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In the context of the Bible, the term "exposed" often refers to the revealing or uncovering of something hidden, whether it be sin, truth, or vulnerability. This concept is woven throughout Scripture, illustrating both the consequences of sin and the redemptive power of God's truth.

Sin and Exposure

The Bible frequently addresses the exposure of sin as a necessary step toward repentance and redemption. In the Old Testament, the account of David and Bathsheba serves as a poignant example. After David's sin with Bathsheba, the prophet Nathan confronts him, exposing his wrongdoing. Nathan declares, "You are the man!" (2 Samuel 12:7), bringing David's hidden sin into the light. This exposure leads David to repentance, as he acknowledges his sin before God (Psalm 51).

Similarly, in the New Testament, Jesus emphasizes the importance of bringing sin into the light. In John 3:20-21 , He states, "Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God." Here, exposure is linked to the transformative power of living in truth.

Truth and Revelation

The concept of exposure is also tied to the revelation of truth. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus speaks of the eventual exposure of all hidden things: "There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known" (Luke 12:2). This assurance underscores the ultimate triumph of truth over deception and the certainty of divine justice.

The Apostle Paul echoes this theme in his letters, urging believers to live transparently and walk in the light. In Ephesians 5:11-13 , he writes, "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." Paul encourages the church to actively expose darkness, highlighting the transformative effect of living in the light of Christ.

Vulnerability and Dependence on God

Exposure in the Bible also relates to human vulnerability and the need for dependence on God. The account of Adam and Eve in Genesis illustrates this aspect. After disobeying God, they become aware of their nakedness and attempt to cover themselves (Genesis 3:7). Their exposure signifies a loss of innocence and a newfound vulnerability, driving them to hide from God. Yet, even in their exposed state, God provides for them, clothing them with garments of skin (Genesis 3:21), symbolizing His care and provision despite their sin.

The Psalms frequently express a similar theme of vulnerability before God. In Psalm 139:23-24 , David invites God to search and know his heart, exposing any offensive way within him: "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." This openness to divine scrutiny reflects a trust in God's goodness and a desire for purity.

Conclusion

The biblical theme of exposure encompasses the revealing of sin, the triumph of truth, and the acknowledgment of human vulnerability. Through exposure, believers are called to repentance, encouraged to live in the light, and reminded of their dependence on God's grace and provision.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Expose.

Greek

1570. ekthetos -- cast out, ie exposed (to perish)
... cast out, ie exposed (to perish). Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: ekthetos
Phonetic Spelling: (ek'-thet-os) Short Definition: cast out, exposed ...
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1651. elegcho -- to expose, convict, reprove
... verb Definition to expose, convict, reprove NASB Word Usage convict (2), convicted
(2), convicts (1), expose (1), exposed (2), rebuke (1), refute (1 ...
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4286. prothesis -- a setting forth, ie fig. proposal, spec. the ...
... From protithemai; a setting forth, ie (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially,
the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God -- purpose, shew ...
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449. aniptos -- unwashed
... This issue in Judaism was unfortunately rather than Scripture. Accordingly, Jesus
had to exposed it for , that it was. Word Origin from alpha (as a neg. ...
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5578. pseudoprophetes -- a false prophet
... world with their message. But when in fact, they operate and so they must
be exposed for what they are -- and ! Word Origin from ...
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2341. theriomacheo -- to fight with wild beasts
... ree-om-akh-eh'-o) Short Definition: I fight with wild beasts Definition: I fight
with wild beasts (ie wild beasts in human form); met: I am exposed to fierce ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5783. ur -- to be exposed or bare
... 5782, 5783. ur. 5784 . to be exposed or bare. Transliteration: ur Phonetic
Spelling: (oor) Short Definition: bare. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6706. tsachiach -- a shining or glaring surface
... Word Origin from tsachach Definition a shining or glaring surface NASB Word
Usage bare (4), exposed places (1). higher place, top. ...
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2554. chamas -- to treat violently or wrong
... root Definition to treat violently or wrong NASB Word Usage do violence (1), done
violence (2), drop off (1), exposed (1), injures (1), violently treated (1 ...
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6189. arel -- having foreskin (uncircumcised)
... Rom arel; properly, exposed, ie Projecting loose (as to the prepuce); used only
technically, uncircumcised (ie Still having the prepuce uncurtailed ...
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1540. galah -- to uncover, remove
... 1), depart (1), departed (3), deported (1), disappears (1), discloses (2), disclosing
(1), exile (8), exiled (4), exiles (1), expose (2), exposed (3), go from ...
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7307. ruach -- breath, wind, spirit
... breath, wind, spirit NASB Word Usage air (2), anger (1), blast (2), breath (31),
breathless* (1), cool (1), courage (1), despondency* (1), exposed (1), grief ...
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7200. raah -- to see
... 13), considered (1), display (1), displayed (1), distinguish (1), encountered (1),
enjoy (1), enjoy* (3), examined (1), experience (1), exposed (1), face* (2 ...
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2455. chol -- profaneness, commonness
... common, profane place, unholy. From chalal; properly, exposed; hence, profane --
common, profane (place), unholy. see HEBREW chalal. 2454, 2455. chol. 2456 > ...
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Library

