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have not obeyed My voice,” declares Yahweh. “Return, O faithless sons,”
declares Yahweh.

We see this same merciful heart of God overcoming His righteous indignation and
judgment as recorded in the book of Ezekiel.

Ezekiel 39:25-29
Therefore thus says Yahweh God, "Now I shall restore the fortunes of Jacob, and
have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I shall be jealous for My holy name.
And they shall forget their disgrace and all their treachery which they
perpetrated against Me, when they live securely on their own land with no one
to make them afraid. When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them
from the lands of their enemies, then I shall be sanctified through them in the sight
of the many nations. Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God because I
made them go into exile among the nations, and then gathered them
again to their own land; and I will leave none of them there any longer. And I
will not hide My face from them any longer, for I shall have poured out My Spirit on
the house of Israel," declares Yahweh God.

In His righteous anger and jealousy Yahweh could have cast His wife away forever, for
she had played the harlot. Yet in His mercy He sought after her and drew her back to
Himself.
As we proceed to address the specific questions that arise concerning marriage,
divorce, and remarriage, we must ever keep in mind the mercy of God. The Law of God is
a minister of condemnation. The Law slays men and women in their sins. Yet God, being
rich in His mercy, has put away His anger and ever seeks to save that which is lost. Christ
came to save mankind, not to condemn, yet at the same time He says, “Go and sin no more.”
We must ever keep the kindness and the severity of God in mind. His grace does not
give men and woman license to sin. All who seek to abuse Yahweh’s grace will reap the
consequences of their error. “Do not be deceived, for God will not be mocked.” Men and
women will reap what they sow. If they continue to sow to the flesh after having been made
partakers of the grace and mercy of God, will they not reap according to their error?
Where should we end this post? Should we end saying God is merciful, or should we
end saying God is righteous and holy and to be feared? Let us end by declaring both.

Psalms 85:10
Lovingkindness and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed
each other.

The land that is polluted can be redeemed. That which has been defiled may yet again
be sanctified. Let us take hope, and let us “go and sin no more.”