Afflictions and Adversities Miscellany of minor sub-topics:
- God regulates the measure of afflictions
Psalms 80:5; Isaiah 9:1; Jeremiah 46:28
- Determines the continuance of
Genesis 15:14; Numbers 14:33; Isaiah 10:25; Jeremiah 29:10
- Does not willingly send
Lamentations 3:33
- Man is born to
Job 5:7; Job 14:1
- Saints appointed to
1 Thessalonians 3:3
- Consequent upon the fall
Genesis 3:19
- Sin produces
Job 4:8; Job 20:11; Proverbs 1:31
- Sinners corrected by
2 Samuel 12:14; Psalms 89:32; Isaiah 57:17; Acts 13:11
- Often severe
Job 16:16; Psalms 42:7; Psalms 66:12; Jonah 2:3; Revelation 7:14
- Always less than deserved
Ezra 9:13; Psalms 103:10
- Results of, good
Genesis 50:20; Exodus 1:12; Deuteronomy 8:16; Jeremiah 24:6; Ezekiel 20:37
- Tempered with mercy
Psalms 78:39; Psalms 106:46; Isaiah 30:21; Lamentations 3:32; Micah 7:9; Nahum 1:12
Of Saints:
- To be expected
John 16:33; Acts 14:22
- Comparatively light
Acts 20:24; Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17
- Temporary
Psalms 30:5; Psalms 103:9; Isaiah 54:8; John 16:20; 1 Peter 1:6; 1 Peter 5:10
- Joy under
Job 5:17; James 5:11
- End in joy and blessedness
Psalms 126:6; Isaiah 61:3; Matthew 5:4; 1 Peter 4:14
- Often arise from the profession of the gospel
Matthew 24:9; John 15:21; 2 Timothy 3:12
- Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God
Deuteronomy 8:5; Psalms 119:75; Proverbs 3:12; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:7; Revelation 3:19
Of the wicked:
- God is glorified in
Exodus 14:4; Ezekiel 38:23
- God holds in derision
Psalms 37:13; Proverbs 1:27
- Are multiplied
Deuteronomy 31:17; Job 20:5; Job 21:17; Psalms 32:10
- Continual
Job 15:20; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Isaiah 32:10
- Often sudden
Psalms 73:19; Proverbs 6:15; Isaiah 30:13; Revelation 18:10
- Are often judicially sent
Job 21:17; Psalms 107:17; Jeremiah 30:15
- Are for examples to others
Psalms 64:9; Zephaniah 3:7; 1 Corinthians 10:5; 1 Corinthians 10:11; 2 Peter 2:6
- Are ineffectual for their conversion
Exodus 9:30; Isaiah 9:13; Jeremiah 2:30; Haggai 2:17
- Their persecution of saints, a cause of
Deuteronomy 30:7; Psalms 55:19; Zechariah 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:6
- Impenitence is a cause of
Proverbs 1:31; Ezekiel 24:13; Amos 4:12; Zechariah 7:12; Revelation 2:22
- Sometimes humble them
1 Kings 21:27
- Frequently harden
Nehemiah 9:29; Jeremiah 5:3
- Produce slavish fear
Job 15:24; Psalms 73:19; Jeremiah 49:3; Jeremiah 49:5
- Saints should not be alarmed at
Proverbs 3:26
- Exemplified:
b in Pharaoh and the Egyptians
Exodus 9:15; Exodus 14:25
b in Ahaziah
2 Kings 1:4
b in Gehazi
2 Kings 5:27
b in Jehoram
2 Chronicles 21:19
b in Uzziah
2 Chronicles 26:21
b in Ahaz
2 Chronicles 28:8; 2 Chronicles 28:22
Forsaken by friends in, instances of
- General references
Job 2:9; Job 19:19
- David
