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Mercy of God, The

 

Mercy of God, The

Is part of his character - Ex 34:6,7; Ps 62:12; Ne 9:17; Jon 4:2,10,11; 2Co 1:3

DESCRIBED AS

• Great
- Nu 14:18; Isa 54:7
• Rich
- Eph 2:4
• Manifold
- Ne 9:27; La 3:32
• Plenteous
- Ps 86:5,15; 103:8
• Abundant
- 1Pe 1:3
• Sure
- Isa 55:3; Mic 7:20
• Everlasting
- 1Ch 16:34; Ps 89:28; 106:1; 107:1; 136:1-26
• Tender
- Ps 25:6; 103:4; Lu 1:78
• New every morning
- La 3:23
• High as heaven
- Ps 36:5; 103:11
• Filling the earth
- Ps 119:64
• Over all his works
- Ps 145:9

Is his delight - Mic 7:18

MANIFESTED

• In the sending of Christ
- Lu 1:78
• In salvation
- Tit 3:5
• In long-suffering
- La 3:22; Da 9:9
• To his people
- De 32:43; 1Ki 8:23
• To them that fear him
- Ps 103:17; Lu 1:50
• To returning backsliders
- Jer 3:12; Ho 14:4; Joe 2:13
• To repentant sinners
- Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13; Isa 55:7; Lu 15:18-20
• To the afflicted
- Isa 49:13; 54:7
• To the fatherless
- Ho 14:3
• To whom he will
- Ho 2:23; Ro 9:15,18
• With everlasting kindness
- Isa 54:8

A ground of hope - Ps 130:7; 147:11

A ground of trust - Ps 52:8

SHOULD BE

• Sought for ourselves
- Ps 6:2
• Sought for others
- Ga 6:16; 1Ti 1:2; 2Ti 1:18
• Pleaded in prayer
- Ps 6:4; 25:6; 51:1
• Rejoiced in
- Ps 31:7
• Magnified
- 1Ch 16:34; Ps 115:1; 118:1-4,29; Jer 33:11

Typified

• Mercy seat
- Ex 25:17

Exemplified

• Lot
- Ge 19:16,19
• Epaphroditus
- Php 2:27
• Paul
- 1Ti 1:13
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