See Sin, Confession Of

2. Instances Of

Adam and Eve, after their disobedience, Genesis 3:8-10

Joseph's brother, on account of their cruelty to Joseph, Genesis 42:21, 22, 44:16, 45:3, 50:15-21

Pharaoh After the plague of hail, Exodus 9:27, 28

the plague of locusts, Exodus 10:16, 17

the death of the firstborn, Exodus 12:32

The Israelites After being rebuked and punished for worshiping the golden calf, Exodus 33:4

the death of the ten spies and their being sentenced to wander for forty years, Numbers 14:39, 40

their complaining against God and being bitten by fiery serpents, Numbers 21:7

Saul, after sparing Agag and the best of the spoils, 1 Samuel 15:24

David, after the pestilence sent on account of his numbering the people, 1 Chronicles 21:30

See Psalms, Penitential. Widow Of Zarephath, When Her Son Died, 1 Kings 17:18

Belshazzar, when he "saw the part of the hand that wrote," Daniel 5:6

Darius, when Daniel was in the lions' den, Daniel 6:18

Mariners After casting Jonah into the sea, Jonah 1:16

at the preaching of Jonah, Jonah 3:1-10, Matthew 12:41, Luke 11:32

Jonah, in the belly of the great fish, Jonah 2:1-10

Herod, when he heard of the fame of Jesus, Matthew 14:2, Mark 6:14, Luke 9:7

Jews, when Jesus commanded the guiltless man to cast the first stone at the woman taken in adultery, John 8:9

Judas, after his betrayal of Jesus, Matthew 27:3-5

Saul of Tarsus, when he saw Jesus on the way to Damascus, Acts 9:6

Felix, under the preaching of Paul, Acts 24:25

Philippian jailer, after the earthquake, Acts 16:30

See Wicked.

3. From God Job 33:14-30, John 6:44, 45, 16:7-11, Acts 16:14

See Penitents; Remorse; Repentance; Sin, Confession Of.

4. Unjust, of Innocent Persons

See Accusation, False; Indictments.