...Ixxviii. 37, 38, 39. Their heart was not right with Him, neither were they steadfast in His covenant. But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not : yea, many a time turned tie His anger away, and did not stir up all His wrath. For He remembered that they were but flesh ;...

...turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bough. But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity,...; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again." We need only recal to mind how, about the commencement of the present century, various awakening influences...

...dwellingilace, Ps. Ixxviii. 38. He being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed hem not ; yea, many a time, turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. Lam. iii. 22. It is of (he Lord's mercies that we are not consumed : because his compassions fail not....

...Egypt plagued. PSALMS. 38 But he being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed tkrm - 39 For he remembered that they were but flesh ; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. 40...

...in the desert !" Psa. Ixxviii. 37, 40. Still, " being full of compassion, he forgave theiriniquity ; yea, many a time, turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath." There was a limit, however ; to transgress which was the signal for a fearful retribution. That limit...

...following passages : Thou takest away their breath, they expire, and return to their dust. Ps. civ 29. He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. Ps. Ixxviii 39. When his breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth. Ps. cxlvi 4. Hezekiah lamented...

...following passages : Thou takest away their breath, they expire, and return to their dust. Ps. civ 29. He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. Ps. Ixxviii 39. When his breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth. Ps. cxlvi 4. Hezekiah lamented...

...passages where the removal of divine wrath is ascribed to God Himself. Thus Psalm 78: 38 tells us that 'many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath', while in Isaiah 48: 9 God says, 'For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will...

...tongues. 37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. 38 the sea dry ¡and, and the waters were divided. 22...upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall u 39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passetti away, and cornetti not again. 40...

...Christ" (1 Thess. 5:9). Paradoxically, the removal of that wrath is God's own doing (cf. Ps. 78:38, "Many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath" KJV). To find the paradox difficult or even to reject it is not to get rid of Paul's argument.22 Paul...