Thematic Bible: Exposure
Thematic Bible
Exposure » Of sin » Inevitable
For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.
But if you do not do this, behold, you will have sinned against the Lord; and be sure that your sin will find you out.
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So do not go on passing judgment before the appointed time, but wait until the Lord comes, for He will both bring to light the [secret] things that are hidden in darkness and disclose the motives of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
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“The heavens will reveal his wickedness and guilt,
And the earth will rise up against him.
Though his hatred covers itself with guile and deceit,
His malevolence will be revealed openly before the assembly.
Exposure » Of sin » Rendered doubly certain by God's infinite knowledge
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great (shocking, innumerable),
You who distress the righteous and take bribes,
And turn away from the poor in the [court of the city] gate [depriving them of justice].
Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “This is what you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.
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For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their wickedness concealed from My eyes.
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‘If I sin, then You would take note and observe me,
And You would not acquit me of my guilt.
“But now You number [each of] my steps;
You do not observe nor take note of my sin.
“For though you wash yourself with lye
And use much soap,
The stain of your guilt is [still] before Me [and you are soiled and dirty],” says the Lord God.
But they do not consider in their hearts (minds)
That I remember [always] all their wickedness.
Now their deeds surround and entangle them;
They are before My face.
Exposure » No matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of esau, it may be done under the impulse of the moment
That no one may become guilty of sexual vice, or become a profane (godless and sacrilegious) person as Esau did, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For you understand that later on, when he wanted [to regain title to] his inheritance of the blessing, he was rejected (disqualified and set aside), for he could find no opportunity to repair by repentance [what he had done, no chance to recall the choice he had made], although he sought for it carefully with [bitter] tears.
Esau said, See here, I am at the point of death; what good can this birthright do me? Jacob said, Swear to me today [that you are selling it to me]; and he swore to [Jacob] and sold him his birthright.
Exposure » Like the sin of belshazzar it may be done under the influence of strong » To wild beasts
What good has it done me if, [merely] from a human point of view, I fought with wild animals at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised [at all], let us eat and drink [enjoying ourselves now], for tomorrow we die.
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Then the king gave a command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you constantly serve, rescue you Himself!”
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Exposure » No matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of ahab, it may be prompted by others
Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Get up, eat food, and let your heart rejoice; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
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Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord.
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Exposure » No matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of samson, it may be done reluctantly
And when she pressed him day after day with her words and urged him, he was vexed to death. Then he told her all his mind and said to her, A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my birth. If I am shaved, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.
Exposure » No matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of cain it may be done in secret
And Cain said to his brother, Let us go out to the field. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. And the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper? And [the Lord] said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground.
Exposure » Like the sin of belshazzar it may be done under the influence of strong » Like the sin of judas, it may have the approval of the authoritie
Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve [apostles], went off to the chief priests in order to betray and hand Him over to them. And when they heard it, they rejoiced and were delighted, and they promised to give him money. And he [busying himself continually] sought an opportunity to betray Him.
Exposure » No matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of joseph's brethren, it may be years before its discover
And they said to one another, “Truly we are guilty regarding our brother [Joseph], because we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us [to let him go], yet we would not listen [to his cry]; so this distress and anguish has come on us.”
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Exposure » No matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of achan, it may be well covered up
when I saw among the spoils [in Jericho] a beautiful robe from Shinar (southern Babylon) and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I wanted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
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