Genesis 18:32-33
32Then he said, a“Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.” 33And the Lord went his way, when he had finished speaking to Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.Genesis 32:26-28
26Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, b“I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28Then he said, c“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, ▼▼ Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
for eyou have striven with God and fwith men, and have prevailed.” Numbers 14:19-20
19Please gpardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just has you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now.”God Promises Judgment
20Then the Lord said, “I have pardoned, iaccording to your word.Numbers 16:22
22And they jfell on their faces and said, “O God, kthe God of the spirits of all flesh, lshall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?”Numbers 16:45-48
45 m“Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” nAnd they fell on their faces. 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 owrath 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 pthe plague was stopped.Deuteronomy 9:14
14 qLet me alone, that I may destroy them and rblot out their name from under heaven. And sI will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’Deuteronomy 9:19
19For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure that the Lord bore against you, so that he was ready to destroy you. tBut the Lord listened to me that time also.
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