New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Sins, National

• Pervade all ranks Isa. 1:5; Jer. 5:1-5, 6:13
• Often caused and encouraged by rulers 1 Ki. 12:26-33, 14:16; 2 Chr. 21:11-13; Pr. 29:12
• Often caused by prosperity Dt. 32:15; Neh. 9:28; Jer. 48:11; Ezek. 16:49, 28:5
• Defile
  • The land Lev. 18:25; Num. 35:33, 34; Ps. 106:38; Isa. 24:5; Mic. 2:10
  • The people Lev. 18:24; Ezek. 14:11
  • National worship Isa. 1:10-15; Amos 5:21, 22; Hag. 2:14
• Aggravated by privileges Isa. 5:4-7; Ezek. 20:11-13; Amos 2:4, 3:1, 2; Mt. 11:21-24
• Lead the heathen to blaspheme Ezek. 36:20, 23; Rom. 2:24
• Are a reproach to a people Pr. 14:34
• Should be
  • Repented of Jer. 18:8; Jonah 3:5
  • Mourned over Joel 2:12
  • Confessed Lev. 26:40; Dt. 30:2; Judg. 10:10; 1 Ki. 8:47, 48
  • Turned from Isa. 1:16; Hos. 14:1, 2; Jonah 3:10
• Saints especially mourn over Ps. 119:136; Ezek. 9:4
• Ministers should
  • Mourn over Ezra 10:6; Jer. 13:17; Ezek. 6:11; Joel 2:17
  • Testify against Isa. 30:8, 9, 58:1; Ezek. 2:3-5, 22:2; Jonah 1:2
  • Try to turn the people from Jer. 23:22
  • Pray for forgiveness of Ex. 32:31, 32; Joel 2:17
• National prayer rejected on account of Isa. 1:15, 59:2
• National worship rejected on account of Isa. 1:10-14; Jer. 6:19, 20, 7:9-14
• Cause the withdrawal of privileges Lam. 2:9; Amos 8:11; Mt. 23:37-39
• Bring down national judgments Mt. 23:35, 36, 27:25
• Denunciations against Isa. 1:24, 30:1; Jer. 5:9, 6:27-30
• Punishment for Isa. 3:8; Jer. 12:17, 25:12; Ezek. 28:7-10
• Punishment for, averted on repentance Judg. 10:15, 16; 2 Chr. 12:6, 7; Ps. 106:43-46; Jonah 3:10
• Exemplified
  • Sodom and Gomorrah Gen. 18:20; 2 Pet. 2:6
  • Children of Israel Ex. 16:8, 32:31
  • Nations of Canaan Dt. 9:4
  • Kingdom of Israel 2 Ki. 17:8-12; Hos. 4:1, 2
  • Kingdom of Judah 2 Ki. 17:19; Isa. 1:2-7
  • Moab Jer. 48:29, 30
  • Babylon Jer. 51:6, 13, 52
  • Tyre Ezek. 28:2
  • Nineveh Nah. 3:1