Rebuke

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A verbal expression of blame. Scripture gives examples of both divine and human rebuke. Sometimes God issues rebukes directly but more commonly he did so through the OT prophets. In the NT Jesus Christ and the apostles issue rebukes and teach the church how to address those who sin.

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God has an absolute right to rebuke those who depart from his ways

He sometimes exercises this right directly

Leviticus 26:23–24 NKJV
‘And if by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me, then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
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His rebuke is powerful

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In the OT much rebuke came indirectly

Balaam’s ass rebukes Balaam:
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Eli rebukes his sons; Samuel rebukes Saul; David rebukes his men; Nathan rebukes David; Elijah rebukes Ahab; Ezra rebukes the men of Judah and Benjamin; Isaiah rebukes Judah and Jerusalem; Hosea rebukes the Israelites.

Examples of Jesus Christ issuing rebukes

To evil spirits

Matthew 17:18 NKJV
And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
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To his disciples

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Other examples of rebuke being administered in the NT

Inappropriate rebukes by Jesus Christ’s disciples:

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John the Baptist rebukes Herod; The repentant thief on the cross rebukes the other crucified criminal.

Proverbs on the subject of rebuke

The importance of responding correctly to a rebuke

Proverbs 1:23–26 NKJV
Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded, Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes,
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Different responses to a rebuke

Proverbs 9:7–8 NKJV
“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Instructions to believers on giving and receiving rebuke

On giving a rebuke
Leviticus 19:17 NKJV
‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
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On receiving a rebuke
Hebrews 12:5 NKJV
And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;
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Believers thus follow the example of the Lord himself
Hebrews 12:6 NKJV
For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”
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