'Pardon, I beseech Thee, the iniquity of this people
according unto the greatness of Thy mercy, and as Thou
hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.'
--NUM. xiv. 19.
See how in this story a divine threat is averted and a divine promise
is broken, thus revealing a standing law that these in Scripture are
conditional.
This striking incident of Moses' intercession suggests to us some
thoughts as to