The term "exact" in the context of the Bible often relates to precision, accuracy, and the fulfillment of God's commands and promises. It can also refer to the act of demanding or requiring something, often in the context of justice or retribution.

Biblical Usage and Context

1. Precision in God's Commands: The Bible frequently emphasizes the importance of adhering precisely to God's instructions. In the Old Testament, the Israelites were given detailed laws and commandments that they were expected to follow exactly. For instance, in the construction of the Tabernacle, God provided Moses with exact specifications, and it was crucial that these were followed to the letter (Exodus 25:9: "You must make it according to all that I show you—the design of the tabernacle and the design of all its furnishings.").

2. Fulfillment of Prophecies: The exact fulfillment of prophecies is a testament to the reliability and sovereignty of God. The prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, were fulfilled with exactness, as seen in the New Testament. For example, the prophecy in Micah 5:2 about the Messiah being born in Bethlehem was fulfilled in Matthew 2:1 (BSB: "After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem").

3. Justice and Retribution: The concept of exacting justice is present in the Bible, where God is portrayed as a just judge who will exact punishment for sin. In the New Testament, the principle of divine justice is reiterated, emphasizing that God will repay each person according to their deeds (Romans 2:6: "God 'will repay each one according to his deeds.'").

4. Demanding What is Due: The act of exacting can also refer to demanding what is rightfully due. In the parable of the unforgiving servant, Jesus illustrates the importance of mercy and forgiveness, contrasting it with the harshness of exacting payment from others (Matthew 18:28-30: "But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’").

5. Moral and Ethical Exactness: The Bible calls believers to live lives of moral and ethical exactness, striving to reflect the holiness of God. This is seen in the call to be perfect as God is perfect (Matthew 5:48: "Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.").

Theological Implications

The concept of exactness in the Bible underscores the importance of obedience, faithfulness, and the fulfillment of God's word. It highlights God's nature as a God of order and justice, who requires His people to live according to His standards. The exactness of God's promises provides assurance to believers of His faithfulness and the certainty of His plans.1. (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts.

2. (a.) Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact.

3. (a.) Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

4. (v.) To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience, etc., from or of some one.

5. (v. i.) To practice exaction.

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(1) naghas (Deuteronomy 15:2, 3 2 Kings 23:35 Isaiah 58:3), to secure by force or pressure interest or money for tribute, and perhaps, in Isaiah 58:3, labor or toil; but compare the Revised Version, margin "oppress all your laborers"; probably better with a slight change of text, "exact money lent on pledges" (reading for `abhoT beyedhekhem, `atstsebhekhem).

(2) nasha', or nashah (Nehemiah 5:7, 10, 11 (the King James Version not the Revised Version (British and American)) Job 11:6 (but see below); Psalm 89:22), to demand interest, to be a harsh and importunate creditor, a practice which Nehemiah asks the Jews to forego. Job 11:6 better with the Revised Version, margin for "exact," "causeth to be forgotten."

(3) yotse' (2 Kings 15:20 (if text is correct)). Menahem secured the tribute which the king of Assyria demanded by levying a tax on the chief men of his kingdom.

(4) prassein (Luke 3:13 the King James Version (compare Daniel 11:20 Septuagint); APC 1Macc 10:35 the Revised Version (British and American)), to demand money or tribute or taxes of anyone.

Walter R. Betteridge

196. akribestatos -- exact, precise.
... 195, 196. akribestatos. 197 . exact, precise. Part of Speech ... 199 (). Word
Origin superl. of akribes, qv. exact, precise. Superlative of ...
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198a. akribes -- exact, precise
... 198, 198a. akribes. 198b . exact, precise. Transliteration: akribes
Short Definition: strictest. Word Origin probably from akron ...
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198. akriboo -- exact, precise
... exact, precise. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: akriboo Phonetic Spelling:
(ak-ree-bo'-o) Short Definition: I examine carefully, inquire strictly ...
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5481. charakter -- a tool for engraving
... for engraving. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: charakter Phonetic
Spelling: (khar-ak-tare') Short Definition: an exact reproduction Definition ...
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199. akribos -- with exactness
... 199 (from , "the high point, ," see 195 , "highly accurate") -- properly, extremely
accurate, very exact; " () accurate" because researched down to the finest ...
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4238. prasso -- to do, practice
... Phonetic Spelling: (pras'-so) Short Definition: I do, fare, require Definition:
I do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, ie I fare; I exact, require. ...
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2204. zeo -- to boil, be hot
... See 2205 (). [2204 () is "formed from the participle of the Latin , 'or ' is an
exact translation of this word, which means 'or ' and is therefore used ...
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4976. schema -- figure, shape
... 4976 ("outward, visible form") is used of Jesus' earthly body (Phil 2:7,8). Christ
incarnated into a body, which was not an "exact match with typical humanity ...
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5550. chronos -- time
... word Definition time NASB Word Usage age (1), all (1), delay (1), exact time (1),
long (5), long ages (2), long* (1), period (2), time (30), times (5), while (5 ...
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3187. meizon -- elder, greater, more.
... 3187 (the of 3173 ) -- great. The exact sense of 3187 ("great") is only defined
by the , ie whether it means larg, old, etc. Word Origin cptv. of megas, qv. ...
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5065. nagas -- to press, drive, oppress, exact
... nagas. 5066 . to press, drive, oppress, exact. Transliteration: nagas Phonetic
Spelling: (naw-gas') Short Definition: taskmasters. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6575. parashah -- exact statement
... 6574, 6575. parashah. 6576 . exact statement. Transliteration: parashah
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-raw-shaw') Short Definition: amount. ...
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5378. nasha -- to beguile, deceive
... deceived (3), deluded (1), utterly deceived (1). debt, exact, giver of usury.
A primitive root (perhaps identical with nasha', through ...
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3321. yetsab -- to make certain, gain certainty
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to yatsab Definition to make certain, gain
certainty NASB Word Usage exact meaning (1), know the exact meaning (1). truth. ...
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5383. nashah -- to lend, become a creditor
... make (1), make the loan (1). creditor, exact, extortioner, lend, usurer,
lend on taker on usury. A primitive root (rather identical ...
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5382. nashah -- to forget
... forget, deprive, exact. A primitive root; to forget; figuratively, to neglect;
causatively, to remit, remove -- forget, deprive, exact. 5381, 5382. ...
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2567. chamash -- to take the fifth part
... Word Origin denominative verb from chamesh Definition to take the fifth part NASB
Word Usage exact a fifth (1). take up the fifth participle. ...
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3947. laqach -- to take
... Usage accept (8), accepted (3), accepts (2), bring (18), brought (13), buy (1),
buys (1), capture (2), captured (2), carry (3), caught (2), exact (1), find (1 ...
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3330a. yatstsib -- certain, true
... Word Origin (Aramaic) from yetsab Definition certain, true NASB Word Usage certain
(1), certainly (1), exact meaning (1), true (2). 3330, 3330a. ...
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5358. naqam -- to avenge, take vengeance
... root Definition to avenge, take vengeance NASB Word Usage avenge (9), avenged (5),
avenger (2), avenging (2), exact (1), execute (1), punished (1), revengeful ...
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Whether it Suffices to Restore the Exact Amount Taken?
... OF RESTITUTION (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether it suffices to restore the exact amount
taken? ... Now equality is restored by repaying the exact amount taken. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether it suffices to restore.htm

