Números 14:19

19 Por tu gran amor, te suplico que perdones la maldad de este pueblo, tal como lo has venido perdonando desde que salió de Egipto.

Números 14:19 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 14:19

Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people,
according unto the greatness of thy mercy
Intimating, that though the sin of this people was great, the mercy of God to pardon was greater; and therefore he entreats that God would deal with them, not according to the greatness of their sins, and the strictness of justice, but according to the greatness of his mercy, who would, and does, abundantly pardon;

and as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt even until now;
which shows both that these people had been continually sinning against the Lord, ever since they came out of Egypt, notwithstanding the great goodness of God unto them, and that he had as constantly pardoned; and therefore it was hoped and entreated that he would still continue to pardon them, he being the same he ever was, and whose mercy and goodness endure for ever: he had pardoned already sins of the like kind since their coming out of Egypt, as their murmurings for bread in the wilderness of Sin, ( Exodus 16:1-7 ) , and for water at Rephidim, ( Exodus 17:1-7 ) , and even a greater sin than these, idolatry, or the worship of the calf, ( Exodus 32:1-10 ) .

Números 14:19 In-Context

17 »Ahora, Señor, ¡deja sentir tu poder! Tú mismo has dicho

18 que eres lento para la ira y grande en amor, y que aunque perdonas la maldad y la rebeldía, jamás dejas impune al culpable, sino que castigas la maldad de los padres en sus hijos, nietos, bisnietos y tataranietos.

19 Por tu gran amor, te suplico que perdones la maldad de este pueblo, tal como lo has venido perdonando desde que salió de Egipto.

20 El SEÑOR le respondió:—Me pides que los perdone, y los perdono.

21 Pero juro por mí mismo, y por mi gloria que llena toda la tierra,