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Psalm 78:38
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Psalm 78:38
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38 Yet he, being (A)compassionate,
(B)atoned for their iniquity
and did not destroy them;
he restrained his anger often
and did not stir up all his wrath.
Psalm 78:38
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Psalm 78:38
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Isaiah 48:9
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Isaiah 48:9
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9 (A)“For my name's sake I defer my anger;
for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you,
that I may not cut you off.
Isaiah 48:9
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Isaiah 48:9
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Numbers 14:18-20
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Numbers 14:18-20
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18 (A)‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, (B)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’ 19 Please (C)pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just (D)as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now.”
God Promises Judgment
20 Then the Lord said, “I have pardoned, (E)according to your word.
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Numbers 14:18-20
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Numbers 14:18-20
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18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion.(A) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’(B) 19 In accordance with your great love, forgive(C) the sin of these people,(D) just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.”(E)
20 The Lord replied, “I have forgiven them,(F) as you asked.
Ezekiel 20:21-22
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Ezekiel 20:21-22
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21 (A)But the children (B)rebelled against me. (C)They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths.
(D)“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness. 22 (E)But I withheld my hand (F)and acted for the sake of my name, (G)that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
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Ezekiel 20:21-22
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Ezekiel 20:21-22
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21 “‘But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws,(A) of which I said, “The person who obeys them will live by them,” and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger(B) against them in the wilderness.(C) 22 But I withheld(D) my hand, and for the sake of my name(E) I did what would keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
Ezekiel 20:17
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Ezekiel 20:17
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17 Nevertheless, (A)my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or (B)make a full end of them in the wilderness.
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Ezekiel 20:17
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Ezekiel 20:17
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17 Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy(A) them or put an end to them in the wilderness.
Ezekiel 20:13-14
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Ezekiel 20:13-14
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13 (A)But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. (B)They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; (C)and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned.
(D)“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them. 14 But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, (E)in whose sight I had brought them out.
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Ezekiel 20:13-14
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Ezekiel 20:13-14
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13 “‘Yet the people of Israel rebelled(A) against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my decrees but rejected my laws(B)—by which the person who obeys them will live—and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths.(C) So I said I would pour out my wrath(D) on them and destroy(E) them in the wilderness.(F) 14 But for the sake of my name I did what would keep it from being profaned(G) in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.(H)
2 Kings 21:20
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2 Kings 21:20
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20 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (A)as Manasseh his father had done.
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2 Kings 21:20
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2 Kings 21:20
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20 He did evil(A) in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done.
Exodus 34:6-9
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Exodus 34:6-9
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6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, (A)“The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and (B)gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast (C)love and faithfulness, 7 (D)keeping steadfast love for thousands,[a] (E)forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but (F)who will by no means clear the guilty, (G)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.” 8 And Moses quickly (H)bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped. 9 And he said, “If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please (I)let the Lord go in the midst of us, for (J)it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for (K)your inheritance.”
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- Exodus 34:7 Or to the thousandth generation
Exodus 34:6-9
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Exodus 34:6-9
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6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D) 7 maintaining love to thousands,(E) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(F) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(G) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”(H)
8 Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped. 9 “Lord,” he said, “if I have found favor(I) in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us.(J) Although this is a stiff-necked(K) people, forgive our wickedness and our sin,(L) and take us as your inheritance.”(M)
Ezekiel 20:8-9
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Ezekiel 20:8-9
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8 (A)But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. (B)None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.
“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them (C)and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9 (D)But I acted (E)for the sake of my name, (F)that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, (G)in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
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Ezekiel 20:8-9
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Ezekiel 20:8-9
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8 “‘But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me;(A) they did not get rid of the vile images they had set their eyes on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.(B) So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in Egypt.(C) 9 But for the sake of my name, I brought them out of Egypt.(D) I did it to keep my name from being profaned(E) in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and in whose sight I had revealed myself to the Israelites.
Isaiah 44:21-22
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Isaiah 44:21-22
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The Lord Redeems Israel
21 Remember these things, O Jacob,
and Israel, for you are (A)my servant;
I formed you; you are my servant;
(B)O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
22 (C)I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud
and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.
Isaiah 44:21-22
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Isaiah 44:21-22
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Psalm 106:43-45
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Psalm 106:43-45
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43 (A)Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their (B)purposes
and were (C)brought low through their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
when he (D)heard their cry.
45 For their sake he (E)remembered his covenant,
and (F)relented according to (G)the abundance of his steadfast love.
Psalm 106:43-45
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Psalm 106:43-45
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Numbers 16:44-48
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Numbers 16:44-48
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44 and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 45 (A)“Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” (B)And they fell on their faces. 46 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire on it from off the altar and lay incense on it and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for (C)wrath has gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun.” 47 So Aaron took it as Moses said and ran into the midst of the assembly. And behold, the plague had already begun among the people. And he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. 48 And he stood between the dead and the living, and (D)the plague was stopped.
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Numbers 16:44-48
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Numbers 16:44-48
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44 and the Lord said to Moses, 45 “Get away from this assembly so I can put an end(A) to them at once.” And they fell facedown.
46 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer(B) and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly(C) to make atonement(D) for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord;(E) the plague(F) has started.” 47 So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people,(G) but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. 48 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.(H)
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