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An admission of sin on the part of individuals or groups of people. Genuine repentance and confession herald divine forgiveness.
Under the old covenant Pr 28:13 See also Lev 16:21 Part of the ritual of the Day of Atonement involved the high priest confessing the sins of the nation, while laying his hands on the head of a sacrificial goat; Lev 26:40-42; 1Ki 8:33-36 pp 2Ch 6:24-27; 1Ki 8:46-52 pp 2Ch 6:36-39; Ps 32:3-5
Under the new covenant 1Jn 1:8-10 See also Jas 5:13-16
Nu 5:5-8 See also Lev 5:5-6; Ezr 10:10-11; Ne 9:1-3; Lk 19:8; Ac 19:18-19
On behalf of the nation Ne 1:5-7 See also Ezr 9:5-15; Isa 59:12-13; Isa 64:6-7; Jer 14:7,20; Da 9:4-14
By the people as a whole 1Sa 7:5-6 See also Ezr 9:4-7,10-15; Ne 9:33-35; Ps 106:6; Jer 3:24-25
By individuals Ps 51:1-5 See also 2Sa 24:10 pp 1Ch 21:10; 2Sa 24:17 pp 1Ch 21:17; Job 7:20; Job 42:5-6; Isa 6:5
Jos 7:20-21 See also Lk 15:17-24; Jas 5:16
6020 | sin |
6652 | forgiveness |
6732 | repentance |
7903 | baptism |
8407 | confession of Christ |
8607 | prayer, God’s promises |
8625 | worship, acceptable attitudes |