Sins, National

Pervade all ranks — Isa 1:5; Jer 5:1-5; 6:13.

Often caused and encouraged by rulers — 1Ki 12:26-33; 14:16; 2Ch 21:11-13; Pr 29:12.

Often caused by prosperity — De 32:15; Ne 9:28; Jer 48:11; Eze 16:49; 28:5.

Defile

The land. — Le 18:25; Nu 35:33,34; Ps 106:38; Isa 24:5; Mic 2:10.

The people. — Le 18:24; Eze 14:11.

National worship. — Isa 1:10-15; Am 5:21,22; Hag 2:14.

Aggravated by privileges — Isa 5:4-7; Eze 20:11-13; Am 2:4; 3:1,2; Mt 11:21-24.

Lead the heathen to blaspheme — Eze 36:20,23; Ro 2:24.

Are a reproach to a people — Pr 14:34.

Should be

Repented of. — Jer 18:8; Jon 3:5.

Mourned over. — Joe 2:12.

Confessed. — Le 26:40; De 30:2; Jdj 10:10; 1Ki 8:47,48.

Turned from. — Isa 1:16; Ho 14:1,2; Jon 3:10.

Saints especially mourn over — Ps 119:136; Eze 9:4.

Ministers should

Mourn over. — Eze 10:6; Jer 13:17; Eze 6:11; Joe 2:17.

Testify against. — Isa 30:8,9; 58:1; Eze 2:3-5; 22:2; Jon 1:2.

Try to turn the people from. — Jer 23:22.

Pray for forgiveness of. — Ex 32:31,32; Joe 2:17.

National prayer rejected on account of — Isa 1:15; 59:2.

National worship rejected on account of — Isa 1:10-14; Jer 6:19,20; 7:9-14.

Cause the withdrawal of privileges — La 2:9; Am 8:11; Mt 23:37-39.

Bring down national judgments — Mt 23:35,36; 27:25.

Denunciations against — Isa 1:24; 30:1; Jer 5:9; 6:27-30.

Punishment for — Isa 3:8; Jer 12:17; 25:12; Eze 28:7-10.

Punishment for, averted on repentance — Jdj 10:15,16; 2Ch 12:6,7; Ps 106:43-46; Jon 3:10.

Exemplified

Sodom and Gomorrah. — Ge 18:20; 2Pe 2:6.

Children of Israel. — Ex 16:8; 32:31.

Nations of Canaan. — De 9:4.

Kingdom of Israel. — 2Ki 17:8-12; Ho 4:1,2.

Kingdom of Judah. — 2Ki 17:19; Isa 1:2-7.

Moab. — Jer 48:29,30.

Babylon. — Jer 51:6,13,52.

Tyre. — Eze 28:2.

Nineveh. — Na 3:1.