Definition and Context:
Repulse, in a biblical context, refers to the act of driving back or rejecting, often in the face of opposition or attack. It can be understood both in a physical sense, such as in battles, and in a spiritual or moral sense, where individuals or nations are turned away from their intended course or desires due to divine intervention or moral failure.

Biblical Instances:

1. Military Repulse:
The concept of repulse is frequently illustrated in the Bible through accounts of battles where God intervenes to protect His people or to fulfill His purposes. For example, in 2 Samuel 22:38-39, David sings of God's deliverance in battle: "I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. I devoured them and crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell under my feet." Here, the repulse of enemies is attributed to divine assistance.

2. Divine Repulse:
God sometimes repulses nations or individuals as a form of judgment. In Isaiah 17:13, the nations are described as being rebuked by God: "The nations rage like the rushing of many waters, but He will rebuke them, and they will flee far away, chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind, like a rolling tumbleweed before a gale." This passage illustrates how God can repulse the plans and actions of nations that oppose His will.

3. Moral and Spiritual Repulse:
Repulse can also occur on a personal level when individuals turn away from sin or are turned away from God due to their actions. In James 4:7, believers are encouraged to resist the devil: "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." This resistance is a form of spiritual repulse, where the believer, through submission to God, repels the influence of evil.

Theological Implications:

· God's Sovereignty:
The theme of repulse underscores the sovereignty of God in the affairs of men. Whether in battle or in moral struggles, the ability to repulse or be repulsed is ultimately under God's control. His power to protect, judge, and guide is evident throughout Scripture.

· Human Responsibility:
While God is sovereign, humans are called to actively participate in resisting evil and standing firm in faith. The call to resist the devil in James 4:7 highlights the responsibility of believers to engage in spiritual warfare, relying on God's strength to repulse the forces of darkness.

· Judgment and Mercy:
Repulse can be an act of judgment, as seen in the repulsion of nations or individuals who oppose God. However, it can also be an act of mercy, as God repulses the plans of the wicked to protect His people and fulfill His redemptive purposes.

Conclusion:
The concept of repulse in the Bible serves as a reminder of God's active role in the world, His power to protect and judge, and the responsibility of believers to resist evil. Through divine intervention and human obedience, the forces of opposition are repelled, demonstrating the ultimate victory of God's will.1. (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.

2. (v. t.) To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.

3. (n.) The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back.

4. (n.) Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.

683. apotheo -- to thrust away
... apotheo Phonetic Spelling: (ap-o-theh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I push or thrust
away, reject Definition: I push (thrust) away, repulse, reject, refuse. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/683.htm - 6k4535. massach -- perhaps repulse, defense
... 4534, 4535. massach. 4536 . perhaps repulse, defense. Transliteration: massach
Phonetic Spelling: (mas-sawkh') Short Definition: defense. ...
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7725. shub -- to turn back, return
... 1), repent (6), repent and turn away (2), repentant (1), repented (1), replace
(1), reply (6), reply* (1), reported (1), reported* (1), repulse* (2), rescue (1 ...
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6440. panim -- face, faces
... before (1), presence of the before (1), presence on the before (1), presented*
(2), previously (1), prior (1), receive* (2), remain* (1), repulse* (2), request ...
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1860. deraon -- aversion, abhorrence
... abhorring, contempt. Or dera)own {day-raw-one;}; from an unused root (meaning to
repulse); an object of aversion -- abhorring, contempt. 1859, 1860. ...
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How we Oftentimes Repulse the Inspiration and Refuse to Love God.
... THE SECOND BOOK. THE HISTORY OF THE GENERATION AND HEAVENLY BIRTH OF DIVINE LOVE.
CHAPTER X. HOW WE OFTENTIMES REPULSE THE INSPIRATION AND REFUSE TO LOVE GOD. ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter x how we oftentimes.htm

That Divine Inspirations Leave us in Full Liberty to Follow or ...
... THE HISTORY OF THE GENERATION AND HEAVENLY BIRTH OF DIVINE LOVE. CHAPTER XII. THAT
DIVINE INSPIRATIONS LEAVE US IN FULL LIBERTY TO FOLLOW OR REPULSE THEM. ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xii that divine inspirations.htm

The Syro-Phoenician Woman. (Matt. , xv. , 21; Mark, vii. , 24. ) ...
... Section 184. The Syro-Phoenician Woman. (Matt., xv., 21; Mark, vii., 24.)"(1.) Her
Prayer."(2.) Her Repulse."(3.) Her Faith."(4.) The Result. (1.) ...
/.../section 184 the syro-phoenician woman.htm

How the Will Governs the Sensual Appetite.
... and assault the reason; yet the will has such a strong hand over it that she is
able, if she please, to bridle it, break its designs and repulse it, since not ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter iii how the will.htm

Treatise on the Love of God
... CHAPTER X. HOW WE OFTENTIMES REPULSE THE INSPIRATION AND REFUSE TO LOVE GOD. ... THAT
DIVINE INSPIRATIONS LEAVE US IN FULL LIBERTY TO FOLLOW OR REPULSE THEM. ...
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Table of Contents.
... 86 X. How we oftentimes repulse the inspiration, and refuse to love God. ... 91 XII.
That divine inspirations leave us in full liberty to follow or repulse them. ...
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Letter xxv. --Interior Suffering.
... Above all make her try, by means of the most filial confidence in God, to
repulse energetically all trouble and voluntary uneasiness. ...
/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/letter xxv interior suffering.htm

Whether it is Lawful to Adjure the Demons?
... iii, 4), "the rebel spirit is ruled by the just spirit." Accordingly we may repulse
the demons, as being our enemies, by adjuring them through the power of ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful to 21.htm

The victory of the King
... it. I. The first assault and repulse, in the desert. Unlike John ... live.'.
II. The second assault and repulse, on the temple. We need ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the victory of the king.htm

How Our Saviour's Loving Attractions Assist and Accompany us to ...
... But if we do not repulse the grace of holy love, it dilates itself by continual
increase in our souls, until they are entirely converted; like great rivers ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xxi how our saviours.htm

Repulse (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse
an assault; to repulse the enemy. ...Repulse (2 Occurrences). ...
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Repulsive (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Offensive; repugnant; serving or able
to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force. 2. (a.) Cold ...
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Repel (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To drive back; to force away; to check the
advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. ...
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Repudiated (1 Occurrence)

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Defeat (16 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered;
discomfiture; -- opposed to victory. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Puteoli (1 Occurrence)
... The earliest event in the history of Puteoli which can be dated definitely was the
repulse of Hannibal before its walls by a Roman garrison in 214 BC The ...
/p/puteoli.htm - 11k

Battle (282 Occurrences)
... loss at the hands of the Benjamites in this very region during the first inter-tribal
war, and probably the military significance of the first repulse from Ai ...
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Shebarim (1 Occurrence)
... sheb'-a-rim, she-ba'-rim (ha-shebharim; sunetripsan): After the repulse of the first
attack on their city the men of Ai chased the Israelites "even unto ...
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Iscariot (11 Occurrences)
... According to Matthew, the actual condemnation of Jesus awakened Judas' sense of
guilt, and becoming still more despondent at his repulse by the chief priests ...
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Bethhoron (12 Occurrences)
... loss at the hands of the Benjamites in this very region during the first inter-tribal
war, and probably the military significance of the first repulse from Ai ...
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