyq.md — Tsaddiyq — righteous, just. Describes God's character.
  • word-studies/H6664-tsedeq.md — Tsedeq — righteousness, justice (abstract). Foundation of God's throne.
  • word-studies/H6666-tsedaqah.md — Tsedaqah — righteousness (feminine form). God's saving justice.
  • word-studies/H6918-qadowsh.md — Qadowsh — holy, sacred. God's holiness attribute.
  • word-studies/H6944-qodesh.md — Qodesh — holiness, sacred space/thing. Holiness concept.
  • word-studies/G1341-dikaiokrisia.md — Dikaiokrisia — righteous judgment (Rom 2:5). Compound word: just + judgment.
  • word-studies/G2851-kolasis.md — Kolasis — punishment (Matt 25:46). From kolazo 'to curtail', NOT basanizo 'to torment'.
  • word-studies/G2849-kolazo.md — Kolazo — to curtail, punish. Root of kolasis.
  • word-studies/G3709-orge.md — Orge — wrath, anger. NT divine wrath vocabulary.
  • word-studies/G2372-thumos.md — Thumos — fury, passion. Intense but short-lived wrath. Contrast with orge.
  • word-studies/H2534-chemah.md — Chemah — heat, wrath, fury. OT intense anger vocabulary.
  • word-studies/G5098-timoria.md — Timoria — vindication, penalty (Heb 10:29). Punitive justice.
  • word-studies/G5099-tino.md — Tino — to pay a penalty (2 Thess 1:9). Punishment as 'payment'.
  • word-studies/G1349-dike.md — Dike — right, justice, vengeance. Root of all dikaio- words.
  • word-studies/G1556-ekdikeo.md — Ekdikeo — to avenge, vindicate. Divine vengeance vocabulary.
  • word-studies/G1557-ekdikesis.md — Ekdikesis — vengeance, vindication (noun). Divine retribution.
  • word-studies/H5359-naqam.md — Naqam — vengeance, avenge. OT divine vengeance vocabulary.
  • word-studies/H2603-chanan.md — Chanan — to be gracious, show favor. Part of the divine name formula.
  • word-studies/G463-anoche.md — Anoche — forbearance (Rom 3:25-26). God's restraint in judgment.
  • word-studies/G3929-paresis.md — Paresis — passing over (Rom 3:25). God's temporary overlooking of sin.
  • word-studies/G25-agapao.md — Agapao — to love. The divine love verb.
  • word-studies/G26-agape.md — Agape — love. The divine love noun.
  • word-studies/H157-ahab.md — Ahab — to love. OT love verb including God's love for Israel.
  • word-studies/G5485-charis.md — Charis — grace, favor. Divine unmerited favor.
  • word-studies/H5162-nacham.md — Nacham — to relent, be sorry, comfort. God's relenting from judgment.
  • word-studies/G928-basanizo.md — Basanizo — to torment. Already studied: NEVER applied to human eschatological fate in didactic passages.
  • word-studies/G929-basanismos.md — Basanismos — torment (noun). Already studied: never co-occurs with aionios.
  • word-studies/G622-apollymi.md — Apollymi — to destroy, perish. Core destruction vocabulary.
  • word-studies/G684-apoleia.md — Apoleia — destruction, perdition. The fate vocabulary.
  • word-studies/G3639-olethros.md — Olethros — destruction (2 Thess 1:9). Paul's deliberate word choice for eschatological punishment.
  • word-studies/H6-abad.md — Abad — to perish, destroy. Core OT destruction verb.
  • word-studies/H8045-shamad.md — Shamad — to destroy, exterminate. Total destruction.
  • word-studies/G2920-krisis.md — Krisis — judgment, decision. Core judgment vocabulary.
  • word-studies/G2917-krima.md — Krima — judgment, decree, sentence.
  • word-studies/WG-wrath.md — Word group: wrath vocabulary across OT and NT.
  • word-studies/WG-hebrew-wrath.md — Word group: Hebrew wrath vocabulary.
  • word-studies/TR-aph-orge.md — Translation reference: aph (H639) to orge (G3709) mapping.
  • word-studies/TR-chemah-thymos.md — Translation reference: chemah (H2534) to thumos (G2372) mapping.
  • word-studies/TR-checed-eleos.md — Translation reference: chesed (H2617) to eleos (G1656) mapping.
  • word-studies/WG-hebrew-righteousness.md — Word group: Hebrew righteousness vocabulary.
  • word-studies/WG-righteousness.md — Word group: righteousness vocabulary across OT and NT.
  • word-studies/TR-tsaddiyq-dikaios.md — Translation reference: tsaddiyq (H6662) to dikaios (G1342) mapping.
  • word-studies/TR-tsedeq-dikaiosyne.md — Translation reference: tsedeq (H6664) to dikaiosyne (G1343) mapping.
  • word-studies/TR-mishpat-krima.md — Translation reference: mishpat (H4941) to krima (G2917) mapping.
  • word-studies/TR-shaphat-krino.md — Translation reference: shaphat (H8199) to krino (G2919) mapping.
  • word-studies/G1343-dikaiosyne.md — Dikaiosyne — righteousness. NT righteousness noun.
  • word-studies/G1342-dikaios.md — Dikaios — righteous, just. NT adjective for God's character.
  • word-studies/G1344-dikaioo.md — Dikaioo — to justify, declare righteous. Justification verb.
  • word-studies/G1345-dikaioma.md — Dikaioma — righteous requirement, ordinance.
  • word-studies/G1732-endeixis.md — Endeixis — demonstration, proof (Rom 3:25-26). God DEMONSTRATING His justice.
  • word-studies/G2288-thanatos.md — Thanatos — death. The stated penalty vocabulary. Already studied in etc7-03.
  • word-studies/G110-athanasia.md — Athanasia — immortality. God alone has it (1 Tim 6:16). Already studied in etc7-02.
  • word-studies/G38-hagiasmos.md — Hagiasmos — sanctification, holiness (NT).

