Isaiah 54:10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from you… The word kindness as applied to Deity is a very comprehensive term. It embraces the attributes of love and mercy in all their manifestations and numerous relations, and may be understood to be one with pity, compassion, sympathy, and tenderness. I. The kindness of Deity is UNCHANGEABLE. It is contrasted with the mutability of earthly objects — even with the mightiest and the most endurable — "The mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed." II. The kindness of God is UNIVERSAL, while in some cases it is SPECIAL. III. The PERPETUITY of this kindness. "It shall not depart from thee. The kindness of Deity has its law. It may be granted, or it may be withdrawn, conditionally; and the law of kindness acts in union with the law of justice. (W. D. Horwood.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee. |
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