Prolonged Intercession (3)

To understand Moses' prolonged intercessory prayer, the following must continually be kept in mind: A great and apparently unpardonable sin had been com­mitted, consisting in Israel turning his back upon Je­hovah and in his prostrating himself before the idle. Not only has the Lord refrained from making known to Moses that He forgives, but He has even uttered statements seemingly implying that He has done with His people and if not immediately, then eventually will make an end of them -- such...