Grammar References

  • grammar-reference/hebrew/stem-niphal.md — Niphal stem — passive/reflexive. Relevant to passive constructions in judgment passages.
  • grammar-reference/hebrew/stem-piel.md — Piel stem — factitive/intensive. Relevant to factitive constructions like 'to make holy'.
  • grammar-reference/hebrew/stem-hiphil.md — Hiphil stem — causative. Relevant to causative destruction verbs in conquest/judgment.

Missing Library Entries (generate)

  • H7349 rachum — Compassionate/merciful — one of God's core self-description attributes in Exo 34:6. Used 13x, exclusively of God. Essential for character analysis.
  • H2587 channun — Gracious — paired with rachum in Exo 34:6. Used 13x. Essential for the divine name formula analysis.
  • G3405 misthapodosia — Just recompense (Heb 2:2; 10:35; 11:26). The proportionality principle encoded in a single word. Key to proportionality argument.
  • H750 arek — Long/slow — in 'erek appayim' (slow to anger). Part of the divine name formula. 15x, mostly describing God.
  • G3408 misthos — Wages, reward, hire. Connects to Rom 6:23 'wages of sin'. The payment/recompense framework for punishment.
  • H160 ahabah — Love (noun). OT divine love noun — 'God IS love' in OT idiom. Partners with chesed.
  • G1655 eleemon — Merciful (adjective). Used in Heb 2:17 of Christ and Matt 5:7 beatitude. NT mercy attribute.
  • G1656 eleos — Mercy (noun). NT equivalent of chesed. Core NT mercy vocabulary for God's character.
  • H7355 racham — To love, have compassion. Verb root of rachum. Womb-love — God's deepest compassion term.

Strong's Numbers

Strong's Word Relevance Library Entry
H2617 chesed (lovingkindness/mercy/steadfast love) yes
H639 aph (nostril/anger — 'slow to anger' = 'long of nostrils') yes
H4941 mishpat (judgment/justice/ordinance) yes
H6662 tsaddiyq (righteous/just) yes
H6664 tsedeq (righteousness/justice — abstract) yes
H6918 qadowsh (holy/sacred) yes
G1341 dikaiokrisia (righteous judgment — Rom 2:5) yes
G3405 misthapodosia (just recompense — Heb 2:2) (missing)
G2851 kolasis (punishment — Matt 25:46, from kolazo 'to curtail') yes
G3709 orge (wrath — NT wrath vocabulary) yes
G2372 thumos (fury/passion — contrast with orge) yes
H2534 chemah (heat/wrath/fury — OT wrath vocabulary) yes
G5098 timoria (vindication/penalty — Heb 10:29) yes
G1349 dike (right/justice/vengeance) yes
H5359 naqam (vengeance/avenge) yes
H2603 chanan (to be gracious/show favor) yes
G463 anoche (forbearance — Rom 3:25-26) yes
G25 agapao (to love — divine love verb) (missing)
G26 agape (love — divine love noun) (missing)

