“And the LORD repented of the evil which He thought to do to His people.” (V.14)
We see in this verse that the intercession of Moses earlier (v.11-13) was effectual. In answer to the prayers of Moses, God showed His purpose of sparing the people (as He had before seemed determined on their destruction). This change in the outward appearance of His purpose is called in our text, repenting of the evil.Scripture tells us that, “God is not a man that He should repent” (Numbers 23:19), and that “He knows the end from the beginning” (Isaiah 46:10). So when He threatened to destroy Israel, God knew that He would spare them; but, as God communicated to Moses His anger, and then (at a later period), His intention to spare them, He is said here to have "repented." Not so. This is just a beautiful example of how God works to align our hearts with His.
Just as God moved Moses to intercede for Israel then, so His Spirit works in our hearts to call on His Son, Jesus, who makes intercession for us to God today.
We can’t change the mind of God, His ways are above our ways and we are not His counselor. However, we can pray for His will and be in agreement with His ultimate will, knowing Jesus will intercede for us.
The Truth “And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of Him.” (1 John 5:14-15)
