Micah 7:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

Passeth

Numbers 23:21

Amos 7:8

Amos 8:2

The remnant

Hebrews 8:9

He retaineth

He delighteth

General references

Romans 4:7

Bible References

Passeth

He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.

The Lord said to me, "What do you see, Amos?" I said, "Tin." The sovereign One then said, "Look, I am about to place tin among my people Israel. I will no longer overlook their sin.

He said, "What do you see, Amos?" I replied, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the Lord said to me, "The end has come for my people Israel! I will no longer overlook their sins.

The remnant

Shepherd your people with your shepherd's rod, the flock that belongs to you, the one that lives alone in a thicket, in the midst of a pastureland. Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, as they did in the old days.

I will certainly gather all of you, O Jacob, I will certainly assemble those Israelites who remain. I will bring them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in the middle of a pasture; they will be so numerous that they will make a lot of noise.

I will transform the lame into the nucleus of a new nation, and those far off into a mighty nation. The Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion, from that day forward and forevermore."

So the Lord will hand the people of Israel over to their enemies until the time when the woman in labor gives birth. Then the rest of the king's countrymen will return to be reunited with the people of Israel.

It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the Lord has promised; the remnant will be those whom the Lord will call.

But what was the divine response to him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal."

"It will not be like the covenant that I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not continue in my covenant and I had no regard for them, says the Lord.

He retaineth

I said, "During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully." I tried to make sense of what was happening.

Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!

He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry.

Because of the long distance you must travel, you get tired, but you do not say, 'I give up.' You get renewed energy, so you don't collapse.

You will not always be angry with me, will you? You will not be mad at me forever, will you?' That is what you say, but you continually do all the evil that you can."

(Kaf) For the Lord will not reject us forever.

He delighteth

As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Jerusalem will bring me joy, and my people will bring me happiness. The sound of weeping or cries of sorrow will never be heard in her again.

I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.'

Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?'

The Lord your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you."

Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

General references

To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?

I will purify them from all the sin that they committed against me. I will forgive all their sins which they committed in rebelling against me.

(Kaf) For the Lord will not reject us forever.

None of the sins he has committed will be counted against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.

"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;