In the context of the Bible, the term "expose" often relates to the revealing or uncovering of truth, sin, or hidden matters. The act of exposing is frequently associated with bringing to light that which is concealed, whether it be sin, falsehood, or the intentions of the heart. This concept is integral to the biblical narrative, emphasizing the importance of truth and righteousness.

Biblical Instances of Exposure

1. Exposure of Sin: The Bible frequently discusses the exposure of sin as a necessary step towards repentance and redemption. In Ephesians 5:11-13 , Paul instructs believers, "Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself." This passage highlights the transformative power of exposing sin, suggesting that bringing sin into the light can lead to spiritual illumination and growth.

2. Jesus Exposing Hypocrisy: Jesus often exposed the hypocrisy of the religious leaders of His time. In Matthew 23, He pronounces a series of woes upon the scribes and Pharisees, calling them "hypocrites" and "blind guides" (Matthew 23:13-16). Jesus' exposure of their hypocrisy was not merely to condemn but to call them to genuine repentance and righteousness.

3. Prophets Exposing Injustice: The prophets of the Old Testament frequently exposed the injustices and idolatry of Israel. For example, the prophet Nathan exposed King David's sin with Bathsheba, leading to David's repentance (2 Samuel 12:1-13). Nathan's confrontation with David serves as a powerful example of the role of prophetic ministry in exposing sin and calling for repentance.

4. Apostolic Exhortations: The apostles also emphasized the importance of exposing false teachings and practices within the early church. In Galatians 2:11-14 , Paul recounts how he opposed Peter to his face because Peter's actions were not in line with the truth of the gospel. This incident underscores the necessity of confronting and exposing actions that contradict the core message of Christianity.

Theological Implications

The act of exposing is deeply rooted in the biblical understanding of God as light and truth. In 1 John 1:5 , it is written, "This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all." The exposure of sin and falsehood is consistent with God's nature, as He desires His people to walk in the light and truth.

Furthermore, the exposure of sin is often a precursor to forgiveness and restoration. James 5:16 encourages believers to "confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed." This confession and exposure of sin within the community of believers is a means of grace, leading to healing and reconciliation.

Practical Application

For believers, the call to expose sin and falsehood is both a personal and communal responsibility. Individually, Christians are encouraged to examine their own lives, allowing the Holy Spirit to reveal areas of sin that need to be addressed. Communally, the church is called to uphold truth and righteousness, lovingly confronting sin and false teachings when they arise.

In doing so, believers are to follow the biblical model of exposure, which is not rooted in judgment or condemnation, but in love and a desire for restoration. Galatians 6:1 advises, "Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness." This gentle restoration reflects the heart of God, who desires that all come to repentance and knowledge of the truth.1. (v. t.) To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection.

2. (v. t.) To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may affect, especially detrimentally; to make liable; as, to expose one's self to the heat of the sun, or to cold, insult, danger, or ridicule; to expose an army to destruction or defeat.

3. (v. t.) To deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the like; as, to expose the faults of a neighbor.

4. (v. t.) To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat, liar, or hypocrite.

5. (n.) A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or revelation, of something which some one wished to keep concealed.

1651. elegcho -- to expose, convict, reprove
... to expose, convict, reprove. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: elegcho Phonetic
Spelling: (el-eng'-kho) Short Definition: I rebuke, expose Definition: (a) I ...
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1165. deigmatizo -- to expose, make a show of
... to expose, make a show of. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: deigmatizo Phonetic
Spelling: (digh-mat-id'-zo) Short Definition: I hold up as an example ...
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5492. cheimazo -- to expose to winter cold, to drive with storm
... to expose to winter cold, to drive with storm. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
cheimazo Phonetic Spelling: (khi-mad'-zo) Short Definition: I am storm ...
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3850a. paraboleuomai -- to expose oneself to danger
... 3850, 3850a. paraboleuomai. 3850b . to expose oneself to danger.
Transliteration: paraboleuomai Short Definition: risking. Word ...
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3850. parabole -- to expose oneself to danger
... to expose oneself to danger. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: parabole
Phonetic Spelling: (par-ab-ol-ay') Short Definition: a parable, comparison ...
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2301. theatrizo -- to make a spectacle of
... Transliteration: theatrizo Phonetic Spelling: (theh-at-rid'-zo) Short Definition:
I make a public show of Definition: I make a public show of, expose to public ...
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1620. ektithemi -- to set forth, fig. to declare
... to declare. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ektithemi Phonetic Spelling:
(ek-tith'-ay-mee) Short Definition: I put out or expose a child, set forth ...
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3851. parabouleuomai -- risk, disregard
... risk, disregard. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: parabouleuomai Phonetic Spelling:
(par-ab-ool-yoo'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I expose myself to danger ...
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3856. paradeigmatizo -- to set forth as an example
... expose, make a public example. From para and deigmatizo; to show alongside (the
public), ie Expose to infamy -- make a public example, put to an open shame. ...
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4160. poieo -- to make, do
... dealt (1), did (33), did...do (2), do (170), does (16), does...do (1), doing (38),
done (43), establishing (1), execute (4), exercises (1), expose* (1), formed ...
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1566. gala -- to expose, lay bare
... 1565, 1566. gala. 1567 . to expose, lay bare. Transliteration: gala Phonetic
Spelling: (gaw-lah') Short Definition: breaks. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6188. aral -- to count as foreskin (as uncircumcised)
... Word Origin denominative verb from orlah Definition to count as foreskin (as
uncircumcised) NASB Word Usage count (1), expose your own nakedness (1). ...
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3322. yatsag -- to set, place
... root Definition to set, place NASB Word Usage detained (1), establish (1), expose
(1), leave (1), made (1), placed (2), presented* (1), put (1), set (5), set ...
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5046. nagad -- to be conspicuous
... by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by
word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain ...
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1540. galah -- to uncover, remove
... committed (1), depart (1), departed (3), deported (1), disappears (1), discloses
(2), disclosing (1), exile (8), exiled (4), exiles (1), expose (2), exposed (3 ...
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2778. charaph. -- to reproach
... A primitive root; to pull off, ie (by implication) to expose (as by stripping);
specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, ie ...
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6544. para' -- let go, let alone
... A primitive root; to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve,
begin -- avenge, avoid, bare, go back, let, (make) naked, set at nought ...
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Argument: the Story About Christians Drinking the Blood of an ...
... Calumny. But the Gentiles, Both Cruelly Expose Their Children Newly Born,
and Before They are Born Destroy Them by a Cruel Abortion. ...
/.../felix/the octavius of minucius felix/chapter xxx argument the story about.htm

