Isaiah 55:8
55:8 “Indeed, my plans are not like your plans,
and my deeds are not like your deeds,
Exodus 34:6
34:6 The
Lord passed by before him and proclaimed:
“The
Lord, the
Lord,
the compassionate and gracious
God, slow to anger,
and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,
Hosea 2:14
Future Repentance and Restoration of Israel
2:14 However, in the future I will allure her;
I will lead her back into the wilderness,
and speak tenderly to her.
Romans 5:20
5:20 Now the law came in
so that the transgression
may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,
Romans 9:15-18
9:15 For he says to Moses: “
I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
9:16 So then,
it does not depend on human desire or exertion,
but on God who shows mercy.
9:17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh:
“
For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may demonstrate my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”
9:18 So then,
God
has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.