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Deuteronomy 6:10-12 (NET, 2nd Ed.)
10 Then when the LORD your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you—a land with large, fine cities you did not build, 11 houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn out cisterns you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—and you eat your fill, 12 be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of Egypt, that place of slavery.
Psalm 78:52-64 (NET, 2nd Ed.)
52 Yet he brought out his people like sheep;
he led them through the wilderness like a flock.
53 He guided them safely along, and they were not afraid;
but the sea covered their enemies.
54 He brought them to the border of his holy land,
to this mountainous land that his right hand acquired.
55 He drove the nations out from before them;
he assigned them their tribal allotments
and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.
56 Yet they challenged and defied God Most High,
and did not obey his commands.
57 They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors;
they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. 58 They made him angry with their pagan shrines,
and made him jealous with their idols.
59 God heard and was angry;
he completely rejected Israel.
60 He abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh,
the tent where he lived among men.
61 He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured;
he gave the symbol of his splendor into the hand of the enemy.
62 He delivered his people over to the sword,
and was angry with his chosen nation.
63 Fire consumed their young men,
and their virgins remained unmarried.
64 Their priests fell by the sword,
but their widows did not weep.
Exodus 9:27 (NET, 2nd Ed.)
27 So Pharaoh sent and summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, “I have sinned this time! The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are guilty.
Numbers 22:34 (NET, 2nd Ed.)
34 Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood against me in the road. So now, if it is evil in your sight, I will go back home.”
1 Samuel 15:24 (NET, 2nd Ed.)
24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have disobeyed what the LORD commanded and your words as well. For I was afraid of the army, and I obeyed their voice.
Joshua 7:20 (NET 2nd Ed.)
20 Achan told Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel in this way:
Matthew 27:4 (NET, 2nd Ed.)
4 (Judas) saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”
Job 7:20 (NET, 2nd Ed.)
20 If I have sinned—what have I done to you,
O watcher of men?
Why have you set me as your target?
Have I become a burden to you?
Luke 15:18 (NET, 2nd Ed.)
18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you."
With Calvin we see that we should seek the hand of God in our lives. In hindsight, I can point out a lot of times in my life that God had clearly orchestrated.
With Spurgeon, we see confession. This ties back to the devotionals on January 6th, where we saw our sin will find us out.