Leviticus 5:5

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Summary

And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:

Confess

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Confess

Aaron is to lay his two hands upon the head of the male goat and confess over it the sins of Israel, all their transgressions, and all their sins, thus placing them on the head of the male goat that he'll then send out to the wilderness by the hand of a man capable of carrying out this task.

"Nevertheless, when they confess their iniquity, the iniquity of their ancestors, and their unfaithfulness by which they acted unfaithfully against me by living life contrary to me

He is to confess the sin that he had committed, pay its full compensation, add one fifth to it, and give the compensation to whomever he offended.

Joshua then spoke to Achan, "My son, give glory and praise to the LORD God of Israel. Tell me right now what you did. Don't hide anything."

Now confess this to the LORD God of your ancestors, and separate yourselves from the nations of the land and from foreign wives."

"He'll sing to mankind with these words: "I've sinned. I have twisted what is right. Yet he has not repaid me like I deserve.

My sin I acknowledged to you; my iniquity I did not hide. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD." And you forgave the guilt of my sin! Interlude

Whoever hides his transgressions will not succeed, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

"Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God, and have scattered your favors to strangers under every green tree. But you haven't obeyed me,' declares the LORD.

I prayed to the LORD my God, confessing and saying:

For one believes with his heart and is justified, and declares with his mouth and is saved.

If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves and we're not being truthful to ourselves.