7212 exile
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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A period of absence from one's homeland, often imposed as a form of punishment. The OT regards Israel's exile in Babylon as a form of divine punishment for past sin and as an opportunity for renewal and rededication.

Exile commanded by God for his purposes

Genesis 12:1 See also Genesis 11:4,8-9; Psalm 44:11; Zechariah 2:6; Matthew 2:13-15

Exile imposed as a form of punishment

On individuals

Genesis 3:23 See also Genesis 17:14; Leviticus 7:20; Leviticus 18:29; Leviticus 19:8; Leviticus 20:17; Deuteronomy 28:36; 1 Samuel 12:25; 2 Kings 24:15-16; 2 Chronicles 36:4,10; Zechariah 5:3

On Israel

Leviticus 26:33 See also Deuteronomy 4:25-27; Deuteronomy 28:36,64; 1 Kings 8:46; 2 Kings 18:9-12; Kings 25:11; 1 Chronicles 5:26; 2 Chronicles 36:20; Isaiah 5:13; Jeremiah 25:8-11; Jeremiah 27:10; Amos 5:27

On other nations

Amos 1:5,15; Amos 5:5

Exile through military defeat

2 Kings 18:9-11 See also 2 Kings 15:29; Kings 24:16; 1 Chronicles 8:6; Job 30:8; Jeremiah 50:17; Joel 3:1-2; Micah 1:16

Exile through personal choice

To escape danger

Exodus 2:15 See also Genesis 16:6-8; Genesis 35:6-7; 1 Samuel 19:18; Samuel 21:10; 2 Samuel 13:38-39; Revelation 1:9

To escape natural disaster

Genesis 46:5-6 See also Genesis 26:1-3; Ruth 1:1

To support friends

2 Samuel 15:19-21

At the advice of others

Genesis 27:42-45; 1 Samuel 20:12-13

Those exiled because of their faith

1 Peter 1:1 See also Acts 8:1; Acts 11:19; Hebrews 11:8-9,14-15,27,38; James 1:1

God does not intend exile to be permanent

2 Samuel 14:14 See also Genesis 46:4; Numbers 35:25; 2 Chronicles 36:21; Isaiah 51:11; Isaiah 61:4-6; Isaiah 63:17; Jeremiah 16:14-15; Jeremiah 29:10-14; Jeremiah 30:3; Jeremiah 32:37

See also

4215  Babylon
5246  captivity
5290  defeat
5482  punishment
5607  warfare, examples
6112  banishment
7215  exile, the
7446  slavery
7530  foreigners
8794  persecution
9165  restoration
9210  judgment, God's



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