Psalms 31:12; Psalms 41:9; Psalms 88:8; Psalms 88:18
- Jesus
Matthew 26:56
- Paul
2 Timothy 4:16
National lessons from
Joel 1
Unclassified scriptures relating to
- General references
Genesis 3:17; Deuteronomy 8:5; 2 Samuel 7:14; Job 3:26; Job 5:7; Job 5:18; Job 6:30; Job 7:6; Job 9:18; Job 12:5; Job 14:1; Job 14:22; Job 16:14; Job 17:16; Job 19:20; Job 23:10; Job 30:19; Job 33:22; Job 36:12; Job 36:15; Psalms 6:7; Psalms 18:6; Psalms 31:13; Psalms 32:4; Psalms 39:4; Psalms 42:7; Psalms 55:8; Psalms 66:12; Psalms 69:3; Psalms 69:20; Psalms 73:10; Psalms 77:4; Psalms 80:6; Psalms 88:18; Psalms 89:32; Psalms 90:10; Psalms 102:11; Psalms 107:5; Psalms 107:10; Psalms 107:19; Psalms 109:24; Psalms 116:3; Psalms 141:7; Psalms 143:4; Proverbs 3:12; Proverbs 12:25; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 14:10; Proverbs 14:13; Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 15:15; Proverbs 17:3; Proverbs 17:22; Proverbs 18:14; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Ecclesiastes 7:4; Isaiah 1:6; Isaiah 24:16; Isaiah 26:17; Isaiah 48:10; Lamentations 1:7; Lamentations 1:12; Lamentations 3:36; Zechariah 13:9; Mark 9:49; John 15:2; John 16:33; 2 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 6:10; 2 Corinthians 11:30; Hebrews 12:7; Hebrews 12:9; 1 Peter 5:9; Revelation 3:19
Penitent; Persecution; Poor; Sorrow; Temptation
Benefits of
1 Kings 8:33; 1 Kings 8:35; 1 Kings 8:53; Deuteronomy 4:31; Deuteronomy 30:2; 2 Chronicles 6:31; Job 5:11; Job 5:17; Job 23:10; Psalms 94:13; Proverbs 3:12; Hebrews 12:5; Ecclesiastes 7:3; Isaiah 19:20; Isaiah 19:22; Isaiah 26:9; Isaiah 27:9; Jeremiah 2:27; Jeremiah 22:23; Jeremiah 31:19; Lamentations 3:28; Ezekiel 20:37; Ezekiel 20:43; Ezekiel 6:9; Hosea 2:7; Hosea 5:15; Romans 5:4; Romans 8:17; Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Philippians 1:14; Philippians 1:19; James 1:4; James 1:12; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 4:14
Benefits of, illustrated
- General references
Genesis 22:12; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 32:31; Genesis 42:21; Exodus 9:28; Exodus 10:7; Exodus 10:17; Exodus 12:33; Numbers 21:7; Judges 10:8; Judges 10:10; 1 Samuel 12:10; 1 Kings 13:10; 2 Chronicles 15:4; 2 Chronicles 33:13; Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 9:38; Job 34:32; Job 40:5; Psalms 18:6; Psalms 66:12; Psalms 78:35; Psalms 119:67; Psalms 119:71; Isaiah 26:16; Jeremiah 31:19; Lamentations 3:20; Hosea 6:1; Jonah 2:10; Luke 15:24; Acts 8:24
- Exemplified:
b Joseph's brethren
Genesis 42:21
b Joseph
Genesis 45:5; Genesis 45:8
b Israel
Deuteronomy 8:3; Deuteronomy 8:5
b Josiah
2 Kings 22:19
b Hezekiah
2 Chronicles 32:26
b Manasseh
2 Chronicles 33:12
b Jonah
Jonah 2:7
b Prodigal son
Luke 15:21
Consolation in
