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Ridicule of God and of believers is to be expected, but it will bring divine retribution upon its perpetrators.

God ridiculed

Psalm 74:10-18 See also 2 Kings 19:4 pp Isaiah 37:4

Jesus Christ mocked

Luke 22:63-65 pp Matthew 26:67-68 pp Mark 14:65 See also Luke 23:11; Matthew 27:27-31 pp Mark 15:16-20; John 19:1-3; Matthew 27:39-44 pp Mark 15:29-32 pp Luke 23:35-37

God's messengers scorned

2 Chronicles 36:15-16 See also 2 Chronicles 30:6-10; Acts 2:1-13; Acts 17:17-18,32; Hebrews 11:36

God's people may suffer ridicule for their faith

Psalm 22:6-8

Job's suffering increased by the ridicule of his persistent trust in God:

Job 12:4; Job 16:10; Job 19:18; Job 30:1,9 Psalm 35:15-25; Psalm 42:10; Psalm 69:10-12; Psalm 79:4; Psalm 89:50-51; Psalm 123:3-4; Jeremiah 20:7; Lamentations 2:15-16; Lamentations 3:14,63

Divine judgment because of ridicule

Zephaniah 2:8-11 See also Proverbs 3:34; Isaiah 28:22

God ridicules his enemies

Psalm 2:4-5 See also Psalm 59:8

See also

1025  God, anger of
2570  Christ, suffering
5281  crucifixion
5568  suffering, causes
7140  people of God
8728  enemies of Israel & Judah
8782  mockery
8819  scoffing