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Egyptian prejudice against

^{Gen 46:34}

^{shepherds were despised and hated in other parts}

Duties and responsibilities of

^{Lev 27:32}	^{the Lord owns every tenth animal of your herds}
^{Psa 23:2-3}	^{leads me beside the quiet streams.}
^{Jer 33:12}	^{will once more see shepherds leading sheep and lambs.}
^{Matt 25:32}	^{as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,}
^{John 10:4}	^{He walks ahead of them; and they follow him;}

Figurative

^{Gen 49:24}	^{the Mighty One of Jacob, the Shepherd, the Rock}
^{Psa 80:1}	^{O Shepherd of Israel who leads Israel like a flock;}
^{Isa 40:11}	^{He will feed his flock like a shepherd;}
^{Zec 13:7}	^{Awake, O sword, against my Shepherd,}
^{Mark 14:27}	^{I will kill the Shepherd, and the sheep will scatter.}
^{John 10:11}	^{The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.}
^{Heb 13:20-21}	^{he who became the great Shepherd of the sheep}

SIN(S)

Origin of

^{Gen 3:6}	^{she ate some of the fruit and gave some to her husband,}
^{Matt 15:19}	^{From the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery,}
^{John 8:44}	^{the devil and love to do the evil things he does.}
^{Rom 5:12}	^{When Adam sinned, sin entered the entire human race.}
^{1 Joh 3:8}	^{Satan, who since he first began to sin}

Characteristics of

^{Prov 15:9-10}	^{The Lord despises the deeds of the wicked,}
^{Prov 30:11-12}	^{feel themselves faultless despite their many sins.}
^{Isa 1:18}	^{deep the stain of your sins, I can take it out}
^{Jer 44:5}	^{wouldnt turn back from their wicked ways;}
^{Eph 5:11}	^{the worthless pleasures of evil and darkness,}

Man born in

^{Psa 51:5}	^{But I was born a sinner,}
^{Rom 3:9}	^{all men alike are sinners, whether Jews or Gentiles.}
^{Gal 3:21-22}	^{the Scriptures insist we are all its prisoners.}

Results of

^{Gen 3:7}	^{became aware of their nakedness, and were embarrassed.}
^{1 Kgs 13:34}	^{resulted in the destruction of Jeroboams kingdom}
^{Psa 94:23}	^{the sins of evil men to boomerang upon them!}
^{Prov 5:22}	^{The wicked man is doomed by his own sins;}
^{Prov 11:5}	^{the wicked shall fall beneath their load of sins.}
^{Isa 3:11}	^{Your well-earned punishment is on the way.}
^{Isa 14:21}	^{Slay the children of the sinner.}
^{Ezek 11:21}	^{I will repay them fully for their sins,}
^{Mic 7:13}	^{But first comes terrible destruction to Israel}
^{Rom 5:12}	^{everything began to grow old and die, for all sinned.}
^{Gal 6:7}	^{a man will always reap just the kind of crop he sows!}

Punishment of

^{Gen 2:16-17}	^{If you eat its fruit, you will be doomed to die.}
^{Exod 32:33}	^{Whoever has sinned against me will be blotted out}
^{Lev 26:16}	^{I will punish you with sudden terrors and panic,}
^{Psa 95:11}	^{that they would never enter the Promised Land,}
^{Ezek 18:4}	^{It is for a mans own sins that he will die.}
^{Heb 10:27}	^{the terrible punishment of Gods awful anger}

Definition of

^{Deut 9:7}	^{you have constantly rebelled against him.}
^{Josh 1:17-18}	^{rebels against your commands, he shall die.}
^{Rom 14:23}	^{done apart from what he feels is right is sin.}
^{Jas 4:17}	^{knowing what is right to do and then not doing it is sin}

Conviction of

^{Job 40:4}	^{I am nothinghow could I ever find the answers?}
^{Psa 31:9-10}	^{My sins have sapped my strength;}
^{Psa 51:2}	^{Oh, wash me, cleanse me from this guilt.}
^{Isa 6:5}	^{My doom is sealed, for I am a foul-mouthed sinner,}
^{Luke 5:8}	^{Im too much of a sinner for you to have around.}
^{Acts 16:30}	^{begged them, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?}
^{1 Cor 14:25}	^{he will fall down on his knees and worship God,}

