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REVENGE

(See JUDGMENT; PUNISHMENT)

examples of:

♦ Simeon and Levi against Hamor and his people:

• Genesis 34:25-31

♦ Joseph against his brothers:

• Genesis 42:8-34

♦ Samson against the Philistines:

• Judges 15:1-8, 14-16; 16:28-30

♦ Joab against Abner:

• 2 Samuel 3:26-30

♦ Absalom against Amnon:

• 2 Samuel 13:22-33

♦ Jezebel against Elijah:

• 1 Kings 19:1-2

♦ Ahab against Micaiah:

• 1 Kings 22:26-27

♦ Jeremiah's trusted friends against him:

• Jeremiah 20:10

♦ Edom against Judah:

• Ezekiel 25:12-14

♦ Philistia against Judah:

• Ezekiel 25:15-17

♦ Herodias against John the Baptist:

• Mark 6:17-28

♦ James and John against the Samaritans:

• Luke 9:52-54

♦ divine prohibition of

• Leviticus 19:18; Proverbs 20:22; 24:29; Matthew 5:38-41; Romans 12:17, 19; I Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9

♦ divine protection from (i.e., from the blood avenger)

• Numbers 35:12; Joshua 20:2-3

God's response to:

♦ He causes the revengeful to cease:

• Psalms 8:2

♦ He avenges Himself on His disobedient people and on His enemies:

• Isaiah 1:24; Jeremiah 5:9; 46:10; Nahum 1:2; I Thessalonians 4:6

♦ He punishes the revengeful:

• Ezekiel 25:12-17

♦ He executes vengeance to avenge His people:

• Deuteronomy 32:43; 2 Kings 9:7; Joel 3:21; Romans 12:19; Revelation 6:9-10; 19:2

♦ Christ's rebuke of

• Luke 9:52-56

human response to:

♦ trust the Lord to execute justice:

• Psalms 37:5-6

♦ respect what is right:

• Romans 12:17

♦ let God execute vengeance:

• Romans 12:19 (cf. 1 Samuel 24:12; 25:26; 2 Chronicles 24:22; Revelation 6:9-10)

♦ seek the good and blessing of others instead of revenge:

• I Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9

This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.

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