Discovered Scope

Topics Found (from naves_semantic.py)

Topic Subtopic Verse Count

Primary Verses (34 — full analysis required)

Old Testament: - Exo 34:6-7 — God's self-description formula — mercy attributes outnumber judgment attributes 6:2; mercy extends to 'thousands', judgment to 'third and fourth generation' - Psa 103:8-14 — Echoes Exo 34:6-7; 'not always chide', 'not keep anger forever', 'remembers we are dust' - Mic 7:18 — Retains not anger forever, delights in mercy (chesed) - Lam 3:33 — Does not afflict willingly — 'milibo' (from His heart). Judgment is not God's delight. - Isa 57:16 — Will not contend forever — human spirits would fail. God limits His own wrath for anthropological reasons. - Jer 3:5 — Rhetorical question: Will He keep anger le-olam? - Psa 30:5 — Temporal asymmetry: anger for a moment, favor for a lifetime - Isa 54:7-8 — 'Small moment' of wrath vs. 'everlasting kindness' — explicit asymmetry between wrath duration and mercy duration - Job 34:11-12 — Render according to ways; God will not do wickedly nor pervert judgment - Gen 18:25 — Abraham's appeal: 'Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?' — God's justice is the premise Abraham argues from - Ezek 18:23,32 — God has no pleasure in the death of the wicked — explicit statement about God's character toward judgment - Ezek 33:11 — As I live, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked — oath-level statement - Ezek 18:4,20 — The soul that sins shall die (muth) — the penalty stated in the most explicit terms - Gen 2:17 — Thou shalt surely die (mot tamut) — the original penalty announcement. No mention of eternal torment. - Gen 3:19 — Dust thou art, unto dust shalt thou return — the penalty enacted: dissolution, not eternal conscious suffering - Isa 28:21 — God's strange act / strange work — judgment is alien to God's character, not natural to it - 1 Cor 15:26 — Last enemy destroyed is death — death must cease entirely - Psa 145:8-9 — Gracious, full of compassion, slow to anger, great in mercy. The LORD is good to ALL; tender mercies over ALL his works.

New Testament: - Rom 2:5-11 — Righteous judgment (dikaiokrisia); render 'according to deeds'; embeds anthropological prerequisite — 'seek for immortality' (v.7) implies non-possession - Luke 12:47-48 — Many stripes vs. few stripes — punishment graduated by knowledge. Proportionality is intrinsic to God's justice. - Matt 10:15 — 'More tolerable' for Sodom than cities that rejected the gospel — degrees of judgment - Matt 11:22,24 — 'More tolerable' for Tyre/Sidon than Chorazin/Bethsaida — repeated proportionality principle - Heb 2:2 — Every transgression received 'just recompense' (misthapodosia) — proportionality built into vocabulary - Heb 10:29 — 'Sorer punishment' (axios timoria) — degrees of punishment exist - Col 3:25 — Receive for the wrong done; no respect of persons — punishment matches the specific wrong - Rev 20:12-13 — Judged kata ta erga (according to their works) — final judgment is proportional - 2 Pet 3:9 — Not willing that any should perish (apollymi) — God's desire is salvation, not punishment - 1 Tim 2:4 — Will have all men to be saved — universal salvific will - John 3:16-17 — God so loved the world; sent Son not to condemn but to save — love is the motive, not retribution - Rom 6:23 — Wages of sin = death (thanatos), gift = eternal life — the stated penalty is death, not torment - Rev 21:4 — No more death, sorrow, crying, pain — if ECT is true, death and sorrow exist eternally, contradicting this promise - Rev 15:3-4 — The redeemed affirm 'just and true are thy ways' AFTER seeing judgment — God's justice is vindicated by the manner of judgment - Rom 3:25-26 — God's justice demonstrated at the cross: 'just, and the justifier' — the cross reveals both justice and mercy - 2 Pet 2:6 — Sodom reduced to ashes — an example (hupodeigma) for the ungodly. The paradigmatic judgment is ashes, not torment.

