Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5203 acquittal

5203 acquittal

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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The declaration of innocence and release from custody. It may be literal, in the context of human courts of justice, or figurative, God being portrayed as the judge of all the earth.

Divine justice

Acquittal of the innocent

Matthew 12:33-37 See also 1 Kings 8:31-32 pp 2 Chronicles 6:22-23; Job 4:7; Proverbs 10:16; Daniel 6:16-22; Matthew 12:5

Punishment of the guilty

Exodus 23:6-7 See also Exodus 34:5-7; Job 4:8-9; Micah 6:9-16; Nahum 1:1-6

The acquittal of sinners in justification

Romans 5:1-2 See also Romans 4:23-25

Human justice

Deuteronomy 25:1-3 See also Exodus 22:2; Exodus 23:7-8; Deuteronomy 19:15-19; 2 Kings 10:1-9; Isaiah 29:20-21

Unjust acquittal of the guilty

Proverbs 17:15 See also Proverbs 18:5; Proverbs 24:23-25; Isaiah 5:22-23

Examples of acquittal of the innocent

Acts 18:12-17 See also Acts 16:35-39

Instances when the innocent were not acquitted

Jesus Christ was not acquitted because of pressure from the chief priests and the elders

Matthew 27:11-26 pp Mark 15:2-15 pp Luke 23:2-3 pp Luke 23:18-25 pp John 18:29-19:16

Paul was not acquitted because he had appealed to Caesar

Acts 26:30-32 See also Acts 25:1-12,23-26:25