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The book of Proverbs warns us of the Near the end of the recording of the Law
danger and damage that can be done from in the book of Leviticus, God gave a sum-
a lack of confession. “He who covers his mary to the children of Israel about what
sins will not prosper, but whoever con- would be necessary for their continual
fesses and forsakes them will have mercy” blessing. God knew that Israel would not
(Pro 28:13). Scripture is clear that lack of always be faithful but that they would
confession leads to a lack of prosperity. sin and at times turn their back on Him.
This may not necessarily be material but But in His mercy and long-suffering, He
is most definitely spiritual. However, provided a path for reconciliation which
genuine confession and a forsaking of the was always to begin with confession.
sin leads to mercy, which is a rich spiritual “But if they confess their iniquity and
blessing. the iniquity of their fathers, with their
unfaithfulness in which they were unfaith-
The Law of Confession ful to Me, and that they also have walked
Many years after Eden, Moses and the contrary to Me … if their uncircumcised
people of Israel received the Law, which hearts are humbled, and they accept their
reflected what God desired from them guilt – then I will remember My covenant
when it came to confession. With the insti- with Jacob, and … with Isaac and … with
tution of different offerings for sins, when Abraham” (Lev 26:40-42).
a trespass occurred, the Law stated that “it The need for confession did not stop
shall be, when he is guilty in any of these with Moses and the children of Israel
matters, that he shall confess [yâdâh] that after Sinai, but we see the continued need
he has sinned in that thing; and he shall for confession individually in the life of
bring his trespass offering to the LORD David. “I acknowledged my sin to You,
for his sin which he has committed” (Lev and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said,
5:5-6). There had to be an acknowledge- ‘I will confess [yâdâh] my transgressions
ment first – a confession of sin – before the to the LORD’” (Psa 32:5) Also, in the life
offending party could bring the necessary of Daniel we read his great words, “I
offering to the Lord. was speaking, praying, and confessing
It was not just required for individual [yâdâh] my sin and the sin of my people
sins but every year on the Day of Atone- Israel” (Dan 9:20). There’s also the need at
ment (or what could be termed the times for collective confession like in the
National Day of Confession). It was examples of Ezra and Nehemiah. “Then
prescribed in the Law that “Aaron shall those of Israelite lineage separated them-
lay both his hands on the head of the live selves from all foreigners; and they stood
goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the and confessed [yâdâh] their sins and the
children of Israel, and all their transgres- iniquities of their fathers” (Neh 9:2).
sions, concerning all their sins, putting May we learn from these OT examples
them on the head of the goat, and shall that without confession [yâdâh] there will
send it away into the wilderness by the be a loss of the true and heartfelt praise
hand of a suitable man” (Lev 16:21). Once of God. “I will praise the LORD according
again, before the necessary proceedings to His righteousness, and will sing praise
of an offering took place, confession first to the name of the LORD Most High”
needed to occur. (Psa 7:17).

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