What Does the Bible Say About Condescension Of God?

“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”

“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”

“And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;”

“And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?”

“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. a man's: Heb. married to an husband”

“And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.”

“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.”

“And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.”

“And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,”

“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”

“For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.”

“Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:”

“Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, dwelleth: Heb. exalteth himself to dwell”

“Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!”

“LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!”

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

“Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. Produce: Heb. Cause to come near”

“But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.”

“Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.”

“I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.”

“They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. They say: Heb. Saying”

“If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.”

“The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,”

“Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?”

“Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?”

“Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. before: or, with”

“Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?”

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

“For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,”

“Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: confirmed: Gr. interposed himself by”

“That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:”