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Here are selected promises of God from 2 Kings which are compiled by Kenneth Boa: There is no God in all the world except in Israel (5:15).   Those who are with us are more than those who are with them (6:16).     “For the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah .   He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever” (8:19).   “But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.   To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence” (13:23).   “Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods.   Rather, worship the Lord your God; it is he who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies” (17:39).   “Have you not heard?   Long ago I ordained it.   In days of old I planned it; now I have brought it to pass” (19:25)....

God gets a bad rap.  We like to play this comparison game of the God of the Old Testament and Jesus in the New Testament.  We are a little scared and skeptical with all of the wars and wrath we see in the Old Testament.  So we are thankful when Jesus enters the scene with a new covenant and what He did on our behalf in the New Testament.  Jesus is the One who saves us, forgives us, takes the wrath we deserve.  Preston Sprinkle in Charis is trying to change this perception.  Below are some quotes of how God in the Old Testament was very loving and gracious. If there ever was clear evidence that God saved people based on who He is and not on what we have done, it's the exodus from Egypt. God's power is released on account of His compassion, not Israel's righteousness. This is where the tent comes in. God cannot dwell with sinful people, but God desires to dwell with sinful people. So He comes up with a plan to have build a te...