Discussion as to the Exact Nature of the Energies' Which, this Man ...
... Book I. Section 17. Discussion as to the exact nature of the energies' which, this
man declares, follow' the being of the Father and of the Son. ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 17 discussion as to.htm

Why was the Fact of Our Lord's Return Presented in the Language of ...
... Chapter Five The Imminency of the Redeemer's Return 3. Why was the fact of our Lord's
Return presented in the language of Imminency and the exact date withheld ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/3 why was the fact.htm

Prefatory Remarks on the Need of Exact Investigation of the Most ...
... TOU AGIOU BAChILEIOU PERI TOU PNEUMATOCh BIBLION. Chapter I. Prefatory remarks on
the need of exact investigation of the most minute portions of theology. ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/chapter i prefatory remarks on.htm

Christ Born of a virgin, of Her Substance the Physiological Facts ...
... Chapter XX."Christ Born of a Virgin, of Her Substance The Physiological Facts of
His Real and Exact Birth of a Human Mother, as Suggested by Certain Passages ...
/.../tertullian/ on the flesh of christ/chapter xx christ born of a.htm

Do You Look for Another? but Daniel Foretells the Exact Time. ...
... On the Incarnation of the Word. Section 39. Do you look for another? But
Daniel foretells the exact time. Objections to this removed. ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 39 do you look.htm

The Dialect of the Galileans, Differing from the Jewish.
... "To the men of Judea who were exact in their language, their law is
established in their hands. To the men of Galilee, who were ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 87 the dialect of.htm

We Now Proceed to an Examination of the Conditions under which a ...
... Questions might be asked as to the exact meaning of the words, and inquiries might
be raised as to whether they retained the same meaning which they had when ...
/.../jerram/thoughts on a revelation/section 3 we now proceed.htm

Salvation
... Surely His words must be the clearest, the simplest, the most exact, the deepest,
the widest; the exactly fit and true words, the complete words, the perfect ...
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Of Internal Prayer in General, and Principally of Internal ...
... 3. Some there are that, because they do not find in the writings of the ancient
Fathers and mystical Doctors such exact instructions touching the practice of ...
/.../chapter iii of internal prayer.htm

Exact (31 Occurrences)
... a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short
in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid ...
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Square (94 Occurrences)
... 12. (n.) Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule. ...
14. (n.) Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level. ...
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Strict (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber. 3. (a.) Exact; accurate; precise;
rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention. ...
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Usury (17 Occurrences)
... The Jews were forbidden to exact usury (Leviticus 25:36, 37), only, however,
in their dealings with each other (Deuteronomy 23:19, 20). ...
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Require (46 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as
by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property. ...
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Kiriathjearim
... Nehemiah 7:29), this place occurs under the name "Kiriath-arim." In 1 Esdras 5:19
the name occurs as "Kiriathiarius." 2. Position: The exact position of this ...
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Kiriath-jearim (17 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 7:29), this place occurs under the name "Kiriath-arim." In 1 Esdras 5:19
the name occurs as "Kiriathiarius." 2. Position: The exact position of this ...
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Kenosis
... But with these it is always a question how far the exact phraseology has been framed
by the evangelists and, apart from this, how far Christ may not have been ...
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Levy (19 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to
levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. 8. (vt) To ...
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Literal (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) According to the letter; exact; not figurative
or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase. ...
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