Definition and Usage:
The term "thrusting" in the biblical context generally refers to the act of pushing or driving something or someone with force. It is often used in both literal and metaphorical senses throughout the Scriptures. The act of thrusting can imply aggression, urgency, or the exertion of power and authority.

Biblical References:

1. Literal Thrusting:
· In the context of physical combat or conflict, thrusting is often associated with the use of weapons. For example, in Judges 3:21, we read about Ehud, who "reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into Eglon’s belly" . This act of thrusting is a decisive and forceful action that leads to the deliverance of Israel from Moabite oppression.

2. Metaphorical Thrusting:
· Thrusting can also be used metaphorically to describe the forceful imposition of ideas or actions. In Acts 7:27, during Stephen's speech, he recounts how Moses was rejected by his fellow Israelites: "But the man who was mistreating his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?’" . Here, the act of thrusting aside signifies rejection and resistance to authority.

3. Divine Thrusting:
· The concept of thrusting is also seen in divine actions, where God exercises His power and judgment. In Deuteronomy 6:19, the Israelites are reminded of God's promise to "drive out all your enemies before you, as the LORD has said" . The divine thrusting out of enemies is a demonstration of God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His covenant people.

4. Thrusting in Judgment:
· Thrusting is sometimes associated with divine judgment. In Revelation 14:19, the imagery of the harvest is used to depict judgment: "So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath" . The thrusting of the sickle symbolizes the execution of divine judgment upon the earth.

Theological Implications:
Thrusting, as depicted in the Bible, often carries significant theological implications. It can represent the decisive action of God in history, whether in delivering His people, executing judgment, or establishing His kingdom. The act of thrusting underscores the themes of divine authority, justice, and the fulfillment of God's promises.

Moral and Ethical Considerations:
From a moral and ethical standpoint, the concept of thrusting challenges believers to consider the force and intent behind their actions. While physical or metaphorical thrusting can be necessary in the pursuit of justice or defense, it also calls for discernment and alignment with God's will. The Scriptures encourage believers to act with righteousness and to rely on God's strength and guidance in all endeavors.1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thrust.

2. (n.) The act of pushing with force.

3. (n.) The act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the whey.

4. (n.) The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made.

3238. yanah -- to oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress
... Word Usage do him wrong (1), mistreat (2), oppress (3), oppresses (1), oppressing
(1), oppressor (2), oppressors (1), subdue (1), thrusting (1), tyrannical (1 ...
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2595. chanith -- a spear
... javelin, spear. From chanah; a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent) -- javelin,
spear. see HEBREW chanah. 2594, 2595. chanith. 2596 . Strong's Numbers
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6848. tsepha' -- a serpent
... adder, cockatrice From an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper (as thrusting
out the tongue, ie Hissing) -- adder, cockatrice. 6847, 6848. ...
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5954. alal -- to go or come in
... (Aramaic) corresponding to alal (in the sense of thrusting oneself in), to enter;
causatively, to introduce -- bring in, come in, go in. see HEBREW alal. ...
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A Little Sermon to School-Girls.
... be obtrusive with our attentions. Sometimes people pain us by thrusting
upon us attentions which we do not want. There is a kind ...
/.../a little sermon to school-girls.htm

As God is the Author of Patience So the Devil is of Impatience.
... he had been the first to feel, and by means of which he had entered on his course
of delinquency, he called the same to his assistance for the thrusting of man ...
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Book v. Our Reply, in the Previous Books, to the Mad and ...
... For while unbelief with boisterous irreverence was thrusting upon us the unity of
God, a unity which devout and reasonable faith cannot deny, the scrupulous ...
/.../hilary/the life and writings of st hilary of poitiers/book v our reply in.htm

The Evidence of Our Lord's Wounds
... not always act towards us according to his own dignity, but according to our necessity;
and if we really are so weak that nothing will do but thrusting a hand ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 34 1888/the evidence of our lords.htm

The Death of Saint George.
... however, with furious rage, he made at the Knight, and would have carried both him
and his charger to the ground, but that Saint George, thrusting his spear at ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter twenty one the death.htm

John Wyclif (Ad C1324-1384)
... papacy in England; and it had been provoked more and more, partly because the popes
were always drawing money from this country, and thrusting foreigners into ...
/.../chapter xx john wyclif ad.htm

Refutation of the Homeric view of the Soul's Detention from Hades ...
... of Achilles in a dream, on the ground that he could not enter Hades through any
other portal, since the souls of the sepulchred dead kept thrusting him away. ...
/.../tertullian/a treatise on the soul/chapter lvi refutation of the homeric.htm

A New Kind of King
... Knowing as He did the ferment of expectation into which He was thrusting this new
element of disturbance, and foreseeing, as He must have done, that it would ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/a new kind of king.htm

How Internal Exercises are to be Practised in Times Improper and ...
... to humility, and a sign of a weariness of internal ways, and of a sensual desire
to rule over others; yea, moreover, it is a wilful thrusting one's self into ...
/.../chapter iv how internal exercises.htm

To Olympias. Having Risen from the Very Gates of Death I Address ...
... And the wonder is that without thrusting yourself into the forum, or occupying the
public centres of the city, but sitting all the while in a small house and ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/to olympias having risen from.htm

Thrusting (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Thrusting (5 Occurrences). ... Deuteronomy 6:19 thrusting out
all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken. (DBY RSV NIV). ...
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Butt (2 Occurrences)
... abut. 3. (vi) To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head
forward, as an ox or a ram. [See Butt, n.]. 4. (vt) To ...
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Oppressors (31 Occurrences)
... enemies all the days of the judge; for it repenteth Jehovah, because of their groaning
from the presence of their oppressors, and of those thrusting them away. ...
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Wished (31 Occurrences)
... Acts 19:33 and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander -- the Jews thrusting
him forward -- and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make ...
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Wishing (25 Occurrences)
... Acts 19:33 and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander -- the Jews thrusting
him forward -- and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make ...
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Fence (12 Occurrences)
... with the small sword, using the point only. 10. (vi) Hence, to fight or dispute
in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc. Int. ...
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Thrusteth (3 Occurrences)

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Teach (172 Occurrences)
... teaching idea from which the law was derived is expressed by a verb which means
"to throw," "to cast as an arrow or lot." It is also used of thrusting the hand ...
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Tilt (2 Occurrences)
... 9. (vi) To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or
exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust ...
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Teaching (372 Occurrences)
... teaching idea from which the law was derived is expressed by a verb which means
"to throw," "to cast as an arrow or lot." It is also used of thrusting the hand ...
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