1.     Forbidden. Nu 14:9; Jos 22:19.

2.     Provokes God. Nu 16:30; Ne 9:26.

3.     Provokes Christ. Ex 23:20,21; 1Co 10:9.

4.     Vexes the Holy Spirit. Isa 63:10.

5.     Exhibited in

a.     Unbelief. De 9:23; Ps 106:24,25.

b.     Rejecting his government. 1Sa 8:7; 15:23.

c.     Revolting from him. Isa 1:5; 31:6.

d.     Despising his law. Ne 9:26.

e.     Despising his counsels. Ps 107:11.

f.     Distrusting his power. Eze 17:15.

g.     Murmuring against him. Nu 20:3,10.

h.     Refusing to hearken to him. De 9:23; Eze 20:8; Zec 7:11.

i.     Departing from him. Isa 59:13.

j.     Rebellion against governors appointed by him. Jos 1:18.

k.     Departing from his precepts. Da 9:5.

l.     Departing from his instituted worship. Ex 32:8,9; Jos 22:16-19.

m.     Sinning against light. Job 24:13; Joh 15:22; Ac 13:41.

n.     Walking after our own thoughts. Isa 65:2.

6.     Connected with

a.     Stubbornness. De 31:27.

b.     Injustice and corruption. Isa 1:23.

c.     Contempt of God. Ps 107:11.

d.     Man is prone to. De 31:27; Ro 7:14-18.

e.     The heart is the seat of. Jer 5:23; Mt 15:18,19; Heb 3:12.

7.     They who are guilty of

a.     Aggravate their sin by. Job 34:27.

b.     Practise hypocrisy to hide. Ho 7:14.

c.     Persevere in. De 9:7,24.

d.     Increase in, though chastised. Isa 1:5.

e.     Warned not to exalt themselves. Ps 66:7.

f.     Denounced. Isa 30:1.

g.     Have God as their enemy. Isa 63:10.

h.     Have God’s hand against them. 1Sa 12:15; Ps 106:26,27.

i.     Impoverished for. Ps 68:6.

j.     Brought low for. Ps 107:11,12.

k.     Delivered into the hands of enemies on account of. Ne 9:26,27.

l.     Cast out in their sins for. Ps 5:10.

m.     Cast out of the church for. Eze 20:38.

n.     Restored through Christ alone. Ps 68:18.

8.     Heinousness of. 1Sa 15:23.

9.     Guilt of

a.     Aggravated by God’s fatherly care. Isa 1:2.

b.     Aggravated by God’s unceasing invitations to return to him. Isa 65:2.

c.     To be deprecated. Jos 22:29.

d.     To be confessed. La 1:18,20; Da 9:5.

10.     God alone can forgive. Da 9:9.

11.     God is ready to forgive. Ne 9:17.

12.     Religious instruction designed to prevent. Ps 78:5,8.

13.     Promises to those who avoid. De 28:1-13; 1Sa 12:14.

14.     Forgiven upon repentance. Ne 9:26,27.

15.     Ministers

a.     Cautioned against. Eze 2:8.

b.     Sent to those guilty of. Eze 2:3-7; 3:4-9; Mr 12:4-8.

c.     Should warn against. Nu 14:9.

d.     Should testify against. Isa 30:8,9; Eze 17:12; 44:6.

e.     Should remind their people of past. De 9:7; 31:27.

16.     Punishment for. Le 26:14-39; 1Sa 12:15; Isa 1:20; Jer 4:16-18; Eze 20:8,38.

17.     Punishment for teaching. Jer 28:16.

18.     Ingratitude of-Illustrated. Isa 1:2,3.

19.     Exemplified

a.     Pharaoh. Ex 5:1,2.

b.     Korah &c. Nu 16:11.

c.     Moses and Aaron. Nu 20:12,24.

d.     Israelites. De 9:23,24.

e.     Saul. 1Sa 15:9,23.

f.     Jeroboam. 1Ki 12:28-33.

g.     Zedekiah. 2Ch 36:13.

h.     Kingdom of Israel. Ho 7:14; 13:16.