(Heb 2:17) “Wherefore in all things it behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.” Understand, mercy cannot be given by a Holy God without the payment of sins first being made (Rom 6:23). It’s the balance of Goodness. Mercy comes through the cost of blood (Ez 18:4,20).