Genesis 16:13; Genesis 21:21; Genesis 26:33; Genesis 31:42; Exodus 3:8; Exodus 3:17; Exodus 14:14; Deuteronomy 33:27; 2 Samuel 22:28; Job 5:27; Job 11:19; Job 16:5; Job 29:25; Job 31:22; Job 35:10; Psalms 9:10; Psalms 23:4; Psalms 27:6; Psalms 30:5; Psalms 31:7; Psalms 34:4; Psalms 34:20; Psalms 37:24; Psalms 37:33; Psalms 41:3; Psalms 42:5; Psalms 46:1; Psalms 50:15; Psalms 55:22; Psalms 56:10; Psalms 62:2; Psalms 62:8; Psalms 62:12; Psalms 68:6; Psalms 69:20; Psalms 69:33; Psalms 71:20; Psalms 73:26; Psalms 94:19; Psalms 103:14; Psalms 112:4; Psalms 119:50; Psalms 119:52; Psalms 119:54; Psalms 119:92; Psalms 119:143; Psalms 138:3; Psalms 138:8; Psalms 140:12; Psalms 145:14; Psalms 147:3; Proverbs 12:13; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Isaiah 4:6; Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 25:4; Isaiah 30:20; Isaiah 40:2; Isaiah 40:29; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 41:17; Isaiah 42:3; Isaiah 43:2; Isaiah 49:13; Isaiah 50:4; Isaiah 50:10; Isaiah 51:13; Isaiah 54:4; Isaiah 54:11; Isaiah 58:10; Isaiah 61:3; Isaiah 63:9; Isaiah 66:5; Isaiah 66:14; Jeremiah 31:13; Jeremiah 31:25; Jeremiah 39:18; Lamentations 3:33; Lamentations 3:57; Ezekiel 11:16; Hosea 2:15; Hosea 6:3; Nahum 1:7; Zephaniah 3:18; Matthew 5:4; Matthew 5:12; Matthew 10:31; Luke 12:7; Luke 21:18; Matthew 11:28; Matthew 14:27; Mark 6:50; Matthew 25:36; Matthew 25:40; Matthew 28:5; Matthew 28:10; Luke 6:23; Luke 7:13; John 14:1; John 14:16; John 14:18; John 14:27; John 15:18; John 15:20; John 16:20; John 16:22; John 16:33; Acts 12:5; Acts 23:11; Romans 8:28; Romans 8:39; Romans 12:12; Romans 15:4; 2 Corinthians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 1:7; 2 Corinthians 4:10; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 7:6; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:18; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 2 Timothy 2:12; 2 Timothy 4:17; Hebrews 2:15; Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:16; Hebrews 6:18; Hebrews 12:4; Hebrews 13:3; Hebrews 13:6; James 1:12; James 1:27; James 5:8; James 5:10; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 4:14; 1 Peter 5:7; 1 Peter 5:9; Revelation 2:10; Revelation 3:2; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 7:17
Deliverance from
Prayer, Answered
Design of
- General references
Deuteronomy 8:2; Deuteronomy 8:16; Deuteronomy 30:3; Deuteronomy 31:17; Judges 2:22; 1 Kings 8:48; 2 Chronicles 6:31; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Job 33:11; Job 33:30; Job 36:10; Psalms 66:10; Psalms 106:44; Psalms 107:14; Psalms 107:21; Psalms 107:31; Psalms 119:71; Ecclesiastes 7:14; Isaiah 1:27; Isaiah 4:4; Isaiah 9:14; Isaiah 52:6; Jeremiah 24:5; Lamentations 1:5; Ezekiel 6:10; Ezekiel 14:11; Daniel 4:27; Daniel 4:34; Hosea 5:15; Amos 4:6; Micah 6:9; Malachi 3:3; John 9:3; John 11:4; John 15:2; John 21:19; 1 Corinthians 11:32; 2 Corinthians 1:6; 2 Corinthians 4:11; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 12:7; Philippians 1:30; 2 Thessalonians 1:5; Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 5:9; Hebrews 12:11; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 5:10; Revelation 2:10
