Thematic Bible: Delayed Penalty


Thematic Bible




For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I not cut you off.

who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved by means of water.

"See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son's days will I bring the disaster on his house."

Notwithstanding I will not do it in your days, for David your father's sake; but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

But the LORD was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to 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.

He said to the vine dresser, 'Look, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?' He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.

If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.'"