Dictionary of Bible Themes The holding back of actions, emotions or forces, whether one's own or another's. God holds back the power and extent of evil in the world and restrains his anger. Believers are to show similar self-control in life, especially in speech. Matthew 26:52-53Restraint as the holding back of actions The example of Jesus Christ See also Exodus 36:6Other examples 1 Samuel 3:13God restrains the Israelites 1 Samuel 24:1-22; 26:1-25Eli's failure to restrain his sons 1 Kings 1:6David spared Saul's life: Esther 5:10David's failure to restrain Adonijah Jeremiah 14:10Haman's self-restraint 2 Peter 2:16Judah's lack of restraint Balaam's donkey 1 Peter 2:21-23Restraint as the holding back of emotions See also Jesus Christ's silence under suffering Matthew 26:62-63Matthew 27:12-14 pp Mk 14:60-61 pp Mk 15:4-5 Exodus 14:21Restraint as the holding back of forces See also God and the Red Sea Exodus 15:8Psalms 78:13 Matthew 8:23-27 Jesus Christ and the wind and the waves pp Mk 4:36-41 pp Lk 8:22-25 Mark 13:20God restrains the power of evil In the world See also 2 Kings 19:28pp Mt 24:22 Psalms 76:102 Thessalonians 2:6-7 Revelation 20:2 John 17:15 See also From the righteous 1 Samuel 25:391 Chronicles 4:10 Psalms 19:13; 34:7; 141:3 Matthew 6:13 Revelation 7:3 pp Lk 11:4 Psalms 78:38God restrains his anger See also Exodus 34:6Numbers 14:18 Nehemiah 9:17 Psalms 74:11; 86:15; 103:8; 145:8 Isaiah 48:9 Joel 2:13 Jonah 4:2 2 Peter 3:9 Psalms 141:3 Believers are to show restraint James 1:26In their speech See also Psalms 39:1Proverbs 13:3; 21:23 James 3:2-12 1 Peter 3:10 Psalms 34:13 Psalms 32:9 See also In their actions Romans 6:12See also 1025 God, anger of5219 authority, of human institutions 5252 chariots 5268 cooking 5480 protection 5546 speech 6253 temptation, avoiding causing 8318 patience 8339 self-control 8737 evil, responses to 8821 self-indulgence |
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