Definition and Usage:
The term "mollify" generally means to soften in feeling or temper, to pacify, or to appease. In a biblical context, it often refers to the act of calming anger or soothing wrath, whether divine or human. The concept of mollification is closely related to themes of reconciliation, forgiveness, and the mitigation of judgment.

Biblical Context:
While the specific word "mollify" may not appear frequently in the Bible, the concept is prevalent throughout Scripture. The Bible often speaks of God's wrath being turned away or His anger being appeased through acts of repentance, sacrifice, or intercession.

Old Testament References:
In the Old Testament, the idea of mollifying God's anger is seen in the sacrificial system and the intercessory roles of prophets and priests. For example, in the book of Exodus, Moses intercedes for the Israelites after they sin by worshiping the golden calf. God’s anger is mollified through Moses' plea, demonstrating the power of intercession (Exodus 32:11-14).

The sacrificial system established in Leviticus also serves to mollify God's wrath against sin. The offerings and sacrifices prescribed by the Law were intended to atone for the people's sins and restore their relationship with God (Leviticus 1-7).

New Testament References:
In the New Testament, the ultimate act of mollification is found in the atoning work of Jesus Christ. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus satisfies the wrath of God against sin, offering reconciliation and peace to all who believe. Romans 5:9-10 states, "Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!"

The concept of mollifying human anger is also addressed in the New Testament. Believers are encouraged to live peaceably with others and to seek reconciliation. Ephesians 4:31-32 instructs, "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you."

Theological Implications:
Theologically, the concept of mollification underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement. It highlights God's holiness and justice, as well as His mercy and grace. The provision of a means to mollify divine wrath through Christ's sacrifice is central to the Christian gospel, emphasizing the transformative power of God's love and forgiveness.

Practical Application:
For believers, the call to mollify anger and seek reconciliation is a practical outworking of the gospel. Christians are encouraged to emulate Christ's example by forgiving others, seeking peace, and acting as agents of reconciliation in a broken world. This involves a commitment to humility, patience, and love, reflecting the character of Christ in all relationships.1. (v. t.) To soften; to sooth; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground.

2. (v. t.) To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.

MOLLIFY

mol'-i-fi (from rakhakh, "to be soft"): "To make soft," used in modern English only figuratively, as "His anger was mollified." English Versions of the Bible, however, uses the word literally in its two occurrences: Isaiah 1:6, "wounds, and bruises.... neither bound up, neither mollified with oil"; The Wisdom of Solomon 16:12, "mollifying plaister." Neither occurrence of the word is changed by the Revised Version (British and American).

2470b. chalah -- to mollify, appease, entreat the favor of
... 2470a, 2470b. chalah. 2471 . to mollify, appease, entreat the favor
of. Transliteration: chalah Short Definition: entreat. Word ...
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7401. rakak -- to be tender, weak or soft
... be fainthearted, mollify, be, make softer, be tender. A primitive root; to
soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively ...
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Acts ii. 37
... as in the case of bodies which have become callous, the man that strikes upon them
does not affect the sense so powerfully, but if he first mollify them and ...
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Christian Morals. Part ii.
... sound arrogantly unto present ears in this strict enquiring age; wherein, for the
most part, probably, and perhaps, will hardly serve to mollify the spirit of ...
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the Use of Humiliation
... dry! Alas! how we set them an example of hard-heartedness, while we are
endeavoring by our words to melt and mollify them! Oh, if ...
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Jesus is Arrested.
... Peter and the other disciples surrounded Judas, and reviled him in unmeasured terms,
calling him thief and traitor; he tried to mollify their wrath by all ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter iii jesus is arrested.htm

Alexander
... She was now there in order to mollify Gabinius, out of her concern for her relations
that were captives at Rome, which were her husband and her other children. ...
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Vespasian is Sent into Syria by Nero in Order to Make War with the ...
... armies that were in Syria; but this not without great encomiums and flattering
compellations, such as necessity required, and such as might mollify him into ...
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Appendix iv
... From the words: "From him who takes thy coat keep not back thy cloak also," one
may deduce that in times of Persecution one is allowed to mollify the oppressor ...
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Psalm 65
... when thou provid'st it so. ^10Her rigs thou wat'rest plenteously,. her furrows
settelest: With show'rs thou dost her mollify,. her spring by thee is blest. ...
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A Divided Heart
... it is not merely a disease of the hand, that reformation might cure; it is not merely
a disease of the foot, that restraint might sometimes mollify; it is not ...
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Having used these means to procure them
... 1. When your people come to you, one family or more, begin with a brief preface,
to mollify their minds and to take off all offense, unwillingness, or ...
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Mollify
... 1. (vt) To soften; to sooth; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness,
or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground. ...MOLLIFY. ...
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Temper (14 Occurrences)
... in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element;
to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage ...
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Relent (15 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To slacken; to abate. 4. (vt) To soften; to dissolve. 5. (vt) To mollify ;
to cause to be less harsh or severe. 6. (n.) Stay; stop; delay. ...
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Mollified (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Mollify. Multi-Version Concordance
Mollified (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of ...
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Conciliate (1 Occurrence)
... (vt) To win over; to appease; to gain friendship from a state of hostility; to gain
the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to ...
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Soften (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To make soft or more soft. 2. (vt) To render less hard; -- said of matter.
3. (vt) To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable. ...
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Moloch (2 Occurrences)

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