- the kindness of God:
- That is, the highest degree of kindness; as the hail of God is very great hail; the mountains of God exceeding high mountains; besides which, this kindness was according to the covenant of God made between him and Jonathan. "And because¹¹ he lovedª°¹ thy fathers,ª therefore he choseª° their seedª afterª them, and brought thee outª° in his sightª with his mightyª powerª out of Egypt;ª¹" {Deu 4:37} + "Only¹ the LORDª had a delightª° in thy fathersª to loveª° them, and he choseª° their seedª afterª them, [even] you above all¹¹ people,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 10:15} + "And thou shalt not¹ only while¹ yet²¹ I liveª shewª°¹ me the kindnessª of the LORD,ª that I dieª° not:¹ ... And Jonathanª caused¹ Davidª to swearª° again,ª° because he lovedª him: for¹ he lovedª° him as he lovedª his own soul.ª" {1Sm 20:14-17} + "Butª Iª sayª° unto you,ª Loveª° yourª enemies,ª blessª° them that curseª° you,ª doª° goodª to them that hateª° you,ª andª prayª° forª them which² despitefully useª° you,ª andª persecuteª° you;ª ... Thatª ye may beª° the childrenª of yourª Fatherª whichª is inª heaven:ª forª he maketh²° his²¹ sunª to riseª° onª the evilª andª on the good,ª andª sendeth rainª° onª the justª andª on the unjust.ª" {Mtt 5:44-45} + "Be¹ ye²° thereforeª merciful,ª asª yourª Fatherª alsoª isª° merciful.ª" {Lke 6:36} + "Forª we¹ ourselves² alsoª wereª°²° sometimesª foolish,ª disobedient,ª deceived,ª° servingª° diversª lustsª andª pleasures,ª livingª° inª maliceª andª envy,ª hateful,ª [and] hatingª° one another.ª ... Butª afterª that the¹ kindnessª andª love²° of God² our² Saviour² toward manª¹¹¹ appeared,ª°" {Tts 3:3-4}
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