Dictionary of Bible Themes An uncomfortable feeling of guilt and humiliation, usually arising from sin or failure. Psalms 25:2Shame is to be avoided See also Psalms 25:20; 31:1,17; 44:15; 119:31,802 Kings 19:26 Causes of shame Military defeat Luke 1:25See also Natural afflictions Genesis 30:23Isaiah 4:1; 54:4 Psalms 69:19 not only childlessness but widowhood See also Humiliation by an enemy Psalms 69:6-71 Samuel 11:2 2 Samuel 10:4-5 Isaiah 3:17 Mark 12:4 Revelation 3:18 See also Nakedness Genesis 2:25; 3:10; 9:22-23Isaiah 47:3 Ezekiel 16:37 Revelation 16:15 Proverbs 14:34 The sin of relations or associates 2 Samuel 2:10Heathen gods as a source of shame See also Jeremiah 3:24; 11:13"Bosheth" means "shame". According to 1Ch 8:33 he was originally Ish-Baal, but the name "Baal", subsequently associated with a heathen god, was changed by later writers to "Bosheth". Hosea 9:10Jeremiah 23:40 Shame as a divine judgment See also Psalms 44:9Jeremiah 46:24 Psalms 6:10; 31:17; 35:26; 70:2; 71:13; 109:29; 129:5 Shame brought upon God's enemies Ezra 9:6Shame as guilt for sin See also Proverbs 6:32Daniel 9:5-7 Romans 6:20-21 1 Corinthians 6:5 2 Corinthians 7:9-11 Shame may lead to repentance 2 Thessalonians 3:14Jeremiah 3:3; 6:15 Zephaniah 3:5 Some people are without shame Hebrews 12:2Jesus Christ bore shame See also Deuteronomy 21:23Matthew 27:39-44 Hebrews 6:6 Mark 8:38 The temptation of being ashamed of Jesus Christ and the cross See also Romans 1:16pp Lk 9:26 Galatians 6:14Psalms 25:3 Those who trust in God will not be put to shame See also Psalms 119:5-6Isaiah 28:16 Romans 9:33; 10:11 1 Peter 2:6; 4:16 See also 5130 beard5170 neck 5801 brokenness 5837 disguise 5843 embarrassment 5879 humiliation 6172 guilt 6230 rejection 6732 repentance 8451 mortification 8754 fear |
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