Numbers 14:18

16 ‘Because the Lord was not ^aable to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.’

17 And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying,

18 ^a‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, ^bvisiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’

19 ^aPardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, ^baccording to the greatness of Your mercy, just ^cas You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”

20 Then the Lord said: “I have pardoned, ^aaccording to your word;

21 but truly, as I live, ^aall the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord—

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Numbers 14:18

God bears long and is slow to anger. Longsuffering is proof of God's goodness, faithfulness, and His desire to grant us salvation. Romans 2:4 describes God as forbearing and longsuffering. Forbearance is refraining from the enforcement of something that is due like a debt, right, or obligation. Longsuffering differs slightly in that its emphasis is on temperament.

Martin G. Collins
Longsuffering

Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Numbers 14:18:

Genesis 22:16-18
Matthew 27:25

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