Abandonment

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The state and experience of being forsaken, shared by God as well as by human beings.

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God is abandoned

God’s people deliberately abandon him

Jeremiah 2:13 LEB
“For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the source of living water, to hew out for themselves cisterns, cracked cisterns that can hold no water.
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Deuteronomy 32:15 LEB
And Jeshurun grew fat, and he kicked; you grew fat, you bloated, and you became obstinate; and he abandoned God, his maker, and he scoffed at the rock of his salvation.
Judges 2:12 LEB
They abandoned Yahweh the God of their ancestors, who brought them out from the land of Egypt. They followed other gods from the gods of the people who were around them; and they bowed down to them, and they provoked the anger of Yahweh.
1 Kings 9:9 LEB
And they will say, ‘Because they have forsaken Yahweh their God who brought their ancestors out from the land of Egypt and they embraced other gods and bowed down to them and served them. Therefore, Yahweh brought on them all of this disaster.’ ”
2 Chronicles 13:11 LEB
They offer burnt offerings to Yahweh every morning and every evening, sweet spices of incense, and the rows of bread upon the pure table. And the golden lampstand with its lamps they keep kindled every evening, for we are keeping the requirement of Yahweh our God, but you yourselves have forsaken him.
Isaiah 1:4 LEB
Ah, sinful nation, a people heavy with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly. They have forsaken Yahweh; they have despised the holy one of Israel. They are estranged and gone backward.
Jeremiah 17:13 LEB
O Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all those who forsake you will be put to shame, and those who turn aside from you in the earth will be recorded, for they have forsaken the fountain of living water, Yahweh.

God’s people abandon his law

Jeremiah 9:12–14 LEB
Who is the wise man that can understand this? And to whom has the mouth of Yahweh spoken, so that he may declare it? Why is the land destroyed? It is laid waste like the desert so that no one passes through.” And Yahweh said, “Because of their forsaking my law that I set before them, and they have not obeyed my voice, and have not walked in it, but they went after the stubbornness of their heart, and after the Baals, which their ancestors taught them.”
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2 Chronicles 12:1 NIV
After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.

God’s people abandon his covenant

Deuteronomy 29:25 NLT
“And the answer will be, ‘This happened because the people of the land abandoned the covenant that the Lord, the God of their ancestors, made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
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Jeremiah 22:9 NLT
And the answer will be, ‘Because they violated their covenant with the Lord their God by worshiping other gods.’ ”

God’s people abandon his temple

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2 Chronicles 24:18 NLT
They decided to abandon the Temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they worshiped Asherah poles and idols instead! Because of this sin, divine anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 29:6 NIV
Our parents were unfaithful; they did evil in the eyes of the Lord our God and forsook him. They turned their faces away from the Lord’s dwelling place and turned their backs on him.

Those who abandon the gospel

1 Timothy 4:1 NLT
Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.
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Hebrews 10:26 NLT
Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins.
Hebrews 10:29 NLT
Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us.
Revelation 2:4 NLT
“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!

God abandons those who forsake him

2 Chronicles 24:20 NLT
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: Why do you disobey the Lord’s commands and keep yourselves from prospering? You have abandoned the Lord, and now he has abandoned you!”
See also Moses warns the Transjordan tribes; Israel’s rebellion predicted;
Deuteronomy 31:17 NIV
And in that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, ‘Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us?’

The Lord abandoned Saul:

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1 Samuel 18:12 NLT
Saul was then afraid of David, for the Lord was with David and had turned away from Saul.
1 Samuel 28:15 NLT
“Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul. “Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.”
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1 Kings 9:7 NLT
then I will uproot Israel from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make Israel an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.
1 Chronicles 28:9 NLT
“And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
Nehemiah 9:28 NLT
“But as soon as they were at peace, your people again committed evil in your sight, and once more you let their enemies conquer them. Yet whenever your people turned and cried to you again for help, you listened once more from heaven. In your wonderful mercy, you rescued them many times!
Isaiah 2:6 NLT
For the Lord has rejected his people, the descendants of Jacob, because they have filled their land with practices from the East and with sorcerers, as the Philistines do. They have made alliances with pagans.
Jeremiah 12:7 NLT
“I have abandoned my people, my special possession. I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies.
Lamentations 2:7 NLT
The Lord has rejected his own altar; he despises his own sanctuary. He has given Jerusalem’s palaces to her enemies. They shout in the Lord’s Temple as though it were a day of celebration.

God shows mercy to those who have been justly abandoned

Isaiah 54:7 NLT
“For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back.
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Nehemiah 9:19 NLT
“But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the pillar of fire showed them the way through the night.
Nehemiah 9:28 NLT
“But as soon as they were at peace, your people again committed evil in your sight, and once more you let their enemies conquer them. Yet whenever your people turned and cried to you again for help, you listened once more from heaven. In your wonderful mercy, you rescued them many times!
Nehemiah 9:31 NLT
But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are!
Jeremiah 51:5 NLT
For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has not abandoned Israel and Judah. He is still their God, even though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.”

Those who feel abandoned by God

God’s people

Lamentations 5:20 NLT
Why do you continue to forget us? Why have you abandoned us for so long?
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Psalm 22:1 NLT
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
Psalm 43:2 NLT
For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?
Psalm 71:11 NLT
They say, “God has abandoned him. Let’s go and get him, for no one will help him now.”
Psalm 74:1 NLT
O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?
Psalm 89:38 NLT
But now you have rejected him and cast him off. You are angry with your anointed king.

Their prayers

Psalm 38:21–22 NLT
Do not abandon me, O Lord. Do not stand at a distance, my God. Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior.
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1 Kings 8:57 NLT
May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us.
Psalm 27:9 NLT
Do not turn your back on me. Do not reject your servant in anger. You have always been my helper. Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me, O God of my salvation!
Psalm 71:9 NLT
And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.
Psalm 71:18 NLT
Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
Psalm 119:8 NLT
I will obey your decrees. Please don’t give up on me!
Jeremiah 14:9 NLT
Are you also confused? Is our champion helpless to save us? You are right here among us, Lord. We are known as your people. Please don’t abandon us now!”

Jesus Christ’s feelings of abandonment

Matthew 27:46 LEB
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)
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Psalm 22:1 NLT
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
Acts 2:27 NLT
For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.
Psalm 16:10 NLT
For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave.

God promises never to abandon his people

Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT
Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
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Hebrews 13:5 NLT
Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”
Matthew 28:20 NLT
Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Psalm 37:28 NLT
For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.
1 Samuel 12:22 NLT
The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.
Deuteronomy 4:31 NLT
For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors.
Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT
So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

Examples of people who were abandoned

Hagar; a slave; a newborn baby; Jerusalem; Paul
Genesis 16:7–8 NLT
The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur. The angel said to her, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress, Sarai,” she replied.
1 Samuel 30:13 NLT
“To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?” David asked him. “I am an Egyptian—the slave of an Amalekite,” he replied. “My master abandoned me three days ago because I was sick.
Isaiah 49:15 NLT
“Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you!
Ezekiel 16:3–6 NLT
Give her this message from the Sovereign Lord: You are nothing but a Canaanite! Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. On the day you were born, no one cared about you. Your umbilical cord was not cut, and you were never washed, rubbed with salt, and wrapped in cloth. No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On the day you were born, you were unwanted, dumped in a field and left to die. “But I came by and saw you there, helplessly kicking about in your own blood. As you lay there, I said, ‘Live!’
Acts 14:19 NLT
Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead.
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