When God reveals who he is to Moses in Exodus 34:6-7, one of the ways he describes himself is being slow to anger, or in Hebrew, ’erek ’apayim. “Yahweh, Yahweh, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, overflowing with loyal love and faithfulness.” This verse is the most quoted and reused verse in the Hebrew Bible. It’s clear that this description of God is core to the biblical understanding of who he is, so we wanted to spend some time focusing on this fascinating passage. In our Character of God series, we’re looking at each of these descriptors and digging into their significance in the biblical story and the implications they have for us today. These study notes will help you dig deeper into the Hebrew phrase ’erek ’apayim (slow to anger) and see the ideas presented in our video Character of God: Slow to Anger.
link to more content to dig deeper: Slow to Anger_Study Notes_Final.pdf (d1bsmz3sdihplr.cloudfront.net)