Confession of Sin
God requires -- Le 5:5; Ho 5:15. God regards -- Job 33:27,28; Da 9:20-23. Exhortation to -- Jos 7:19; Jer 3:13; Jas 5:16. Promises to -- Le 26:40-42; Pr 28:13. Should be accompanied with Submission to punishment. -- Le 26:41; Ne 9:33; Ezr 9:13. Prayer for forgiveness. -- 2Sa 24:10; Ps 25:11; 51:1; Jer 14:7-9,20. Self-abasement. -- Isa 64:5,6; Jer 3:25. Godly sorrow. -- Ps 38:18; La 1:20. Forsaking sin. -- Pr 28:13. Restitution. -- Nu 5:6,7. Should be full and unreserved -- Ps 32:5; 51:3; 106:6. Followed by pardon -- Ps 32:5; 1Jo 1:9. Illustrated -- Lu 15:21; 18:13. Exemplified Aaron. -- Nu 12:11. Israelites. -- Nu 21:6,7; 1Sa 7:6; 12:19. Saul. -- 1Sa 15:24. David. -- 2Sa 24:10. Ezra. -- Eze 9:6. Nehemiah. -- Ne 1:6,7. Levites. -- Ne 9:4,33,34. Job. -- Job 7:20. Daniel. -- Da 9:4. Peter. -- Lu 5:8. Thief. -- Lu 23:41.