Confession of

^{Lev 16:21}	^{confess over it all the sins of the people of Israel.}
^{Num 14:40}	^{We realize that we have sinned, but now we are ready}
^{2 Sam 24:10}	^{he said to the Lord, What I did was very wrong.}
^{Neh 1:6-7}	^{I confess that we have sinned against you;}
^{Job 7:20}	^{Has my sin harmed you, O God, Watcher of mankind?}
^{Psa 32:5}	^{I finally admitted all my sins to you}
^{Psa 106:6}	^{Both we and our fathers have sinned so much.}
^{Jer 3:25}	^{we and our fathers have sinned from childhood}
^{Lam 3:40}	^{Let us examine ourselves instead, and repent}
^{Luke 15:21}	^{Father, I have sinned against heaven and you,}
^{Jas 5:16}	^{Admit your faults to one another and pray}
^{1 Joh 1:9}	^{But if we confess our sins to him,}

Forgiveness of

^{Exod 34:7}	^{to many thousands by forgiving their sins;}
^{Lev 4:20}	^{atonement for the nation, and everyone will be forgiven.}
^{2 Sam 12:13}	^{the Lord has forgiven you, and you wont die}
^{Psa 32:1}	^{What happiness for those whose guilt has been forgiven!}
^{Psa 85:2}	^{forgiven the sins of your people}
^{Psa 130:3-4}	^{But you forgive! What an awesome thing this is!}
^{Isa 43:25}	^{blots away your sins for my own sake}
^{Isa 55:7}	^{to our God, for he will abundantly pardon!}
^{Mark 2:5}	^{Jesus said to the sick man, Son, your sins are forgiven!}
^{Mark 3:28}	^{any sin of man can be forgiven, even blasphemy}
^{Acts 13:38}	^{In this man Jesus, there is forgiveness for your sins!}
^{Eph 4:32}	^{God has forgiven you because you belong to Christ.}
^{Jas 5:15}	^{sickness was caused by some sin, the Lord will forgive him.}

Christ without

^{2 Cor 5:21}	^{took the sinless Christ and poured into him our sins.}
^{Heb 4:15}	^{he never once gave way to them and sinned.}
^{Heb 7:26}	^{he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin,}
^{1 Joh 3:5}	^{that there is no sin in him, no missing of Gods will}

Not found in heaven

^{1 Cor 6:9-10}	^{doing such things have no share in the Kingdom}
^{Gal 5:21}	^{living that sort of life will not inherit the kingdom}
^{Eph 5:5}	^{will never belong to anyone who is impure or greedy,}
^{Rev 21:27}	^{Nothing evil will be permitted in it}

The unpardonable

^{Matt 12:31-32}	^{speaking against the Holy Spirit shall never be forgiven,}
^{Mark 3:29}	^{blasphemy against the Holy Spirit can never be forgiven.}
^{Luke 12:10}	^{speak against the Holy Spirit shall never be forgiven.)}
^{1 Joh 5:16}	^{unless he has sinned that one fatal sin.}

SLANDER
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Gossip

Examples of

^{Gen 39:14-15}	^{He tried to rape me, but when I screamed, he ran,}
^{2 Sam 16:3}	^{He said, Now Ill get to be king!}
^{1 Kgs 21:10}	^{two scoundrels who will accuse him of cursing God}
^{Psa 31:13}	^{the lies about me, the slanders of my enemies.}
^{Matt 11:19}	^{you complain that I am a glutton and a drinking man,}
^{Luke 23:5}	^{But he is causing riots against the government}
^{John 10:20}	^{Some of them said, He has a demon or else is crazy.}

Effects of

^{Prov 16:28}	^{gossip separates the best of friends.}
^{Prov 26:20}	^{tensions disappear when gossip stops.}
^{Ezek 22:9}	^{Prisoners are falsely accused and sent to their death.}

Condemned

^{Exod 23:1}	^{Do not pass along untrue reports.}
^{Psa 101:5}	^{I will not tolerate anyone who secretly slanders}
^{Prov 10:18}	^{To hate is to be a liar; to slander is to be a fool.}
^{Jas 4:11}	^{Dont criticize and speak evil about each other,}
^{1 Pet 2:1}	^{talking about others behind their backs.}

SLEEP

From God

^{Psa 127:2}

^{God wants his loved ones to get their proper rest.}

Of the lazy

^{Prov 6:9}

^{But youall you do is sleep. When will you wake up?}

Of Jesus

^{Matt 8:24}	^{But Jesus was asleep.}
^{Mark 4:38}	^{Jesus was asleep at the back of the boat}
^{Luke 8:23}	^{while he was sleeping the wind began to rise.}

Figurative

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