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Forsaking God

 

Forsaking God

Idolaters guilty of - 1Sa 8:8; 1Ki 11:33

The wicked guilty of - De 28:20

Backsliders guilty of - Jer 15:6

IS FORSAKING

• His house
- 2Ch 29:6
• His covenant
- De 29:25; 1Ki 19:10; Jer 22:9; Da 11:30
• His commandments
- Ezr 9:10
• The right way
- 2Pe 2:15

Trusting in man is - Jer 17:5

Leads men to follow their own devices - Jer 2:13

Prosperity tempts to - De 31:20; 32:15

Wickedness of - Jer 2:13; 5:7

Unreasonableness and ingratitude of - Jer 2:5,6

Brings confusion - Jer 17:13

Followed by remorse - Eze 6:9

Brings down his wrath - Ezr 8:22

Provokes God to forsake men - Jud 10:13; 2Ch 15:2; 24:20,24

Resolve against - Jos 24:16; Ne 10:29-39

Curse pronounced upon - Jer 17:5

Sin of, to be confessed - Ezr 9:10

Warnings against - Jos 24:20; 1Ch 28:9

Punishment of - De 28:20; 2Ki 22:16,17; Isa 1:28; Jer 1:16; 5:19

Exemplified

• Children of Israel
- 1Sa 12:10
• Saul
- 1Sa 15:11
• Ahab
- 1Ki 18:18
• Amon
- 2Ki 21:22
• Kingdom of Judah
- 2Ch 12:1,5; 21:10; Isa 1:4; Jer 15:6
• Kingdom of Israel
- 2Ch 13:11; 2Ki 17:7-18
• Many disciples
- Joh 6:66
• Phygellus, &c
- 2Ti 1:15
• Balaam
- 2Pe 2:15
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