1. Definition Of

   (A complete reversal of one's attitude and values; i.e., a turning toward God)

2. Attributed to God Genesis 6:6, 7, Exodus 32:14, Deuteronomy 32:36, Judges 2:18, 1 Samuel 15:11, 29, 35, 2 Samuel 24:16, 1 Chronicles 21:15, Psalm 106:45, 110:4, 135:14, Jeremiah 15:6, 18:8, 10, 26:3, 42:10, Joel 2:13, Amos 7:3, 6, Jonah 3:9, 10

3. The Burden of the Preaching

   Of John the Baptist, Matthew 3:1-17

   of Jesus, Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:15

4. Exhortation To Proverbs 1:23-33, Jeremiah 7:3, 5, 26:3, Hosea 14:1-3, Amos 5:4-6, Matthew 3:2

5. Condition of God's Favor Leviticus 26:40-42, 2 Chronicles 7:14

6. Unavailing

   To Israel, Numbers 14:39-45

   to Esau, Hebrews 12:16, 17

7. Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Leviticus 26:40-42, Deuteronomy 4:29-31, 10:16, 30:1-3, 8-10, 32:29, 1 Kings 8:33-50, 2 Chronicles 6:36-39, 7:14, 30:6-9, Nehemiah 1:9, Job 11:13-15, 22:23, 33:26-28, 34:31, 32, 36:10, Psalm 22:27, 34:14, 18, 51:17, 95:7, 8, 147:3, Proverbs 1:22, 23, 9:6, 28:13, Isaiah 10:21, 22:12, 31:6, 44:22, 46:8, 55:6, 7, 57:15, 59:20, 61:1, 2, Jeremiah 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, Ezekiel 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, Daniel 4:27, Hosea 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, Haggai 1:7, Zechariah 1:3, 12:10, Malachi 3:7, Matthew 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, Romans 2:4, 11:23, 14:11, Ephesians 5:14, 2 Timothy 2:25, Hebrews 6:1, James 4:8-10, 1 John 1:9, Revelation 2:5, 3:2, 3, 19

   See Conviction; Penitence; Remorse; Sin, Confession Of; Sin, Forgiveness Of

8. Instances Of

   Joseph's brothers, of their maltreatment of Joseph, Genesis 42:21, 50:17, 18

   Pharaoh, of his hardness of heart, Exodus 9:27, 10:16, 17

   Balaam, of his spiritual blindness, Numbers 22:34, Numbers 22:24-35

   Israelites, of worshiping the golden calf, Exodus 33:3, 4

    of their complaining because of lack of bread and water, when the plague of fiery serpents came upon them, Numbers 21:4-7

    when rebuked by an angel for not expelling the Canaanites, Judges 2:1-5

    of their idolatry, when afflicted by the Philistines, Judges 10:6-16, 1 Samuel 7:3-6

    in asking for a king, 1 Samuel 12:16-20

    in the time of Asa, by the preaching of Azariah, 2 Chronicles 15:1-15

    by the preaching of Oded, 2 Chronicles 28:9-15

    under the influence of Hezekiah, 2 Chronicles 30:11

   Achan, because of his theft, Joshua 7:20

   Saul, at the rebuke of Samuel for not destroying the Amalekites, 1 Samuel 15:24, 1 Samuel 15:6-31

   David, at the rebuke of Nathan, the prophet, for his sins of adultery and murder, 2 Samuel 12:11, 13, 2 Samuel 12:7-14

   Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and Jerusalem was besieged, See PSALMS, PENITENTIAL 2 Chronicles 12:1-12

   Hezekiah, at the time of his sickness, 2 Chronicles 32:26

    when reproved by the prophet Micah, Jeremiah 26:18, 19

   Ahab, when reproved by Elijah for Ahab's idolatry, 1 Kings 21:27, 1 Kings 21:17-29

   Jehoahaz, 2 Kings 13:4

   Josiah, when he heard the law of God which had been discovered in the temple by Hilkiah, 2 Kings 22:11-20

   Manasseh, when he was carried away captive to Babylon by the king of Assyria, 2 Chronicles 33:12, 13

   The Jews of the exile, at the dedication of the second temple, Ezra 6:21

    of their idolatrous marriages, Ezra 10:1-44

    of their oppressive usury, Nehemiah 5:1-13

    after hearing the law expounded by Ezra, Nehemiah 8:1-12, 9:1-3

    under the preaching of Haggai, Haggai 1:1-15

   Jonah, after his punishment, Jonah 2:2-9

   The Ninevites, under the preaching of Jonah, Jonah 3:5-9

   The Jews, under the preaching of John the Baptist, Matthew 3:6

   The woman who anointed Jesus with oil, Luke 7:37-48

   The disobedient son, Matthew 21:29

   The Prodigal Son, Luke 15:17-21

   Peter, because of his denial of Jesus, Matthew 26:75, Mark 14:72, Luke 22:62

   Judas, Matthew 27:3-5, Acts 1:16, 18

   The Ephesians, under the preaching of Paul, Acts 19:18

9. Exemplified Numbers 21:7, 2 Samuel 24:10, 17, 1 Chronicles 21:17, 2 Chronicles 29:6, Ezra 9:4, 6, 10, 13, 14, Nehemiah 1:6, 7, 9:16-37, Job 7:20, 9:20, 13:23, 40:4, 42:5, Psalm 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, Isaiah 6:5, 38:15, 17, 59:12-15, 64:5-7, Jeremiah 3:21, 22, 25, 8:14, 14:7, 20, 31:18, 19, Lamentations 3:40, 41, Daniel 9:5-7, 10:12, Hosea 6:1, 14:3, 8, Jonah 3:10, Micah 7:9, Luke 15:17-20, 1 Corinthians 15:9, 2 Corinthians 7:9-11, 1 Peter 2:25

   See Sin, Confession Of