Covenant Reformed News – August 2016 • Volume XVI, Issue 4
This article examines God's attribute of longsuffering as revealed throughout the Old Testament, tracing the theme from the historical books through the Psalms and into the minor prophets. The author demonstrates how David meditated upon God's self-revelation in Exodus and Numbers, expressing it in songs of praise, and how the prophets later called God's people to repentance based on this same divine attribute. The study illustrates how God's slowness to anger is consistently presented alongside His positive perfections of grace, mercy, and compassion toward His covenant people.
God’s Longsuffering in the Psalms and Prophets In the last issue of the News, we considered God’s longsuffering (or His being slow to anger) in the Old Testament historical books: Exodus 34:6-7, Numbers 14:17-18 and Nehemiah 9:17. We turn now to three references in the Psalms: “But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth” (86:15); “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy” (103:8); “The Lord is...