Romans 2:4

Or do you think lightly of the wealth of his nedivut (generosity) and of his chesed and of his being ERECH APAYIM (slow of anger, forbearing) + 2:4 Ex 34:6 and of his savlanut (patience), disregarding the fact that the Chesed Hashem (the kindness of G-d) is to lead you to teshuva? + 2:4 Ps 19:7 [8]

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

In Context

3You, sir, you who pass judgment on those who practice such things and yet do the same yourself, do you suppose then that you will escape the Mishpat Hashem?

5As a result of your KESHI + 2:5 Dt 9:27 (stubbornness, hardness) and your levavot without teshuva, you are storing up for yourself Charon Af Hashem (the burning anger of G-d) in the Yom Af (the Day of Wrath), + 2:5 i.e., the Yom HaDin, the Day of Judgment. See Ps 110:5 when will be revealed the Mishpat HaTzedek of Hashem,

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Cross References

Exodus 34:6And Hashem passed by before him, and proclaimed, Hashem, Hashem El Rachum v'Channun, slow to anger, and abundant in chesed and emes,

Job 33:27He looketh upon anashim, and if any say, 1 I have sinned, and perverted that which was yashar, 1 and it was not recompensed to me, 1

Psalms 78:38But He, being full of compassion, 1 made kapporah for their avon and destroyed them not; 1 and He many times turned His anger away, 1 and did not stir up all His wrath. 1

Psalms 86:15But Thou, Adonoi, art El Rachum and Channun, 1 slow to anger, and plenteous in chesed and emes. 1

Psalms 130:3If Thou, Hashem, shouldest record iniquities, 1 Adonoi, who could stand? 1

Isaiah 30:18And therefore will Hashem wait, 1 that He may be gracious unto you, 1 and therefore will He be exalted, 1 that He may have rachamim upon you; 1 for Hashem is Elohei Mishpat; 1 Ashrei are all they that wait for Him.

Matthew Henry on Romans 2:2-17

Equity of the Divine Government. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and… Read the whole commentary →

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