Supporting Verses (10 — retrieve for context, no individual analysis)

  • Hab 3:2 — In wrath remember mercy — mercy constrains wrath
  • Psa 78:38 — Full of compassion, forgave, turned anger away — mercy predominates in God's character
  • Psa 77:7-9 — Rhetorical: Will the Lord cast off forever? Is mercy clean gone? Expected answer is 'no'.
  • Psa 62:12 — Render to every man according to his work
  • Jer 17:10 — Give according to doings, fruit of ways — consistent OT proportionality
  • Jas 1:15 — Sin when finished brings forth death — the end result of sin is death
  • Isa 25:8 — Swallow up death in victory — death is consumed, not perpetuated
  • Gen 4:11-15 — Cain's punishment for the first murder was exile, not death — God set a mark to protect him. Even retributive justice was restrained.
  • Num 14:18 — Echo of Exo 34:6-7 — longsuffering, abundant in chesed, forgiving, yet visiting iniquity
  • Psa 86:15 — Echo of Exo 34:6-7 in prayer context — full of compassion, gracious, longsuffering, plenteous in mercy and truth

Focus Areas

  1. God's self-revealed character formula (Exo 34:6-7) and its OT echoes — the mercy-to-judgment ratio: WHAT: God's self-revealed character formula (Exo 34:6-7) and its OT echoes — the mercy-to-judgment ratio WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: EXO 34:6-7, PSA 103:8-14, NUM 14:18, JON 4:2, NEH 9:17, JOE 2:13 Strong's: H2617, H7349, H2587, H639

  2. Biblical proportionality principle: punishment 'according to deeds' across all genres and authors: WHAT: Biblical proportionality principle: punishment 'according to deeds' across all genres and authors WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: ROM 2:5-11, LUK 12:47-48, DEU 25:1-3, MAT 16:27, REV 22:12, OBA 1:15 Strong's: G3405, G2041

  3. God's STATED penalty for sin: death (thanatos/muth), not torment (basanizo): WHAT: God's STATED penalty for sin: death (thanatos/muth), not torment (basanizo) WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: ROM 6:23, GEN 2:17, EZE 18:4, JAS 1:15 Strong's: G2288, G3800, H4191

  4. God's stated desire: no pleasure in the death of the wicked, not willing any should perish: WHAT: God's stated desire: no pleasure in the death of the wicked, not willing any should perish WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: ISA 57:16, PSA 30:5, LAM 3:31-33, MIC 7:18, PSA 78:38 Strong's: G3709, G2372, H639, H2534

  5. God's wrath as temporary and purposeful — 'not keep anger forever' passages: WHAT: God's wrath as temporary and purposeful — 'not keep anger forever' passages WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: GEN 19:24-25, JUD 1:7, 2PE 2:6, ISA 34:10, NAH 1:1-6, JER 50:40 Strong's: G5077, H8045

  6. Historical divine judgments as paradigm: every recorded result is destruction, not ongoing torment: WHAT: Historical divine judgments as paradigm: every recorded result is destruction, not ongoing torment WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: REV 21:4, 1CO 15:26, ISA 25:8, REV 21:1-5 Strong's: G2288, G2673

  7. The 'no more death/sorrow' promise (Rev 21:4) — compatibility with ECT vs. conditionalism: WHAT: The 'no more death/sorrow' promise (Rev 21:4) — compatibility with ECT vs. conditionalism WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: MAT 25:46, 2TH 1:9, ROM 6:23 Strong's: G2851, G3639, G166

  8. The Anselmian argument (sin against infinite God = infinite punishment) — does any biblical text contain this reasoning?: WHAT: The Anselmian argument (sin against infinite God = infinite punishment) — does any biblical text contain this reasoning? WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: ISA 6:1-5, HAB 1:13, LEV 10:1-2, 1SA 6:19 Strong's: H6918, H2889

  9. The 'holiness demands ECT' argument — what does biblical holiness (qodesh/qadosh) actually require?: WHAT: The 'holiness demands ECT' argument — what does biblical holiness (qodesh/qadosh) actually require? WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: JHN 3:16, ROM 5:8, 1JN 4:8-10, ROM 8:32 Strong's: G26, G5485

  10. The cross as revelation of God's character — Christ died (thanatos), not suffered eternally (basanizo): WHAT: The cross as revelation of God's character — Christ died (thanatos), not suffered eternally (basanizo) WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: REV 15:3-4, REV 16:5-7, REV 19:1-2, PSA 145:17 Strong's: G1342

  11. Isa 28:21 — judgment as God's 'strange act' / 'strange work': WHAT: Isa 28:21 — judgment as God's 'strange act' / 'strange work' WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: GEN 18:25, PSA 89:14, DEU 32:4 Strong's: H4941, H6664

