Topical Bible: Robbed

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In the biblical context, the concept of being "robbed" extends beyond the mere act of theft or taking possessions unlawfully. It often carries spiritual, moral, and ethical implications, reflecting the broader themes of justice, righteousness, and divine retribution.

Old Testament References

The Old Testament frequently addresses the issue of robbery, both in literal and metaphorical terms. In Leviticus 19:13, the law explicitly commands, "You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired hand must not remain with you until morning." This verse underscores the importance of fairness and integrity in dealings with others, emphasizing that withholding what is rightfully due is akin to robbery.

Proverbs 22:22-23 warns against exploiting the poor, stating, "Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them." Here, the text highlights God's concern for justice and His role as the defender of the oppressed, promising divine retribution against those who commit acts of robbery.

New Testament Insights

In the New Testament, the theme of robbery is often used to illustrate spiritual truths. Jesus, in His teachings, frequently contrasts the values of His kingdom with the corrupt practices of the world. In John 10:10, He states, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness." This passage contrasts the destructive nature of the thief, often interpreted as Satan, with the life-giving mission of Christ.

The Apostle Paul also addresses the issue in his epistles. In 1 Corinthians 6:10, he lists thieves among those who "will not inherit the kingdom of God," emphasizing the moral and spiritual consequences of such actions. This serves as a call to repentance and transformation through Christ.

Spiritual and Ethical Dimensions

Robbery, in the biblical sense, is not limited to physical theft but extends to spiritual and ethical dimensions. Malachi 3:8-9 presents a striking example where God accuses the Israelites of robbing Him through their failure to bring tithes and offerings: "Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me." This passage highlights the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God, suggesting that withholding what is due to Him is a form of spiritual robbery.

Moral Implications

The biblical narrative consistently portrays robbery as a violation of divine law and human dignity. It is an act that disrupts the social order and reflects a heart turned away from God. The Scriptures call believers to a higher standard of living, one that respects the rights and property of others and honors God through integrity and justice.

In summary, the concept of being "robbed" in the Bible encompasses both physical and spiritual dimensions, serving as a reminder of the importance of justice, righteousness, and faithfulness in the life of a believer.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Rob.

Greek

4813. sulao -- to plunder
... spoil (like seizing ). See 4812 (). Word Origin from sule (booty) Definition
to plunder NASB Word Usage robbed (1). rob. From a ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4813.htm - 6k

Strong's Hebrew

7909b. shakul -- bereaved, robbed of offspring
... 7909a, 7909b. shakul. 7910 . bereaved, robbed of offspring. Transliteration:
shakul Short Definition: cubs. Word Origin from shakol ...
/hebrew/7909b.htm - 5k

7909. shakkuwl -- childless
... barren, bereaved robbed of children whelps Or shakkul {shak-kool'}; from shakol;
bereaved -- barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps). see HEBREW shakol. ...
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1497. gazal -- to tear away, seize, rob
... 1496, 1497. gazal. 1498 . to tear away, seize, rob. Transliteration: gazal
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-zal') Short Definition: robbed. Word Origin a prim. ...
/hebrew/1497.htm - 6k

6906. qaba -- perhaps to rob
... rob. Word Origin a prim. root Definition perhaps to rob NASB Word Usage
rob (2), robbed (1), robbing (2), take (1). rob, spoil. A ...
/hebrew/6906.htm - 5k

Library

The Last Word of Prophecy
... But ye said, Wherein shall we return? 8. Will a man rob God? Yet ye have
robbed Me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed Thee? In ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the last word of prophecy.htm

"The House of Israel"
... "Will a man rob God?" He asks. "Yet ye have robbed Me." Still unconvicted of
sin, the disobedient inquire, "Wherein have we robbed Thee?". ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 59 the house of.htm

A Liberal Church
... Yet ye have robbed Me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed Thee? ... Ye are cursed with
a curse: for ye have robbed Me, even this whole nation." Malachi 3:8, 9. ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 32 a liberal church.htm

Ephesians vi. 8-May
... For just in the same way as the man who has been robbed, if he gives still more
to him who has taken, is not ranked among those robbed, but rather amongst ...
/.../homily xxii ephesians vi 8-may.htm

On the Sinful Woman.
... I have defiled the innocent ones without shame; I have corrupted the orphan; and
without fear I have robbed the merchants of merchandise, and my rapacity was ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/on the sinful woman.htm

