Slow to Anger אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Apr 10, 2026 · 4m

We are in chapter thirty-four of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם slow to anger, slow nose [literally – the idea is one’s nostrils flare when one is angry so we are slow to flare our nostrils in anger]. It is used 13 times in the Old Testament. In our chapter, as we have looked at over the last couple of days, is the first time God gives us a list of characteristics about himself which includes our phrase for today. Exodus 34:6-7 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious…