Exo 12:23, Mic 7:18 | JFB | STEP | 21-25. Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, &c.—Here are given special directions for the observance.

Exodus 12:23

21-25. Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, &c.—Here are given special directions for the observance.

Micah 7:18

18. Grateful at such unlooked-for grace being promised to Israel, Micah breaks forth into praises of Jehovah.

passeth by the transgression—not conniving at it, but forgiving it; leaving it unpunished, as a traveller passes by what he chooses not to look into (Pr 19:11). Contrast Am 7:8, and "mark iniquities," Ps 130:3.

the remnant—who shall be permitted to survive the previous judgment: the elect remnant of grace (Mic 4:7; 5:3, 7, 8).

retaineth not . . . anger— (Ps 103:9).

delighteth in mercy—God's forgiving is founded on His nature, which delights in loving-kindness, and is averse from wrath.