qSee Ex. 34:6, 7
Exodus 32:10-14
10Now therefore alet me alone, that bmy wrath may burn hot against them and cI may consume them, in order that dI may make a great nation of you.”11But eMoses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 fWhy should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent did he bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your burning anger and grelent from this disaster against your people. 13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you hswore by your own self, and said to them, i‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’” 14And the Lord jrelented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people.
Numbers 14:2
2And all the people of Israel kgrumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or lwould that we had died in this wilderness!Numbers 14:13-20
Moses Intercedes for the People
13But mMoses said to the Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for you brought up this people in your might from among them, 14and they will tell the inhabitants of this land. nThey have heard that you, O Lord, are in the midst of this people. For you, O Lord, are seen face to face, and oyour cloud stands over them and you go before them, in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. 15Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say, 16‘It is because the Lord pwas not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to give to them that he has killed them in the wilderness.’ 17And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying, 18 q‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, rvisiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’ 19Please spardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just tas you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now.”God Promises Judgment
20Then the Lord said, “I have pardoned, uaccording to your word.Numbers 16:41
41But on the next day all the congregation of the people of Israel vgrumbled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the Lord.”Numbers 16:46-50
46And Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire on it from off the altar and lay incense on it and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for wwrath has gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun.” 47So Aaron took it as Moses said and ran into the midst of the assembly. And behold, the plague had already begun among the people. And he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. 48And he stood between the dead and the living, and xthe plague was stopped. 49Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, ybesides those who died in the affair of Korah. 50And Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting, when the plague was stopped.1 Samuel 12:23
23Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing zto pray for you, aaand I will instruct you in the good and the right way.1 Samuel 15:11
11 ab“I regret ▼▼See also verses 29, 35
that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and adhas not performed my commandments.” And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the Lord all night. Matthew 5:44-45
44But I say to you, aeLove your enemies and afpray for those who persecute you, 45 agso that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and ahsends rain on the just and on the unjust.
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