Notes on Revenge

[JB Horn]

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Revenge


Forbidden
Lev 19:18 ; Prov 24:29 ; Rom 12:17 ; Rom 12:19 ; 1 Thess 5:15 ; 1 Pet 3:9
Jesus an example of forbearing
1 Pet 2:23
Rebuked by Jesus
Luke 9:54-55
Inconsistent with a Christian spirit
Luke 9:55
Proceeds from a spiteful heart
Ezek 25:15
Punishment for
Ezek 25:15-17 ; Amos 1:11-12
Exemplified:
By Simeon and Levi
Gen 34:25
By Samson
Judg 15:7-8 ; Judg 16:28-30
By Joab
2 Sam 3:27
By Absalom
2 Sam 13:23-29
By Jezebel
1 Kin 19:2
By Ahab
1 Kin 22:27
By Haman
Esth 3:8-15
By the Edomites
Ezek 25:12
By the Philistines
Ezek 25:15
By Herodias
Mark 6:19-24
By James and John
Luke 9:54
By the chief priests
Acts 5:33
By the Jews
Acts 7:54-59 ; Acts 23:12
See Retaliation