Judas Exposed.
... Chapter XIII. Judas Exposed. In washing the disciples' feet, Jesus had said, "Ye
are clean, but not all. ... Judas understood these words. He was fully exposed. ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/judas exposed.htm

Psalm 50:4. LM Hypocrisy Exposed.
... THE Psalms of David, In Metre. Psalm 50:4. LM Hypocrisy exposed. 1 The
Lord, the Judge, his churches warns, Let hypocrites attend ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/watts/the psalms of david/psalm 50 4 0 l m hypocrisy.htm

The Opposite Extravagance Exposed that is Christ with a Soul ...
... Chapter XI."The Opposite Extravagance Exposed That is Christ with a Soul
Composed of Flesh"Corporeal, Though Invisible. Christ's ...
/.../ on the flesh of christ/chapter xi the opposite extravagance exposed.htm

A Curious Inconsistency in Hermogenes Exposed Certain Expressions ...
... Chapter XXVIII."A Curious Inconsistency in Hermogenes Exposed Certain Expressions
in The History of Creation Vindicated in The True Sense. ...
/.../tertullian/against hermogenes/chapter xxviii a curious inconsistency in.htm

Psalm 50 Part 3 Hypocrisy Exposed.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 50 PART 3 Hypocrisy exposed. LM Hypocrisy exposed. The
Lord, the Judge, his churches warns,. Let hypocrites attend and fear,. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 50 part 3 hypocrisy.htm

How the Old Man Exposed Our Errors.
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter II. How the old man exposed our
errors. The feebleness of your ideas shows that you have ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter ii how the old.htm

Other Discrepancies Exposed and Refuted Respecting the Evil in ...
... Chapter XLIII."Other Discrepancies Exposed and Refuted Respecting the
Evil in Matter Being Changed to Good. On the subject of ...
/.../tertullian/against hermogenes/chapter xliii other discrepancies exposed and.htm

Psalm 36 Practical Atheism Exposed; Or, the Being and Attributes ...
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 36 Practical atheism exposed; or, The being and
attributes of God asserted. v.1,2,5-7,9. CM. Practical ...
/.../the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 36 practical atheism exposed.htm

The Greek Theogony Exposed.
... Chapter II."The Greek theogony exposed. But since, next to Homer, Hesiod wrote
his Works and Days, who will believe his drivelling theogony? ...
/.../justins discourse to the greeks/chapter ii the greek theogony exposed.htm

Other Absurd Theories Respecting Matter and Its Incidents Exposed ...
... Chapter XXXVI."Other Absurd Theories Respecting Matter and Its Incidents Exposed
in an Ironical Strain. Motion in Matter. Hermogenes' Conceits Respecting It. ...
/.../against hermogenes/chapter xxxvi other absurd theories respecting.htm

Thesaurus

Exposed (39 Occurrences)
...Exposed (39 Occurrences). John 3:20 For everyone who does evil hates the light,
and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed. ...
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Bare (250 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) With head uncovered; bareheaded. 3. (a.) Without anything to cover up
or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed. ...
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Expose (12 Occurrences)
... her with thirst. (See NAS). Habakkuk 2:16 You are filled with shame, and
not glory. You will also drink, and be exposed! The cup of ...
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Open (586 Occurrences)
... public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly;
liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed...
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Gazing-stock (2 Occurrences)
... "In the morning men are exposed to lions and bears; at mid-day to their spectators;
those that kill are exposed to one another; the victor is detained for ...
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Gazingstock (2 Occurrences)
... "In the morning men are exposed to lions and bears; at mid-day to their spectators;
those that kill are exposed to one another; the victor is detained for ...
/g/gazingstock.htm - 9k

