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
a. The land. Le 18:25; Nu 35:33,34; Ps 106:38; Isa 24:5; Mic 2:10.
b. The people. Le 18:24; Eze 14:11.
c. 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
a. Repented of. Jer 18:8; Jon 3:5.
b. Mourned over. Joe 2:12.
c. Confessed. Le 26:40; De 30:2; Jdj 10:10; 1Ki 8:47,48.
d. 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
a. Mourn over. Eze 10:6; Jer 13:17; Eze 6:11; Joe 2:17.
b. Testify against. Isa 30:8,9; 58:1; Eze 2:3-5; 22:2; Jon 1:2.
c. Try to turn the people from. Jer 23:22.
d. 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. Jdj 10:15,16; 2Ch 12:6,7; Ps 106:43-46; Jon 3:10.
18. Exemplified
a. Sodom and Gomorrah. Ge 18:20; 2Pe 2:6.
b. Children of Israel. Ex 16:8; 32:31.
c. Nations of Canaan. De 9:4.
d. Kingdom of Israel. 2Ki 17:8-12; Ho 4:1,2.
e. Kingdom of Judah. 2Ki 17:19; Isa 1:2-7.
f. Moab. Jer 48:29,30.
g. Babylon. Jer 51:6,13,52.
h. Tyre. Eze 28:2.
i. Nineveh. Na 3:1.