Mercy
The pattern knotted through the whole story.
God keeps doing the thing nobody deserves, and then asks His people to do the same. Mercy is the family resemblance.
The thread
Genesis 3 · the garden
Coats of skin for the guilty
Exodus 34 · ~1445 BC
Merciful and gracious, slow to anger
Hosea 6 · ~750 BC
I desired mercy, and not sacrifice
Luke 15 · AD 30
A father running down the road
James 2 · ~AD 48
Mercy rejoices against judgment
Lessons