Eleos

Greek: ἔλεος (Eleos)

Translation/Definition: Mercy; kindness, mercies, blessing. God's mercy is wondrous!

Key Scriptures (hover for pop-up): Matthew 9:13 “But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” ; Luke 1:50, And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation. 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us... ; Romans 9:16, So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy. 23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, ; Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, ; 2 Timothy 1:16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; ; Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, ; Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. ; Jude 1:2 [passage itself]

Hebrew: חֶסֶד (Chesed)

Latin Vulgate: Misericordia

Pastoral Reflection: In the old covenant, the Mercy Seat of the inner sactum symbolized God's throne of mercy, guarded by two cherubim at each end. The New Testament Gospel of John 20:12 tells of two angels at the head and foot of where Jesus had lain in the tomb, reminiscent of that prefigured by the Mercy Seat (Exodus 25:18-19), in confirmation of the propitiatory work of the risen Savior, Lord Jesus Christ.