Exodus 33:4-8 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.… I. GOD IS NOT ABLE TO EXERCISE MERCY TOWARDS AN IMPENITENT TRANSGRESSOR. He cannot do this, because it would — 1. Be inconsistent with His own perfections. 2. Be ineffectual for the happiness of the persons themselves. 3. Introduce disorder into the whole universe. II. WHERE HUMILIATION IS MANIFESTED, MERCY MAY BE EXPECTED. This appears from — 1. The very mode in which repentance is here enjoined. 2. The experience of penitents in all ages. Application: 1. Consider what obstructions you have laid in the way of your own happiness. 2. Endeavour instantly to remove them. (C. Simon, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.WEB: When the people heard this evil news, they mourned: and no one put on his jewelry. |
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