Pardons Iniquity, Passes over the Transgression, Does Not Retain His Anger Forever, Delights in Loving Kindness

Who is a God like You, Who PARDONS INIQUITY and PASSES OVER THE TRANSGRESSION of the remnant of His heritage?! HE DOES NOT RETAIN HIS ANGER FOREVER, because HE DELIGHTS IN LOVING KINDNESS. (Micah 7:18)

The iniquity that is pardoned is intentional sin. That is powerful! The transgression that is passed over is willful sin that is committed with the intention of angering God. How powerful His love must be in order for Him to be so forgiving. The remnant of His heritage is made up of those who have been faithful and humble. This comes from teachings about the remnant as seen in 1 Kings 19:18. Rabbi David Kimkhi, 12th and 13th century scholar wrote that the Hebrew Scriptures frequently use Humble to “denote the faithful minority in Israel who remained staunch throughout the national trials and did not yield to the pressure of the nations among whom they were scattered.” There are about two dozen verses with this reference, but they are hidden in most English translations because the Hebrew word for humble, anav, is translated into different English words such as poor, meek, or lowly, in addition to humble.

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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.