What did God tell Moses in Deuteronomy 33 about compassion and mercy?
In Deuteronomy 33, God told Moses that He will have compassion on whom He will have compassion and will have mercy on whom He will have mercy. This declaration rests on His sovereignty: He can do whatever He wants, showing mercy rather than wrath and judgment as He chooses.
Les teaches that in Deuteronomy 33 God told Moses, 'I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy.' This declares God's sovereignty: He can do whatever He wants. He is not bound to react according to fairness or wrath; He chooses to show mercy rather than judgment. Les points out that if God had acted without grace and mercy, He would have wiped out Israel or the human race time and again. For example, when Israel made the golden calf and danced in lewdness, God could have removed them with one thought, but He showed mercy. This same sovereign mercy is why He saved the persecutor instead of sending him to eternal doom.