Very interesting.  Wonder if there are any other instances in Scripture
where God changes his mind.

Vicki

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Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] Does God change his mind?


> I thought this was interesting...
>
>     7 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, "Go down at once, for your     people,
> whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have
>       corrupted themselves.  8 "They have quickly turned aside from
>       the way which I commanded them. They have made for themselves a
>       molten calf, and have worshiped it and have sacrificed to it and
>       said, 'This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the
>       land of Egypt!' "  9 The LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this
>       people, and behold, they are an obstinate people.  10 "Now then
>       let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may
>       destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation."  11 Then
>       Moses entreated the LORD his God, and said, "O LORD, why does
>       Your anger burn against Your people whom You have brought out
>       from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
>       12 "Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'With evil intent He
>       brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy
>       them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your burning anger
>       and change Your mind about doing harm to Your people.  13
>       "Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You
>       swore by Yourself, and said to them, 'I will multiply your
>       descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of
>       which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they
>       shall inherit it forever.' "  14 So the LORD changed His
> mind      about the harm which He said He would do to His people.
>