Attributes of God    Exodus 34:6-7

This post concerns glorifying God by realizing His attributes.

‘Attributes of God’ discusses how God described Himself to Moses, Exodus 34:6-7. “The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” God perfectly fits His description.

Merciful describes relief from unpleasant actions. Consider Adam and Eve. God did not annihilate Adam after he knowingly sinned in the Garden of Eden, Genesis 3. Likewise, God showed Eve graciousness (kindly consideration of an inferior) and allowed her to live after her sin.

In the years before Noah and the flood, God exhibited slowness to anger, Genesis 6. Finally, He would not clear the guilty and sent the flood to destroy the wicked.

After the Children of Israel failed to honor Him and worshipped a golden calf, God’s anger burned. But God listened to Moses’ entreaty and did not completely consume them, Exodus 32. Thus, God showed abundant love for these wayward people.

After hundreds of years and repeatedly turning to idol worship, God did not clear the Children of Israel of sin. They had split into a northern kingdom of Israel and a southern kingdom of Judah. God allowed the Assyrians to capture the northern kingdom and banish the survivors to foreign lands. Thus, the children bore the consequences and were lost as a people of God.

Likewise, the Babylonians overcame the southern kingdom of Judah and took them captive for seventy years. Then, God allowed them to return to their land and build anew a small country.

After Jesus’ crucifixion, one would have thought that God would destroy everyone.

Instead, He resurrected Jesus. Then, the love of God allowed the church and salvation to come into existence for the saving of obedient believers.

So, what did we learn?

1.God exhibits patient love for everyone.

2.People can be saved by being part of the church God’s love established.

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