The Jealous God.

"I have wiped out many nations, devastating their fortress walls and towers.  Their cities are now deserted; their streets are in silent ruin.  There are no survivors to even tell what happened.  I thought, 'Surely they will have reverence for me now!  Surely they will listen to my warnings, so I won't need to strike again.'  But no; however much I punish them, they continue their evil practices from dawn till dusk and dusk till dawn."  So now the LORD says: "Be patient; the time is coming soon when I will stand up and accuse these evil nations.  For it is my decision to gather together the kingdoms of the earth and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them.  All the earth will be devoured by the fire of my jealousy.  "On that day I will purify the lips of all people, so that everyone will be able to worship the LORD together.  My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia will come to present their offerings. -Zephaniah 3:6-10 NLT

These verses are great, God is so jealous he 'wiped out many nations', just to scare the sh#$ out of some other people so that they would cower in fear, and worship him. All god ever wanted is his enormously large ego to be stroked! Worship him or be 'devoured by the fire'! Whats not to love about this guy? If this is the "love" of an 'all-loving god', then perhaps the word 'hate' is as empty as the heads of most Christians.