Exodus 32:34-35 (NLT)
Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about. Look! My angel will lead the way before you. And when I come to call the people to account, I will certainly hold them responsible for their sins.”
Then the Lord sent a great plague upon the people because they had worshiped the calf Aaron had made.
O Father,
You are the Eternal God, full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger, and abundant in loyal love and truth, who maintains loyal love to thousands of people, who forgives wrongdoing, rebellion, and sin; yet does not allow sin to go unpunished, extending the consequences of a father’s sin to his children, his grandchildren, and even to the third and fourth generations.
The sins of our nation are so many! Were it not for the Blood of the Lamb, we should have many plagues descend upon us! We are a stubborn people.
Have mercy, Lord! Have mercy. We ask that You forgive our wrongdoing and our sins, and receive us as Your very own people, Your inheritance. Amen.
Exodus 34:6-9
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