Our Present Object, However, is to Expose the Ignorance of Celsus. ...
... Chapter III. Our present object, however, is to expose the ignorance
of Celsus? Our present object, however, is to expose the ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter iii our present object.htm

The Folly of this Heresy it Dissects and Mutilates the Deity. ...
... Deity. Contrasted with the Simple Wisdom of True Religion. To Expose the
Absurdities of the Valentinian System is to Destroy It. Let ...
/.../tertullian/against the valentinians/chapter iii the folly of this.htm

The Poets Also Bear Testimony to the Truth.
... divine word, have given forth some utterances of truth, they bear indeed witness
that the force of truth is not hidden, and at the same time expose their own ...
/.../clement/exhortation to the heathen/chapter vii the poets also bear.htm

Discourse Pronounced at a Feast against the Hypocrisy of the ...
... The Saviour took occasion from this to expose the hypocrisy of the sect; and availed
himself, for the purpose, of illustrations drawn from the objects around ...
/.../section 166 discourse pronounced at.htm

I Will Follow the Order of Your Letter, and Subjoin Your Very ...
... I was not so foolish as to criticize your illiterate style; no one can expose
it to condemnation so strongly as you do whenever you write. ...
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Of the Senses, and their Pleasures in the Brutes and in Man; and ...
... What are they whom a false piety [1239] compels to expose their children? ...
It is therefore as wicked to expose as it is to kill. ...
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Although Writing in Latin He Proposes to Retain the Greek Names of ...
... VI."Although Writing in Latin He Proposes to Retain the Greek Names of the Valentinian
Emanations of Deity Not to Discuss the Heresy But Only to Expose It. ...
/.../tertullian/against the valentinians/chapter vi although writing in latin.htm

The Christians Condemn and Detest all Cruelty.
... the very foetus in the womb as a created being, and therefore an object of God's
care, and when it has passed into life, to kill it; and not to expose an infant ...
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After These Things There Arose a Great Report that Mary was with ...
... For it is better that thy confession should betray thee, than that the wrath of
God should set a mark on thy face, and expose thee in the midst of the people. ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of pseudo-matthew/chapter 12 after these things.htm

Expose (12 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display;
as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection. ...
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Air (74 Occurrences)
... 18. (n.) To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or
purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room. 19. (n.) To ...
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Endanger (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To expose to danger or peril; to expose
to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace. 2. (vt ...
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Discourse (25 Occurrences)
... 7. (vi) To express one's self in oral discourse; to expose one's views; to talk
in a continuous or formal manner; to hold forth; to speak; to converse. ...
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Disclose (16 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To lay open or expose to view; to cause to appear; to bring to
light; to reveal. 4. (vt) To make known, as that which has ...
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Exposed (39 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Expose. Multi-Version Concordance
Exposed (39 Occurrences). John 3:20 For everyone who does ...
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Venture (10 Occurrences)
... to take the chances. 6. (vt) To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as,
to venture one's person in a balloon. 7. (vt) To put or ...
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Ourselves (129 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). 1 Corinthians 15:30 Why also do we
Apostles expose ourselves to danger every hour? (WEY DBY NIV). ...
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Jeopard
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury;
to imperil; to hazard. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JEOPARD; JEOPARDY. ...
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Jump (3 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. 8. (vt) To expose
to danger; to risk; to hazard. 9. (vt) To join by a butt weld. 10. ...
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