SINS

SINS, National

1. Pervade all ranks # Isa 1:5 Jer 5:1-5 6:13
2. Often caused and encouraged by rulers # 1Ki 12:26-33 14:16 2Ch 21:11-13 Pr 29:12
3. Often caused by prosperity # De 32:15 Ne 9:28 Jer 48:11 Eze 16:49 28:5
4. DEFILE 4a) The land

   # Le 18:25 Nu 35:33,34 Ps 106:38 Isa 24:5 Mic 2:10

4b) The people # Le 18:24 Eze 14:11 4c) National worship # Isa 1:10-15 Am 5:21,22 Hag 2:14 5) Aggravated by privileges # Isa 5:4-7 Eze 20:11-13 Am 2:4 3:1,2 Mt 11:21-24 6) Lead the heathen to blaspheme # Eze 36:20,23 Ro 2:24 7) Are a reproach to a people # Pr 14:34 8) SHOULD BE 8a) Repented of # Jer 18:8 Jon 3:5 8b) Mourned over # Joe 2:12 8c) Confessed # Le 26:40 De 30:2 Jud 10:10 1Ki 8:47,48 8d) Turned from # Isa 1:16 Ho 14:1,2 Jon 3:10 9) Saints especially mourn over # Ps 119:136 Eze 9:4 10) MINISTERS SHOULD 10a) Mourn over # Eze 10:6 Jer 13:17 Eze 6:11 Joe 2:17 10b) Testify against # Isa 30:8,9 58:1 Eze 2:3-5 22:2 Jon 1:2 10c) Try to turn the people from # Jer 23:22 10d) Pray for forgiveness of # Ex 32:31,32 Joe 2:17 11) National prayer rejected on account of # Isa 1:15 59:2 12) National worship rejected on account of # Isa 1:10-14 Jer 6:19,20 7:9-14  13) Cause the withdrawal of privileges # La 2:9 Am 8:11 Mt 23:37-39 14) Bring down national judgments # Mt 23:35,36 27:25 15) Denunciations against # Isa 1:24 30:1 Jer 5:9 6:27-30 16) Punishment for # Isa 3:8 Jer 12:17 25:12 Eze 28:7-10 17) Punishment for, averted on repentance # Jud 10:15,16 2Ch 12:6,7 Ps 106:43-46 Jon 3:10 18) Exemplified 18a) Sodom and Gomorrah # Ge 18:20 2Pe 2:6 18b) Children of Israel # Ex 16:8 32:31 18c) Nations of Canaan # De 9:4 18d) Kingdom of Israel # 2Ki 17:8-12 Ho 4:1,2 18e) Kingdom of Judah # 2Ki 17:19 Isa 1:2-7 18f) Moab # Jer 48:29,30 18g) Babylon # Jer 51:6,13,52 18h) Tyre # Eze 28:2 18i) Nineveh # Na 3:1