Part of proper hermeneutics is not simply seeing what any individual passage means, but also looking for themes and styles of expression throughout the Bible and understanding what they mean for our relationship with God. Paul Copan does an introduction to just such a project in the link below, exploring the topic of the Biblical expressions of “Divine Exasperation”.
Please click on the link to view Paul Copan, “Divine Exasperation.”
Note: It might seem at the original post’s location like the author of the post is Michael Patton, but Copan is the actual author.