Quotes about Repentance

Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.

So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”

But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.

“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.

Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.