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The term "uplifted" in a biblical context often refers to the act of being raised or elevated, both physically and spiritually. This concept is prevalent throughout the Scriptures, symbolizing divine intervention, spiritual exaltation, and moral elevation.

Physical Uplifting

In the Old Testament, the physical act of uplifting is frequently associated with God's power and deliverance. For instance, in Exodus 17:11, Moses' hands are uplifted during the battle against the Amalekites: "Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed." This act of uplifting symbolizes reliance on God's strength for victory.

The Psalms also reflect the theme of physical uplifting as a metaphor for divine protection and support. Psalm 3:3 states, "But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head." Here, the uplifting of the head signifies God's role as a protector and sustainer.

Spiritual Uplifting

Spiritually, being uplifted is often associated with the elevation of the soul and the heart towards God. In the New Testament, Jesus speaks of being "lifted up" as a reference to His crucifixion and the salvation it brings. John 12:32 records Jesus saying, "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself." This lifting up is both a physical act on the cross and a spiritual act of drawing humanity to God.

The Apostle Paul also speaks of spiritual uplifting in his letters. In Ephesians 2:6, he writes, "And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus." This passage highlights the believer's spiritual elevation through union with Christ, emphasizing the transformative power of salvation.

Moral and Ethical Uplifting

The concept of uplifting extends to moral and ethical dimensions, where individuals are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and righteousness. In Isaiah 52:13, the Servant of the Lord is described as being "raised and lifted up and highly exalted." This passage is often interpreted as a prophecy concerning the Messiah, whose life and mission exemplify moral and spiritual elevation.

Believers are encouraged to uplift one another in their faith journeys. Hebrews 10:24-25 exhorts, "And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching." This call to mutual encouragement and uplifting is central to the Christian community's life.

Conclusion

The theme of being uplifted in the Bible encompasses a range of meanings, from physical acts of elevation to profound spiritual and moral implications. It underscores the transformative power of God's intervention in human lives, calling believers to a higher standard of living and a deeper relationship with the Divine.

Greek

318. anagke -- necessity
... 318 (perhaps cognate with 43 , "arm," which is derived from , "a bent/uplifted arm
poised to meet a pressing need") -- ; a requiring action, ie in a situation. ...
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5308. hupselos -- high, lofty
... Word Origin from hupsos Definition high, lofty NASB Word Usage conceited* (1), exalted
(1), haughty (1), high (6), highly esteemed (1), uplifted (1). high. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4858. massaah -- the uplifted (cloud)
... 4857, 4858. massaah. 4859 . the uplifted (cloud). Transliteration: massaah
Phonetic Spelling: (mas-saw-aw') Short Definition: smoke. ...
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7311. rum -- to be high or exalted, rise
... rose (1), set (2), set apart (3), stop (1), sworn* (1), take (5), take off (1),
tall (4), taller (1), took (2), triumphant (1), turn (1), uplifted (1), went (1 ...
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Library

Wherefore on the Cross Uplifted,
... PASSIONTIDE VI Wherefore on the Cross uplifted,. 8,7,8,7 ... Wherefore on the Cross uplifted,.
Bore the Lord our anguish sore? That He might from suffering save us. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/vi wherefore on the cross.htm

That no one Should be Uplifted in his Labour.
... Third Book. 51. That no one should be uplifted in his labour. In Solomon,
in Ecclesiasticus: "Extol not thyself in doing thy work ...
/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/51 that no one should.htm

But, Lest Man Should Conceive Thoughts Too High, and be Exalted ...
... THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE APOSTOLIC PREACHING Chapter 15 But, lest man should
conceive thoughts too high, and be exalted and uplifted? ...
/.../the demonstration of the apostolic preaching/chapter 15 but lest man.htm

Whether the Soul of Man is Carried Away to Things Divine?
... De Veritate xiii, 1]. Now it is in accordance with man's nature that he be uplifted
to things divine; for Augustine says at the beginning of his Confessions ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the soul of man.htm

Whether, While in this State, Paul's Soul was Wholly Separated ...
... Objection 2: Further, a power of the soul cannot be uplifted above the
soul's essence wherein it is rooted. Now in this rapture ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether while in this state.htm

Whether it was Necessary for Christ to Rise Again?
... Objection 2: Further, whoever rises again is promoted to a higher state,
since to rise is to be uplifted. But after death Christ's ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether it was necessary for 3.htm

Of the Threefold Prayer of Christ, that we Might be one with God
... And those who feel and are aware of this, become inward and enlightened men, and
their highest powers are uplifted, above all exercises, into their naked being ...
/.../john/the adornment of the spritual marriage/chapter xiii of the threefold.htm

