Dictionary of Bible Themes An admission of sin on the part of individuals or groups of people. Genuine repentance and confession herald divine forgiveness. Proverbs 28:13Confession of sin leads to divine forgiveness See also Under the old covenant Leviticus 16:21Leviticus 26:40-42 1 Kings 8:33-36 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 1 Kings 8:46-52pp 2Ch 6:24-27 Psalms 32:3-5pp 2Ch 6:36-39 1 John 1:8-10See also Under the new covenant James 5:13-16Numbers 5:5-8 Confession of sin accompanied by acts appropriate to repentance See also Leviticus 5:5-6Ezra 10:10-11 Nehemiah 9:1-3 Luke 19:8 Acts 19:18-19 Nehemiah 1:5-7 Examples of confession of sin See also On behalf of the nation Ezra 9:5-15Isaiah 59:12-13; 64:6-7 Jeremiah 14:7,20 Daniel 9:4-14 1 Samuel 7:5-6 See also By the people as a whole Ezra 9:4-7,10-15Nehemiah 9:33-35 Psalms 106:6 Jeremiah 3:24-25 Psalms 51:1-5 See also By individuals 2 Samuel 24:102 Samuel 24:17 pp 1Ch 21:10 Job 7:20; 42:5-6Isaiah 6:5 pp 1Ch 21:17 Joshua 7:20-21Confession of sin to other people See also Luke 15:17-24James 5:16 See also 6020 sin6652 forgiveness 6732 repentance 7903 baptism 8407 confession of Christ 8608 prayer & worship 8625 worship, acceptable attitudes in |
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