Wilt (324 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when
exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when ...
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Rabbah (14 Occurrences)
... After David's defeat of the Arameans at Helam a year later, the Ammonites were exposed
alone to the full-force of Israel, the ark of the covenant being carried ...
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Market-place (7 Occurrences)
... of public resort, and hence a public place or broad street (Matthew 11:16; 20:3),
as well as a forum or Market-place proper, where goods were exposed for sale ...
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Blot (23 Occurrences)
... 12. (n.) A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken up. 13. (n.) A weak point;
a failing; an exposed point or mark. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Exposed (39 Occurrences)

John 3:20
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
(WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 7:21
and he having been exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and did rear him to herself for a son;
(YLT RSV)

Romans 14:16
Therefore do not let the boon which is yours in common be exposed to reproach.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.
(See NIV)

Ephesians 5:13
But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Titus 2:5
industrious in their homes, kind, submissive to their husbands, so that the Christian teaching may not be exposed to reproach.
(WEY)

Hebrews 4:13
And no created thing is able to escape its scrutiny; but everything lies bare and completely exposed before the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
(WEY)

Hebrews 6:6
and having fallen away, again to renew 'them' to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.
(YLT)

Hebrews 10:33
partly, being exposed to both reproaches and oppressions; and partly, becoming partakers with those who were treated so.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Revelation 16:15
"Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn't walk naked, and they see his shame."
(See NAS RSV)

Genesis 42:9
And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamt of them; and he said to them, Ye are spies: to see the exposed places of the land ye are come.
(DBY)

Genesis 42:12
And he said to them, No; but to see the exposed places of the land are ye come.
(DBY)

Exodus 20:26
Neither shall you go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.'
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 20:18
"'If a man lies with a woman having her monthly period, and uncovers her nakedness; he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
(See NAS NIV)

Judges 5:18
Zebulun 'is' a people who exposed its soul to death, Naphtali also -- on high places of the field.
(YLT)

2 Samuel 21:6
let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh." The king said, "I will give them."
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 21:9
He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before Yahweh, and all seven of them fell together. They were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 21:13
and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son: and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 22:16
Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 4:13
I set in the lower places behind the wall in exposed places, I even set the people, according to their families, with their swords, their spears and their bows.
(DBY NAS NIV)

Esther 6:2
It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.
(See NIV)

Psalms 18:15
Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 26:26
His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Isaiah 19:7
Exposed things by the brook, by the edge of the brook, And every sown thing of the brook, hath withered, It hath been driven away, and is not.
(YLT)

Isaiah 22:6
And Elam hath borne a quiver, In a chariot of men -- horsemen, And Kir hath exposed a shield.
(YLT)

Isaiah 47:3
The shame of your unclothed condition will be seen by all: I will give punishment without mercy,
(See NAS NIV)

Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I give a portion to him among the many, And with the mighty he apportioneth spoil, Because that he exposed to death his soul, And with transgressors he was numbered, And he the sin of many hath borne, And for transgressors he intercedeth.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 13:22
If you say in your heart, Why are these things come on me? for the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered, and your heels suffer violence.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 36:30
Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit on the throne of David; and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 52:23
There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were one hundred on the network all around.
(See NAS)

Lamentations 2:14
Thy prophets have seen for thee a false and insipid thing, And have not revealed concerning thine iniquity, To turn back thy captivity, And they see for thee false burdens and causes of expulsion.
(See NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 16:36
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness exposed through thy carnal connection with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give to them;
(WBS NIV)

Ezekiel 23:18
So she disclosed her lewd deeds, and exposed her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, as my mind was alienated from her sister.
(WBS NIV)

Ezekiel 23:29
and they shall deal with you in hatred, and shall take away all your labor, and shall leave you naked and bare; and the nakedness of your prostitution shall be uncovered, both your lewdness and your prostitution.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 28:17
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your brightness: I have cast you to the ground; I have laid you before kings, that they may see you.
(See RSV)

Hosea 7:1
When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, also the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the gang of robbers ravages outside.
(See NIV)

Micah 1:11
Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame exposed: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive from you his standing.
(WBS)

Habakkuk 2:16
You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink, and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh's right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
(WEB NIV)

Zephaniah 2:14
And crouched in her midst have droves, Every beast of the nation, Both pelican and hedge-hog in her knobs lodge, A voice doth sing at the window, 'Destruction 'is' at the threshold, For the cedar-work is exposed.'
(YLT NIV)

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