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Affliction,
Prayer Under.
Afflictions.
God appoints 2Ki
6:33; Job 5:6,17; Ps 66:11; Am 3:6; Mic 6:9.
God dispenses, as He will Job
11:10; Isa 10:15; 45:7.
God regulates the measure of Ps
80:5; Isa 9:1; Jer 46:28.
God determines the continuance of Ge
15:13,14; Nu 14:33; Isa 10:25; Jer 29:10.
God does not willingly send La
3:33.
Man is born to Job
5:6,7; 14:1.
Saints appointed to 1Th
3:3.
Consequent upon the fall Ge
3:16-19.
Sin produces Job
4:8; 20:11; Pr 1:31.
Sin visited with 2Sa
12:14; Ps 89:30-32; Isa 57:17; Ac 13:10,11.
Often severe Job
16:7-16; Ps 42:7; 66:12; Jon 2:3; Re 7:14.
Always less than we deserve Ezr
9:13; Ps 103:10.
Frequently terminate in good Ge
50:20; Ex 1:11,12; De 8:15,16; Jer 24:5,6; Eze 20:37.
Tempered with mercy Ps
78:38,39; 106:43-46; Isa 30:18-21; La 3:32; Mic 7:7-9; Na 1:12.
Saints are to expect Joh
16:33; Ac 14:22.
Of saints, are comparatively light Ac
20:23,24; Ro 8:18; 2Co 4:17.
Of saints, are but temporary Ps
30:5; 103:9; Isa 54:7,8; Joh 16:20; 1Pe 1:6; 5:10.
Saints have joy under Job
5:17; Jas 5:11.
Of saints, end in joy and blessedness Ps
126:5,6; Isa 61:2,3; Mt 5:4; 1Pe 4:13,14.
Often arise from the profession of the gospel Mt
24:9; Joh 15:21; 2Ti 3:11,12.
Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God De
8:5; Ps 119:75; Pr 3:12; 1Co 11:32; Heb 12:6,7; Re 3:19.
Afflictions
Made Beneficial.
In promoting the glory of God Joh
9:1-3; 11:3,4; 21:18,19.
In exhibiting the power and faithfulness of God Ps
34:19,20; 2Co 4:8-11.
In teaching us the will of God Ps
119:71; Isa 26:9; Mic 6:9.
In turning us to God De
4:30,31; Ne 1:8,9; Ps 78:34; Isa 10:20,21; Ho 2:6,7.
In keeping us from again departing from God Job
34:31,32; Isa 10:20; Eze 14:10,11.
In leading us to seek God in prayer Jdj
4:3; Jer 31:18; La 2:17-19; Ho 5:14,15; Jon 2:1.
In convincing us of sin Job
36:8,9; Ps 119:67; Lu 15:16-18.
In leading us to confession of sin Nu
21:7; Ps 32:5; 51:3,5.
In testing and exhibiting our sincerity Job
23:10; Ps 66:10; Pr 17:3.
In trying our faith and obedience Ge
22:1,2; Heb 11:17; Ex 15:23-25; De 8:2,16; 1Pe 1:7; Re 2:10.
In humbling us De
8:3,16; 2Ch 7:13,14; La 3:19,20; 2Co 12:7.
In purifying us Ec
7:2,3; Isa 1:25,26; 48:10; Jer 9:6,7; Zec 13:9; Mal 3:2,3.
In exercising our patience Ps
40:1; Ro 5:3; Jas 1:3; 1Pe 2:20.
In rendering us fruitful in good works Joh
15:2; Heb 12:10,11.
In furthering the gospel Ac
8:3,4; 11:19-21; Php 1:12; 2Ti 2:9,10; 4:16,17.
Exemplified
Afflictions
of the Wicked, The.
God is glorified in Ex
14:4; Eze 38:22,23.
God holds in derision Ps
37:13; Pr 1:26,27.
Are multiplied De
31:17; Job 20:12-18; Ps 32:10.
Are continual Job
15:20; Ec 2:23; Isa 32:10.
Are often sudden Ps
73:10; Pr 6:15; Isa 30:13; Re 18:10.
Are often judicially sent Job
21:17; Ps 107:17; Jer 30:15.
Are for examples to others Ps
64:7-9; Zep 3:6,7; 1Co 10:5-11; 2Pe 2:6.
Are ineffectual of themselves, for their conversion Ex
9:30; Isa 9:13; Jer 2:30; Hag 2:17.
Their persecution of saints, a cause of De
30:7; Ps 55:19; Zec 2:9; 2Th 1:6.
Impenitence is a cause of Pr
1:30,31; Eze 24:13; Am 4:6-12; Zec 7:11,12; Re 2:21,22.
Sometimes humble them 1Ki
21:27.
Frequently harden Ne
9:28,29; Jer 5:3.
Produce slavish fear Job
15:24; Ps 73:19; Jer 49:3,5.
Saints should not be alarmed at Pr
3:25,26.
Exemplified
Agriculture
or Husbandry.
The cultivation of the earth Ge
3:23.
The occupation of man before the fall Ge
2:15.
Rendered laborious by the curse on the earth Ge
3:17-19.
Man doomed to labour in, after the fall Ge
3:23.
Contributes to the support of all Ec
5:9.
The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of Jer
5:24; Ho 2:8.
Requires
Diligence
in, abundantly recompensed Pr
12:11; 13:23; 28:19; Heb 6:7.
Persons engaged in, called
Peace
favourable to Isa
2:4; Jer 31:24.
War destructive to Jer
50:16; 51:23.
Patriarchs engaged in Ge
4:2; 9:20.
The labour of, supposed to be lessened by Noah Ge
5:29; 9:20.
The Jews loved and followed Jdj
6:11; 1Ki 19:19; 2Ch 26:10.
Soil of Canaan suited to Ge
13:10; De 8:7-9.
Climate of Canaan favourable to De
11:10,11.
Was promoted amongst the Jews by
Enactments
to protect
Often
performed by hirelings 1Ch
27:26; 2Ch 26:10; Mt 20:8; Lu 17:7.
Not to be engaged in during the Sabbatical year Ex
23:10,11.
Produce of, given as rent for land Mt
21:33,34.
Produce of, often blasted because of sin Isa
5:10; 7:23; Jer 12:13; Joe 1:10,11.
Grief occasioned by the failure of the fruits of Joe
1:11; Am 5:16,17.
Produce of, exported 1Ki
5:11; Eze 27:17.
Operations in
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Implements
of
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