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Yahweh is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and disobedience; and that will by no means clear [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation.
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Prayer Based on God's Character
Commentators observe that Moses is not making a random plea but is strategically quoting God's own self-revelation from Exodus 34:6-7. By appealing to God's declared nature—being slow to anger and merciful—Moses grounds his intercession in God's unchanging character, providing a powerful model for prayer.
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19th Century
Anglican
And now, I implore you, let the power of my Lord be great.— The word Lord in Numbers 14:17 should not be printed in large capital…
16th Century
Protestant
Since I have expounded the 18th verse elsewhere,59 let my readers refer to that place.
59 See Exodus 34:6, 7. . Vol. 3,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord [is] longsuffering Towards all men, and especially towards his own people:
and of great …
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Presbyterian
Moses made humble intercession for Israel. In this, he was a type of Christ, who prayed for those who spitefully used him. The pardon of a nation's…
