Thematic Bible: Delayed Penalty
Thematic Bible
delayed Penalty » Sin's penalty sometimes delayed
But in the fourth generation they shall come here again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I restrain it for you, that I cut you not off.
Who formerly were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, by which a few, that is, eight souls were saved through water.
See you how Ahab humbles himself before me? because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
Nevertheless in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Then said he unto the vinedresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbers it the ground? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and fertilize it:
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- Acceptance, From God
- Amorites
- Baptism, significance of
- Bearing Fruit
- Before The Flood
- Completion
- Covenant, God's with Noah
- Divine Delays
- Divine Favour
- Driven From God's Presence
- Eight People
- Exercise
- Felling Trees
- Few People
- For The Sake Of God's People
- Forbearance
- Forbearance Of God
- Fourth
- Fractions, One Fourth
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- Humility
- Incomplete Works
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