MOTIVE

–Ascribed to God Ps 106:8; Eze 36:21,22,32

–Right, required Mt 6:1-18

–Sinful, illustrated by Cain Ge 4:7; 1Jo 3:12

–MISUNDERSTOOD .The tribes of Reuben and Gad, in asking for their inheritance east of the Jordan River Nu 32:1-33

.When they built the memorial Jos 22:9-34

.David’s, by King Hanun 2Sa 10:2,3; 1Ch 19:3,4

.The king of Syria’s, in sending presents to the king of Israel by Naaman 2Ki 5:5-7

.Job’s, in his righteousness Job 1:9-11; 2:4,5