  12. Temporal asymmetry: 'anger for a moment' vs. 'everlasting kindness' (Psa 30:5; Isa 54:7-8): WHAT: Temporal asymmetry: 'anger for a moment' vs. 'everlasting kindness' (Psa 30:5; Isa 54:7-8) WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: MAT 10:28, HEB 10:26-31, JHN 3:16 Strong's: G622, G5399

  13. Gen 18:25 — Abraham's appeal to God's justice: 'Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?': WHAT: Gen 18:25 — Abraham's appeal to God's justice: 'Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?' WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: 2PE 3:9, EZE 33:11, 1TI 2:4, EZE 18:23 Strong's: H2654

  14. Rev 15:3-4 — the redeemed affirm God's justice AFTER seeing judgment executed: WHAT: Rev 15:3-4 — the redeemed affirm God's justice AFTER seeing judgment executed WHY: Required for study HOW: Tool investigation Verses: ISA 65:17-19, REV 21:4, ISA 11:9, HAB 2:14 Strong's: G2537

Research Instructions

You are the Research Agent. Execute this study by:

  1. Read the SKILL.md for full tool documentation and principles
  2. Read your agent instructions at agents/research-agent.md
  3. Read ALL library entries listed in "Available Library Entries" above
  4. Follow the workflow from the skill
  5. Write research files to this folder:
  6. 01-topics.md — Nave's topics and full entries
  7. 02-verses.md — All verse texts retrieved with context for:
    • God's self-revealed character formula (Exo 34:6-7) and its OT echoes — the mercy-to-judgment ratio (EXO 34:6-7, PSA 103:8-14, NUM 14:18, JON 4:2, NEH 9:17...)
    • Biblical proportionality principle: punishment 'according to deeds' across all genres and authors (ROM 2:5-11, LUK 12:47-48, DEU 25:1-3, MAT 16:27, REV 22:12...)
    • God's STATED penalty for sin: death (thanatos/muth), not torment (basanizo) (ROM 6:23, GEN 2:17, EZE 18:4, JAS 1:15)
    • God's stated desire: no pleasure in the death of the wicked, not willing any should perish (ISA 57:16, PSA 30:5, LAM 3:31-33, MIC 7:18, PSA 78:38)
    • God's wrath as temporary and purposeful — 'not keep anger forever' passages (GEN 19:24-25, JUD 1:7, 2PE 2:6, ISA 34:10, NAH 1:1-6...)
    • Historical divine judgments as paradigm: every recorded result is destruction, not ongoing torment (REV 21:4, 1CO 15:26, ISA 25:8, REV 21:1-5)
    • The 'no more death/sorrow' promise (Rev 21:4) — compatibility with ECT vs. conditionalism (MAT 25:46, 2TH 1:9, ROM 6:23)
    • The Anselmian argument (sin against infinite God = infinite punishment) — does any biblical text contain this reasoning? (ISA 6:1-5, HAB 1:13, LEV 10:1-2, 1SA 6:19)
    • The 'holiness demands ECT' argument — what does biblical holiness (qodesh/qadosh) actually require? (JHN 3:16, ROM 5:8, 1JN 4:8-10, ROM 8:32)
    • The cross as revelation of God's character — Christ died (thanatos), not suffered eternally (basanizo) (REV 15:3-4, REV 16:5-7, REV 19:1-2, PSA 145:17)
    • Isa 28:21 — judgment as God's 'strange act' / 'strange work' (GEN 18:25, PSA 89:14, DEU 32:4)
    • Temporal asymmetry: 'anger for a moment' vs. 'everlasting kindness' (Psa 30:5; Isa 54:7-8) (MAT 10:28, HEB 10:26-31, JHN 3:16)
    • Gen 18:25 — Abraham's appeal to God's justice: 'Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?' (2PE 3:9, EZE 33:11, 1TI 2:4, EZE 18:23)
    • Rev 15:3-4 — the redeemed affirm God's justice AFTER seeing judgment executed (ISA 65:17-19, REV 21:4, ISA 11:9, HAB 2:14)
    • All additional verses from Nave's topic entries
  8. 04-word-studies.md — Strong's research:
    • FROM LIBRARY (read, don't re-derive): H2617 (chesed (lovingkindness/mercy/steadfast love)), H639 (aph (nostril/anger — 'slow to anger' = 'long of nostrils')), H4941 (mishpat (judgment/justice/ordinance)), H6662 (tsaddiyq (righteous/just)), H6664 (tsedeq (righteousness/justice — abstract)), H6918 (qadowsh (holy/sacred)), G1341 (dikaiokrisia (righteous judgment — Rom 2:5)), G2851 (kolasis (punishment — Matt 25:46, from kolazo 'to curtail')), G3709 (orge (wrath — NT wrath vocabulary)), G2372 (thumos (fury/passion — contrast with orge)), H2534 (chemah (heat/wrath/fury — OT wrath vocabulary)), G5098 (timoria (vindication/penalty — Heb 10:29)), G1349 (dike (right/justice/vengeance)), H5359 (naqam (vengeance/avenge)), H2603 (chanan (to be gracious/show favor)), G463 (anoche (forbearance — Rom 3:25-26))
    • FRESH LOOKUPS (no library entry): G3405 (misthapodosia (just recompense — Heb 2:2)), G25 (agapao (to love — divine love verb)), G26 (agape (love — divine love noun))
  9. raw-data/ — Raw tool output organized by category
  10. Do NOT write 03-analysis.md or CONCLUSION.md — those are for the analysis agent

