“The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.”
Exodus 34:6-7
Summary
Exodus chapter 34 recounts the renewal of the covenant between God and Israel after the sin of the golden calf. Moses is called to come up to Mount Sinai to receive a new set of stone tablets, as he had broken the first tablets in his anger at the people's idolatry. God reveals His glorious nature to Moses by proclaiming His name and attributes, emphasizing His mercy, grace, and faithfulness while also affirming His justice. This revelation highlights the significance of repentance and God's willingness to forgive those who turn back to Him.