The sons of Israel said to the Lord, "We have sinned, do to us whatever seems good to You; only please deliver us this day."This is a prayer that I can relate to. I will fully admit that I am one of those people who tends to focus on God being a God of Justice rather than a God of Love. This is one of those prayers that I have prayed, in one form or another, many times.
Here, the Israelites are not trying to weasel out of their errors, or blame them on someone else. They are admitting right off the top that they've messed up. They sinned, they know it, and they know God knows it. Next, they accept whatever punishment God decides is needed. This they leave totally up to Him, as is the truth. Next, they ask for God to spare them from their oppressors, even if that means that He should later decide that the price should be their own deaths. At God's hand they can accept it, but not by these heathens.
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