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willful sin of rejecting God's offer of salvation. Also called Jacob's transgression in Micah 1.

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Since the great transgression is spoken of in the book of Psalms in the Old Testament, in what way were the Israelites "rejecting God's offer of salvation"?

I know that the Israelites became indifferent to the LORD and that they also were not interested in bringing forth the fruits of righteousness in the LORD, but was that "rejecting God's offer of salvation"?

Psalm 19:13
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins, let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

Okay, so what are presumptuous sins exactly?

Srong's Concordance (not for bluefrog)

Psalm 19:13 Keep back 2820 thy servant 5650 also from presumptuous 2086 [sins]; let them not have dominion 4910 over me: then shall I be upright 8552, and I shall be innocent 5352 from the great 7227 transgression 6588.

2086 zed; arrogant:--presumptuous, proud.

7227 rab; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):--(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

6588 pesha; a revolt (national, moral or religious):--rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.

Uhh,... which sin is NOT presumptuous?

love, Eden
 

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Posted by Found in Him (Member # 7596) on :
 
If you read Micah 1 like I stated you will have your answer
 

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Posted by becauseHElives (Member # 87) on :
 
Such was the prayer of the "man after God's own heart."

Did holy David need to pray thus?

How needful, then, must such a prayer be for us babes in grace!

It is as if he said, "Keep me back, or I shall rush headlong over the precipice of sin." Our evil nature, like an ill-tempered horse, is apt to run away. May the grace of God put the bridle
upon it, and hold it in, that it rush not into mischief.

What might not the best of us do if it were not for the checks which the Lord sets upon us both in providence and in grace!

The psalmist's prayer is directed against the worst form of sin--that which is done with
deliberation and willfulness.

Even the holiest need to be "kept back" from the vilest transgressions.

It is a solemn thing to find the apostle Paul
warning saints against the most loathsome sins.

"Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate
affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry."

What! do saints want warning against such sins as these?

Yes, they do.

The whitest robes, unless their purity be preserved by divine grace, will be defiled by the blackest spots.

Experienced Christian, boast not in your experience; you will trip yet if you look away from him who is able to keep you from falling. Ye whose love is fervent, whose faith is constant, whose hopes are bright, say not, "We shall
never sin," but rather cry, "Lead us not into temptation."

There is enough tinder in the heart of the best of men to light a fire that shall burn to the lowest hell, unless God shall quench the sparks as they fall.

Who would have dreamed that righteous Lot could be found drunken, and committing uncleanness?

Hazael said, "Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this thing?" and we are very apt to use the same self-righteous question.

May infinite wisdom cure us of the madness of
self-confidence.

Charles H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening,
 

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Posted by Glory belongs to Him (Member # 7432) on :
 
Great reply BecauseHelives!
 

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Posted by bluefrog (Member # 7448) on :
 
HEY EDEN...You sure can pick em', LOL

Well, here goes...The folks in the OT worshipped God. They wanted to please Him and go to heaven.
That is why you see this in the OT. You knew that though. The reason that so many seem to have a bleak future for heaven is that they violated the devine law..They Transgressed.

When he asks Keep back thy servant also from presumptious sins it means presumptious men.

He says, Don't let them (those guys)have dominion over me means don't let them rule like the sun and moon rules the day and night.

Then he said: I'll be a good boy and won't violate the great devine law (the great transgression)

If interested, some related subject scriptures are Gen 20:6, 22:12, 39:9, 1 Sam 25:39, Gen 1:8, Ps 136:8,9. This one was a real brain teaser, but that's good. Hope it helps.
 

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