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Repentance

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Repentance in the Bible Dictionary

1. (A complete reversal of one’s attitude and values, i. e. a turning toward God)
2. Attributed to God Gen 6:6, 7; Ex 32:14; Deut 32:36; Judg 2:18; 1 Sam 15:11, 29, 35; 2 Sam 24:16; 1 Chr 21:15; Ps 106:45; 110:4; 135:14; Jer 15:6; 18:8, 10; 26:3; 42:10; Joel 2:13; Amos 7:3, 6; Jonah 3:9, 10 Read
3. The burden of the preaching
4. Of John the Baptist Matt 3 Read
5. Of Jesus Matt 4:17; Mark 1:15 Read
6. Exhortation to Prov 1:23–33; Jer 7:3, 5; 26:3; Hos 14:1–3; Amos 5:4–6; Matt 3:2 Read
7. Condition of God’s favor Lev 26:40–42; 2 Chr 7:14 Read
8. Unavailing
9. To Israel Num 14:39–45 Read
10. To Esau Heb 12:16, 17 Read
11. Unclassified scriptures relating to Lev 26:40–42; Deut 4:29–31; 10:16; 30:1–3, 8–10; 32:29; 1 Kgs 8:33–50; 2 Chr 6:36–39; 7:14; 30:6–9; Neh 1:9; Job 11:13–15; 22:23; 33:26–28; 34:31, 32; 36:10; Ps 22:27; 34:14, 18; 51:17; 95:7, 8; 147:3; Prov 1:22, 23; 9:6; 28:13; Isa 10:21; 22:12; 31:6; 44:22; 46:8; 55:6, 7; 57:15; 59:20; 61:1, 2; Jer 3:4, 12–14, 19; 4:1–4, 14; 6:8, 16; 7:5, 7; 13:15, 16; 18:8, 11; 24:7; 25:5; 26:3, 13; 31:9; 36:3, 7; 50:4, 5; Ezek 7:16; 11:18–20; 12:3; 14:6; 16:61–63; 18:21–23, 27, 28, 30–32; 20:43; 33:10–12, 14–16, 19; 36:31; 37:23; Dan 4:27; Hos 2:7; 3:5; 5:15; 10:12; 12:6; 14:1, 2; Joel 1:14; 2:12, 13, 15–18; Amos 4:12; 5:6, 15; Jonah 3:8, 9; Hag 1:7; Zech 1:3; 12:10; Mal 3:7; Matt 3:2, 7, 8; 4:17; 5:4; 9:13; Mark 1:4, 15; 2:17; 6:12; Luke 3:3; 5:32; 6:21; 10:13; 13:1–5; 15:1–10; 18:10–14; 24:47; Acts 2:38, 40; 3:19; 5:31; 8:22; 17:30; 20:21; 26:20; Rom 2:4; 11:23; 14:11; Eph 5:14; 2 Tim 2:25; Heb 6:1; Jas 4:8–10; 1 John 1:9; Rev 2:5; 3:2, 3, 19 Read
12. See Conviction
13. See Penitence
14. See Remorse
15. See Sin, confession of
16. See Sin, forgiveness of
17. Instances of
18. Joseph’s brothers, of their maltreatment of Joseph Gen 42:21; 50:17, 18 Read
19. Pharaoh, of his hardness of heart Ex 9:27; 10:16, 17 Read
20. Balaam, of his spiritual blindness Num 22:34, 24–35 Read
21. Israelites
22. Of worshiping the golden calf Ex 33:3, 4 Read
23. Of their complaining because of lack of bread and water, when the plague of fiery serpents came upon them Num 21:4–7 Read
24. When rebuked by an angel for not expelling the Canaanites Judg 2:1–5 Read
25. Of their idolatry, when afflicted by the Philistines Judg 10:6–16; 1 Sam 7:3–6 Read
26. In asking for a king 1 Sam 12:16–20 Read
27. In the time of Asa, by the preaching of Azariah 2 Chr 15:1–15 Read
28. By the preaching of Oded 2 Chr 28:9–15 Read
29. Under the influence of Hezekiah 2 Chr 30:11 Read
30. Achan, because of his theft Josh 7:20 Read
31. Saul, at the rebuke of Samuel for not destroying the Amalekites 1 Sam 15:24, 6–31 Read
32. David, at the rebuke of Nathan, the prophet, for his sins of adultery and murder 2 Sam 12:11, 13, 7–14 Read
33. See Psalms, penitential
34. Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and Jerusalem was besieged 2 Chr 12:1–12 Read
35. Hezekiah, at the time of his sickness 2 Chr 32:26 Read
36. When reproved by the prophet Micah Jer 26:18, 19 Read
37. Ahab, when reproved by Elijah for Ahab’s idolatry 1 Kgs 21:27, 17–29 Read
38. Jehoahaz 2 Kgs 13:4 Read
39. Josiah, when he heard the law of God which had been discovered in the temple by Hilkiah 2 Kgs 22:11–20 Read
40. Manasseh, when he was carried away captive to Babylon by the king of Assyria 2 Chr 33:12, 13 Read
41. The Jews of the exile
42. At the dedication of the second temple Ezra 6:21 Read
43. Because of their idolatrous marriages Ezra 10 Read
44. Because of their oppressive usury Neh 5:1–13 Read
45. After hearing the law expounded by Ezra Neh 8:1–12; 9:1–3 Read
46. By the preaching of Haggai Hag 1 Read
47. Jonah, after his punishment Jonah 2:2–9 Read
48. The Ninevites, by the preaching of Jonah Jonah 3:5–9 Read
49. The Jews, by the preaching of John the Baptist Matt 3:6 Read
50. The woman who anointed Jesus with oil Luke 7:37–48 Read
51. The disobedient son Matt 21:29 Read
52. The Prodigal Son Luke 15:17–21 Read
53. Peter, because of his denial of Jesus Matt 26:75; Mark 14:72; Luke 22:62 Read
54. Judas Matt 27:3–5; Acts 1:16, 18 Read
55. The Ephesians, by the preaching of Paul Acts 19:18 Read
56. Exemplified Num 21:7; 2 Sam 24:10, 17; 1 Chr 21:17; 2 Chr 29:6; Ezra 9:4, 6, 10, 13, 14; Neh 1:6, 7; 9:16–37; Job 7:20; 9:20; 13:23; 40:4; 42:5; Ps 32:5; 38:3, 4, 18; 40:12; 41:4; 51:1–4, 7–17; 69:5, 10; 73:21, 22; 106:6; 119:59, 176; 130:1–3; Isa 6:5; 38:15, 17; 59:12–15; 64:5–7; Jer 3:21, 22, 25; 8:14; 14:7, 20; 31:18, 19; Lam 3:40, 41; Dan 9:5–7; 10:12; Hos 6:1; 14:3, 8; Jonah 3:10; Mic 7:9; Luke 15:17–20; 1 Cor 15:9; 2 Cor 7:9–11; 1 Pet 2:25 Read
57. See Sin, confession of

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.