What does the Bible say about nation?
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The Bible teaches that God sovereignly rules over every nation, judging pride and sin while showing mercy to those who repent and obey him. Isaiah 14:26-27 declares that no human power can overturn the Lord’s purpose for the nations, and Isaiah 30:1-2 warns against seeking security through worldly alliances rather than trusting God. Through Jeremiah 18:6-10, God compares nations to clay in his hands, ready to relent from threatened judgment when they turn from evil. Jeremiah 25:12-33 shows that even powerful kingdoms answer to his justice. Ezekiel 2:3-5 and 39:23-24 teach that national rebellion brings deserved discipline, yet God’s judgments reveal his holiness. Christians therefore pray for their nations, seek public righteousness, and place their ultimate hope in Christ’s kingdom.
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- Sins of Isaiah 30:1; Isaiah 30:2
- Chastised Isaiah 14:26; Isaiah 14:27; Jeremiah 5:29; Jeremiah 18:6-10; Jeremiah 25:12-33; Ezekiel 2:3-5; Ezekiel 39:23; Ezekiel 39:24; Daniel 7:9-12; Daniel 9:3-16; Hosea 7:12; Joel 1:1-20
- Perish Psalms 9:17; Isaiah 60:12
- National adversity, prayer in Judges 21:2-4; 2 Chronicles 7:13; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Psalms 74; Joel 2:12
- Lamented Ezra 9; Nehemiah 1:4-11; Jeremiah 6:14; Jeremiah 8:11
- See SIN, NATIONAL
- Prayer for Psalms 85:1-7; Lamentations 2:20-22; Lamentations 5; Daniel 9:3-21
- Involved in sins of rulers Genesis 20:4; Genesis 20:9; 2 Samuel 24:10-17; 1 Chronicles 21:7-17
- Involved in the sins of other individuals, as Achan Joshua 7:1; Joshua 7:11-26
- Peace of Job 34:29; Psalms 33:12; Psalms 89:15-18
- Promises of peace to Leviticus 26:6; 1 Kings 2:33; 2 Kings 20:19; 1 Chronicles 22:9; Psalms 29:11; Psalms 46:9; Psalms 72:3; Psalms 72:7; Psalms 128:6; Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 14:4-7; Isaiah 60:17
- Prayer for peace Jeremiah 29:7; 1 Timothy 2:1; 1 Timothy 2:2
- Peace given by God Joshua 21:44; 1 Chronicles 22:18; 1 Chronicles 23:25; Psalms 147:13; Psalms 147:14; Ecclesiastes 3:8; Isaiah 45:7
- Instances of national peace Joshua 14:15; Judges 3:11; Judges 3:30; 1 Kings 4:24; 1 Kings 4:25
- See WAR
- Righteousness exalts Proverbs 14:34
- See GOVERNMENT
- See KING
- See RULERS
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