Afflictions and Adversities, Benefits of
Despondency in
Job 4:5; Job 9:35; Psalms 22:2; Proverbs 24:10; Lamentations 3:39; Mark 15:34; Matthew 27:46; Luke 18:1
Dispensation of God
Exodus 4:11; Deuteronomy 4:31; Deuteronomy 28:68; Deuteronomy 32:39; Ruth 1:21; 1 Samuel 2:7; 2 Samuel 16:10; 2 Kings 6:33; 2 Kings 15:5; 2 Chronicles 7:22; Job 1:21; Job 5:6; Job 5:18; Job 6:4; Job 9:12; Job 9:22; Job 10:8; Job 11:10; Job 12:25; Job 19:6; Job 19:21; Job 21:17; Job 23:16; Job 27:2; Job 30:11; Job 34:29; Psalms 38:3; Psalms 66:11; Psalms 71:20; Psalms 78:34; Psalms 88:7; Psalms 88:16; Psalms 89:45; Psalms 90:7; Psalms 90:15; Psalms 102:10; Psalms 102:23; Isaiah 30:20; Isaiah 45:7; Jeremiah 45:3; Lamentations 1:5; Lamentations 3:1; Daniel 4:26; Amos 3:6; Jonah 2:3; Micah 1:12; Romans 8:20; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:10; Revelation 3:19
From Satan
- General references
Job 1; 2 Corinthians 12:7
Temptation
Impenitence in
Afflictions and Adversities, Obduracy in
Mocking at
Job 12:5; Proverbs 17:5
Murmuring in
Murmuring
Obduracy in
- General references
Leviticus 26:24; Leviticus 26:28; Job 36:13; Psalms 78:32; Isaiah 8:21; Isaiah 9:13; Isaiah 22:13; Isaiah 26:11; Isaiah 42:25; Isaiah 57:17; Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 2:35; Jeremiah 3:3; Jeremiah 5:3; Jeremiah 7:28; Daniel 9:13; Hosea 7:10; Hosea 7:14; Hosea 9:17; Amos 4:11; Zephaniah 3:2; Zephaniah 3:7; Haggai 2:17; Revelation 9:21; Revelation 16:11; Revelation 16:21
Judgment; Impenitence
- Instances of:
b Pharaoh
Exodus 8:19; Exodus 9:34; Exodus 14:9
b Asa
2 Chronicles 16:12
b Ahaz
2 Chronicles 28:23
Penitence in, instances of:
- Pharaoh
Exodus 8:8; Exodus 9:30; Exodus 12:31; Exodus 14:9
- David
2 Samuel 12:16; 2 Samuel 12:23
- Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 4:37
- Levites
Nehemiah 9:33
Prayer in
- General references
Genesis 32:11; Genesis 43:14; Exodus 17:4; Numbers 20:16; 1 Samuel 1:11; 2 Samuel 12:22; 2 Samuel 15:31; 2 Samuel 22:7; 1 Kings 8:50; 2 Chronicles 6:39; 2 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 19:19; 1 Chronicles 5:20; 2 Chronicles 14:11; 2 Chronicles 20:13; 2 Chronicles 33:13; Nehemiah 4:5; Nehemiah 4:9; Nehemiah 6:9; Nehemiah 6:14; Nehemiah 9:32; Job 10:2; Job 10:9; Job 10:15; Job 13:21; Job 16:20; Psalms 3:2; Psalms 3:7; Psalms 4:1; Psalms 5:8; Psalms 6:7; Psalms 7:2; Psalms 7:7; Psalms 9:14; Psalms 10:1; Psalms 10:15; Psalms 13:4; Psalms 16:1; Psalms 17:2; Psalms 17:9; Psalms 17:14; Psalms 20:2; Psalms 22:21; Psalms 25:2; Psalms 25:19; Psalms 25:22; Psalms 27:12; Psalms 28:1; Psalms 30:9; Psalms 31:4; Psalms 31:18;
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