Resolves to Go to College. Friends Oppose. Wife Decides It. Hard ...
... Father-in-law Dies. "Frank, Be a True Man." House Robbed. "Scraps." College Incidents. ...
Father-in-law Dies. "Frank, Be a True Man." House Robbed. ...
/.../chapter viii resolves to go.htm

The Fourth vial.
... The rich were impoverished, the nation was robbed, the business of the country was
paralyzed, the obnoxious were slain, every species of misery and wickedness ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the fourth vial.htm

A Dialogue with God
... your words,' is thrown back with the contemptuous retort, 'Wherein have we wearied
Him?' And in like manner in the third chapter, 'Ye have robbed Me,' calls ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/a dialogue with god.htm

Honour and Glory unto Him.
... But how is He dishonored and robbed of His Glory? And where is He dishonored?
Not in the world as such so much but in Christendom. ...
/.../gaebelein/the lord of glory/honour and glory unto him.htm

The Pride of Amaryllis
... "They robbed the booth of some costumer whom the Sadducees had made ... It was that which
robbed the sport of its pleasure and changed my harem back to a fortress. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the city of delight/chapter xiv the pride of.htm

Thesaurus

Robbed (27 Occurrences)
... & pp) of Rob. Multi-Version Concordance Robbed (27 Occurrences). ... 2 Corinthians
11:8 I robbed other assemblies, taking wages from them that I might serve you. ...
/r/robbed.htm - 14k

Rob (27 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 11:8 I robbed other assemblies, taking wages from them that I might
serve you. ... But you say,'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings. ...
/r/rob.htm - 15k

Plundered (44 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Isaiah 42:22 But this is a robbed and plundered people. All of
them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prisons. ...
/p/plundered.htm - 19k

Whelps (10 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 17:8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be
mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps ...
/w/whelps.htm - 9k

Cubs (11 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 17:8 Hushai said moreover, "You know your father and his men, that they
are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her ...
/c/cubs.htm - 9k

Oppressor (28 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 21:12 House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning,
and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath ...
/o/oppressor.htm - 15k

Bear (425 Occurrences)
... The fury of the female bear when robbed of her young is spoken of (2 Samuel 17:8;
Proverbs 17:12; Hosea 13:8). In Daniel's vision of the four great monarchies ...
/b/bear.htm - 44k

Wages (52 Occurrences)
... In Luke 3:14 John said to the soldiers, "Be content with your wages"; "The wages
of sin is death" (Romans 6:23); Paul said: "I robbed other churches, taking ...
/w/wages.htm - 28k

Robber (14 Occurrences)

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Spoiled (69 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 42:22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared
in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none ...
/s/spoiled.htm - 27k

Resources

Who was Onesimus in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Summary of the Book of Philemon - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean to rob God (Malachi 3:8)? | GotQuestions.org

Robbed: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Robbed (27 Occurrences)

Mark 9:17
One of the multitude answered, "Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
(See NIV)

Acts 19:27
Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships."
(See NIV)

Acts 19:37
For ye brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor speaking evil of your goddess;
(See NIV)

2 Corinthians 11:8
I robbed other assemblies, taking wages from them that I might serve you.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 6:5
constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.
(See NIV)

Leviticus 6:2
If any one sin and act unfaithfully against Jehovah, and lie to his neighbour as to an entrusted thing or a deposit or that in which he hath robbed or wronged his neighbour,
(DBY)

Leviticus 6:4
then it shall be, if he hath sinned and transgressed, that he shall restore what he robbed or that in which he hath defrauded, or the deposit, or the lost thing which he found,
(DBY)

Deuteronomy 28:29
and you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and robbed always, and there shall be none to save you.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 9:25
The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 17:8
Hushai said moreover, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 7:4
if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),
(See NIV)

Psalms 119:61
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 4:16
For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 10:13
For he has said, "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 38:10
I said, In the quiet of my days I am going down into the underworld: the rest of my years are being taken away from me.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 42:22
But this is a robbed and plundered people. All of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prisons. They have become a prey, and no one delivers; and a spoil, and no one says,'Restore them!'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Jeremiah 21:12
House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says Yahweh: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 50:37
A sword is on their horses, and on their chariots, and on all the mixed people who are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is on her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 18:18
As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 23:46
For thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will bring up a company against them, and will give them to be tossed back and forth and robbed.
(WEB ASV)

Ezekiel 33:15
If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
(KJV WBS)

Ezekiel 39:10
so that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall make fires of the weapons; and they shall plunder those who plundered them, and rob those who robbed them, says the Lord Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Hosea 13:8
I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Malachi 3:8
Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say,'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)

Malachi 3:9
Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

Robbed

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