(A) MEEKNESS
(1) General References to
To be Sought # Zep 2:3
Non-resistance a Mark of # Lu 6:29
A Fruit of the “Spirit” # Ga 5:22-23 6:1 Eph 4:2
Essential in Teaching # 2Ti 2:25 Tit 3:2
Essential in Hearing # Jas 1:21 3:13
Precious in God’s Sight # 1Pe 3:4
(2) Promises to the Meek # Ps 22:26 37:11 147:6 149:4 Isa 11:4 29:19 Mt 5:5
(3) Examples of
— Moses # Nu 12:3
— David # 2Sa 16:11
— Jeremiah # Jer 26:14
— Stephen # Ac 7:60
— Paul # 2Ti 4:16
(B) MEEKNESS, CHRIST’S # Isa 53:7 Mt 11:29 21:5 26:52 2Co 10:1 1Pe 2:23
(C) FORBEARANCE
(1) Divine # Ge 18:32 Ne 9:30 Jon 4:11 Ac 17:30 Ro 2:4 3:25 10:21
(2) Enjoined # 1Co 13:7 Eph 4:2 6:9 Col 3:13
(D) GENTLENESS, General References to # 1Th 2:7 1Ti 3:3 2Ti 2:24 Tit 3:2 Jas 3:17
(E) LONGSUFFERING
(1) Of God # Nu 14:18 Isa 48:9 Eze 20:17 Ro 9:22 1Pe 3:20 2Pe 3:9
(2) Enjoined # 1Co 13:4 2Co 6:6 Ga 5:22 Col 1:11 2Ti 4:2
(F) RETALIATION
(1) Forbidden # Le 19:18 Pr 20:22 24:29 Mt 5:39 Ro 12:17 1Th 5:15
# 1Pe 3:9
(2) Examples of # Jud 8:7 15:7 2Sa 3:27 1Ki 2:9 Es 9:5 Lu 9:54
(G) REVENGE, the Spirit of, Manifested
Jezebel, toward Elijah # 1Ki 19:2
Ahab, toward Micaiah # 1Ki 22:27
Haman, toward the Jews # Es 3:6
Philistines, toward Israel # Eze 25:15
Herodias, toward John the Baptist # Mt 14:8
Nazarenes, toward Christ # Lu 4:29
Sanhedrin, toward the Apostles # Ac 5:33
Jews, toward Paul # Ac 23:12
(H) VINDICTIVENESS, examples of
# 2Ki 6:21 2Ch 16:10 18:26 Es 3:6 Ps 137:9 Mr 6:19
# Lu 9:54 Joh 18:10 Ac 23:12