Attempts to shift responsibility
Aaron to the Israelites - Exodus 32:22, 23, 24
Adam to Eve - did not take responsibility for his actions - Genesis 3:12
Adam to Eve- did not take responsibility for his actions - Genesis 3:13
Eve to serpent - did not take responsibility for his actions - Genesis 3:13
Pontius Pilate to the Jews - Matthew 27:24
Sarah to Abram - Genesis 16:5
Saul to soldiers - 1 Samuel 15:20, 21
Instances of
Israelites - "Our brother made us lose heart" - Deuteronomy 1:27, 28
Jeremiah - I am only a child - Jeremiah 1:6
Jeremiah - I do not know how to speak - Jeremiah 1:6
Moses - to God "I speak with faltering lips" - Exodus 6:12
Moses - to God about leading the Israelites - "Please send someone else to do it" - Exodus 4:13
Moses - to God about speak to the Isrealites - "I am slow of speech and tongue" - Exodus 4:10