Title: The Gracious God/Exodus 34:6-7
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The first verse says that Jehovah is a 'merciful' (Hebrew, rahum) God.
Declaring that He is a 'gracious' (Hebrew, Hanun) God
declare Rahum and Hanun were enemies only to God in the Old Testament.
is a used word. The word ‘gracious’ (hanun) is a Semitic word for ‘favor’.
It has the original meaning of 'to show'. etymology of this word
The Hebrew noun form hen with
It is translated as the word charis, whoever has authority
Showing righteousness, the king showing mercy to the oppressed (Daniel 4:27)
), the father gives his daughters with his favor (Judges 21:22), etc.
It is used together. As the protector of the weak, the LORD
They show favor to the field (Israel) (Exodus 22:27). Hanun here
is translated as 'merciful', meaning Rahum.
it's like However, the word lehem has the same etymology as this word.
The meaning is 'mother's womb', and from this, Rahum means 'mercy' like maternal love.
It can be understood as 'fortune', and the word 'gracious'
It can be seen that it means the grace of God, such as the love of a father.
Not only God, but also good people give grace to the poor.
(Proverbs 14:21, 'one who has pity' in the Korean translation)
have. The phrase ‘slow to anger’ is also found in Proverbs.
It is going on (16:32). Although the LORD is angry, his wrath
Never get angry in the sense that it takes a long time to
It has the meaning of 'to endure'. 'Unchanging love and truth
The phrase 'God of many threads' is expressed in the verses mentioned above.
contains the same idea as the idea. 'Unchanging love' (Heh
Chesed in Breeze) is more than just showing a favor.
It contains the rights and obligations of the contract. That is, the LORD is his people.
He keeps his covenant with him to the end. Verse 7 says, “The Son of Man is a thousand
The verse of 'giving to the generations' fulfills the content of verse 6 mentioned so far.
It is a sentence that is emphasized once. 'Whoever deserves punishment will never be forgiven.
The phrase 'without' is the tension between God's grace and His justice.
is described in a concise way.
Exodus 34:6-7 appears almost 18 times in the Old Testament.
This is especially true in the exile and late exile,
It shows just how popular this idea was. Jon 4:2
Very noteworthy, here the prophet is ironically
From a human point of view of justice (Nineveh to be punished)
I know that you are expressing dissatisfaction with God who is so gracious.
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