Decoder Terminal
GOD RELENTED
MISSION ABORT — THREAT LEVEL DOWNGRADED
OUTCOMESpecs
meaning
Changed course of action (not changed mind)
hebrew word
nacham
theological point
Justice includes an escape clause: repentance
Intelligence Brief
The Hebrew nacham — God changed His course of action. Not "changed His mind" (God is not fickle). The conditions changed, so the response changed. Nineveh met the terms. This is what enrages Jonah: he wanted the judgment to be unconditional. But God's justice has always included an escape clause. The escape clause is repentance.
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