Specific Research Directives

  1. Required Greek/Hebrew parsing:
  2. Exo 34:6-7 — Parse the divine name formula: each attribute word, the mercy-to-judgment ratio, and 'thousands' vs. 'third and fourth generation'
  3. Lam 3:33 — Parse milibo (from his heart) — what does 'not from his heart' mean structurally?
  4. Isa 57:16 — Parse 'not contend le-olam' and 'spirits would fail' — grammatical force of the anthropological limit on divine wrath
  5. Isa 28:21 — Parse 'strange act' (zariy) and 'strange work' (nokriy) — what makes judgment 'alien' to God?
  6. Rom 2:5-7 — Parse dikaiokrisia and the 'according to deeds' + 'seek for immortality' structure
  7. Heb 2:2 — Parse misthapodosia (just recompense) — the proportionality built into the word
  8. Rom 3:25-26 — Parse endeixis (demonstration) and anoche (forbearance) — God demonstrating His justice
  9. Rev 15:3-4 — Parse dikaiai (just) and alēthinai (true) — the redeemed's verdict on God's judgment
  10. Psa 145:8-9 — Parse 'good to ALL' and 'tender mercies over ALL his works' — universal scope of mercy

  11. 2 Pet 2:6 — Parse hupodeigma (example/pattern) — Sodom as PARADIGM for future judgment

  12. Required cross-testament parallels (run BOTH --hybrid-ot AND --hybrid-nt):

  13. Exo 34:6-7 — Trace all OT echoes: Num 14:18; Neh 9:17; Psa 86:15; 103:8; 145:8; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2; Nah 1:3. Analyze what the echo pattern reveals.
  14. Psa 103:9 — Cross-reference with Isa 57:16; Jer 3:5; Mic 7:18 — 'not keep anger forever' constellation
  15. Rom 6:23 — Cross-reference with Ezek 18:4,20; Gen 2:17; Gen 3:19; Jas 1:15 — the 'wages of sin = death' constellation
  16. Luke 12:47-48 — Cross-reference with Matt 10:15; 11:22; Heb 2:2; Heb 10:29; Col 3:25 — the proportionality constellation
  17. Rev 21:4 — Cross-reference with 1 Cor 15:26; Isa 25:8; Rev 20:14 — the 'no more death' constellation
  18. Isa 54:7-8 — Cross-reference with Psa 30:5; Hab 3:2 — the temporal asymmetry of wrath vs. mercy
  19. 2 Pet 2:6 — Cross-reference with Gen 19:24-25; Luke 17:29; Jude 1:7 — the Sodom destruction paradigm

  20. Gen 18:25 — Cross-reference with Psa 89:14; 97:2; Rev 15:3-4; Rev 16:7 — 'justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne'

  21. Required word traces:

  22. G3405 (misthapodosia (just recompense — Heb 2:2)) — run search_strongs.py --lookup and --verses
  23. G25 (agapao (to love — divine love verb)) — run search_strongs.py --lookup and --verses

  24. G26 (agape (love — divine love noun)) — run search_strongs.py --lookup and --verses

  25. Grammar reference entries to read:

  26. grammar-reference/hebrew/stem-niphal.md — Niphal stem — passive/reflexive. Relevant to passive constructions in judgment passages.
  27. grammar-reference/hebrew/stem-piel.md — Piel stem — factitive/intensive. Relevant to factitive constructions like 'to make holy'.
  28. grammar-reference/hebrew/stem-hiphil.md — Hiphil stem — causative. Relevant to causative destruction verbs in conquest/judgment.

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