Day 41 - mercy

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James 2:12,13 talks about mercy, including the statement that: "mercy triumphs over judgment." What do these other Scripture passages say about it?

Exodus 25:17 - one of the main furnishings in the tabernacle was the Mercy seat, over which God was known to dwell.

Psalm 23:6 - The hope and prayer and confidence of David, as he looked at God as His Shepherd, was that mercy would follow Him, throughout life and then into eternity.

Psalm 51:1 - This Psalm was supposedly written in response to David's fall into the sins of murder and adultery. He cried out to God, that according to His character, that He would show mercy to David.

Psalm 123:3 - A song that the people of Israel would sing, feeling downtrodden, asking God to bring mercy to them.

Micah 6:8 - According to the prophet, one of the few things God requires, for us to show mercy.

Matthew 5:7 - In the Sermon on the Mount, the merciful are the ones who will be shown mercy

Matthew 9:13 - When Jesus was criticized for spending time with "sinners", he responded by saying that what he is looking for from his followers is not some empty sacrifice, but for them to show mercy to others just as He came to show mercy to those who needed it.

Romans 9:15 - This was a quote about God, in the context of salvation, that He will sovereignly chooses, upon whom to show mercy. He is God and is in complete control.

Romans 12:8 - In serving and recognizing spiritual gifts, the one who has the gift of mercy should use it with cheerfulness.

Ephesians 2:4 - In explaining how God sent His Son to die for our sins, it is all connected to God's mercy on us.

Hebrews 9:5 - In looking back to the Holy Place of the Tabernacle, the mercy seat was mentioned. This was all in the context of explaining the new covenant of salvation that had come through Jesus Christ.

James 2:13 - Mercy triumphs over judgment!

I Peter 2:10 - In talking about Gentiles who were now recipients of God's mercy, just like the Jewish people, he was emphasizing what it means for salvation to have come to them.