As the Terrors of Imagined Suffering are Always Worse than Actual ...
... of the little lattice window, perceived the towers of Notre Dame, now gleaming with
a kind of rusty silver in the broader radiance of the fully uplifted moon. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/corelli/the master-christian/iv as the terrors of.htm

God the Holy Spirit the Love which Dwells in the Heart.
... It is true the divine Majesty as it were consumed the soul, but at the
same time it uplifted and glorified it. The soul realized ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xx god the holy spirit.htm

Of Ecstacies and Divine Revelations
... any creature, save God alone. It is called Raptus; which means, rapt away,
or uplifted, or carried away. At times God grants to ...
/.../john/the adornment of the spritual marriage/chapter xxiv of ecstacies and.htm

Thesaurus

Uplifted (26 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Uplifted (26 Occurrences). Luke 14:11 For whoever uplifts
himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted. (WEY). ...
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Pride (277 Occurrences)
... Romans 11:18 Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you
who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported ...
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Uplifts (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Uplifts (2 Occurrences). Luke 14:11 For whoever uplifts
himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted. (WEY). ...
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Downfall (46 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 14:10 It is true that you have overcome Edom and your heart is uplifted;
let that glory be enough for you, and keep in your country; why do you make ...
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Upland (4 Occurrences)

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Fathers (572 Occurrences)
... Acts 13:17 The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when
they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led ...
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Uplifting (2 Occurrences)

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Jehovahnissi (1 Occurrence)
... Jehovah my banner, the title given by Moses to the altar which he erected on the
hill on the top of which he stood with uplifted hands while Israel prevailed ...
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Jehovah-nissi (1 Occurrence)
... Jehovah my banner, the title given by Moses to the altar which he erected on the
hill on the top of which he stood with uplifted hands while Israel prevailed ...
/j/jehovah-nissi.htm - 7k

Lifted (466 Occurrences)
... YLT). Luke 14:11 For whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who
humbles himself will be uplifted. (Root in WEY BBE). Luke ...
/l/lifted.htm - 36k

Resources

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Uplifted (26 Occurrences)

Luke 14:11
For whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted.
(WEY)

Luke 18:14
"I tell you that this man went home more thoroughly absolved from guilt than the other; for every one who uplifts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be uplifted."
(WEY)

Acts 13:17
The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Romans 11:18
Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.
(BBE)

2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,
(BBE)

Exodus 6:8
I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.'"
(See NIV)

Exodus 9:17
Are you still uplifted in pride against my people so that you will not let them go?
(BBE)

Numbers 14:30
surely you shall not come into the land, concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 32:27
But for the fear that their haters, uplifted in their pride, might say, Our hand is strong, the Lord has not done all this.
(BBE)

Judges 7:2
And the Lord said to Gideon, So great is the number of your people, that if I give the Midianites into their hands they will be uplifted in pride over me and will say, I myself have been my saviour.
(BBE)

2 Samuel 1:20
Give no news of it in Gath, let it not be said in the streets of Ashkelon; or the daughters of the Philistines will be glad, the daughters of men without circumcision will be uplifted in joy.
(BBE)

Nehemiah 9:15
and gave them bread from the sky for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commanded those who they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.
(See NIV)

Job 38:15
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the uplifted arm is broken.
(DBY NAS RSV)

Psalms 77:2
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted.
(See JPS)

Psalms 106:26
Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
(See NIV)

Psalms 140:8
O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.)
(BBE)

Isaiah 9:9
And all the people will have experience of it, even Ephraim and the men of Samaria, who say in the pride of their uplifted hearts,
(BBE)

Isaiah 10:12
For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes.
(BBE)

Isaiah 19:16
In that day the Egyptians will be like women: and the land will be shaking with fear because of the waving of the Lord's hand stretched out over it.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 50:29
Send for the archers to come together against Babylon, all the bowmen; put up your tents against her on every side; let no one get away: give her the reward of her work; as she has done, so do to her: for she has been uplifted in pride against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 20:5
and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: In the day when I chose Israel, and swore to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am Yahweh your God;
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 20:42
You shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I swore to give to your fathers.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 36:7
therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: I have sworn, saying, Surely the nations that are around you, they shall bear their shame.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 44:12
Because they ministered to them before their idols, and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, says the Lord Yahweh, and they shall bear their iniquity.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 47:14
You shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I swore to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall to you for inheritance.
(See NIV)

Daniel 11:12
And the army will be taken away, and his heart will be uplifted: he will be the cause of the downfall of tens of thousands, but he will not be strong.
(BBE)

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