A God merciful and gracious. How true is that, a God who in the midst of these stiff-necked people, in the midst of their pride, is willing to forgive because of their repentance and Moses' intercession. What a beautiful picture of his mercy to us through Jesus. After everything we have done, after everything He knows we will do, are continuing to do, he extends His forgiveness. A God of steadfast love and faithfulness. He will not neglect His people. This is the God who threatened to kill the Israelites not a few verses ago, who offered Moses the spot as the patriarch of a new nation. And here He is, naming himself, giving us the attributes that will also describe our salvation.
He is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. And I am so grateful to Him for the gift of salvation, of relationship and of His word, so that I can know His character, and who He is. The LORD, forgiving us for all that we have done against Him.
Thank you.
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