TSK · Micah 7:18

And Moses said,“Show me your glory.”

and said,“If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, let my Lord go among us, for we are a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.”

He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The LORD their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.

They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the LORD. Finally the LORD grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

Our record of sins overwhelms me, but you forgive our acts of rebellion.

Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?

Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.

O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

The LORD is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on his faithful followers.

But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.

Come, let’s consider your options,” says the LORD.“Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.

To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?

I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

Remember this, so you can be brave! Think about it, you rebels!

Because of the long distance you must travel, you get tired, but you do not say,‘I give up.’ You get renewed energy, so you don’t collapse.

As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

You will not always be angry with me, will you? You will not be mad at me forever, will you?’ That is what you say, but you continually do all the evil that you can.”

“People will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me. For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” says the LORD.“For I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done.”

Ebed Melech departed the palace and went to speak to the king. He said to him,

כ(Kaf) For the Lord will not reject us forever.

None of the sins he has committed will be counted against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.

I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.

The LORD said to me,“What do you see, Amos?” I said,“Tin.” The Lord then said,“Look, I am about to place tin among my people Israel. I will no longer overlook their sin.

He prayed to the LORD and said,“Oh, LORD, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish!– because I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.

I will transform the lame into the nucleus of a new nation, and those far off into a mighty nation. The LORD will reign over them on Mount Zion, from that day forward and forevermore.”

Those survivors from Jacob will live in the midst of many nations. They will be like the dew the LORD sends, like the rain on the grass, that does not hope for men to come or wait around for humans to arrive.

The LORD your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.”

Then when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying,‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’

It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.