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AFFLICTIONS and ADVERSITIES

• MINOR SUB-TOPICS

  • God regulates the measure of afflictions
    Psalm 80:5; Isaiah 9:1; Jeremiah 46:28;

  • Determines the continuance of
    Genesis 15:13, 14; Numbers 14:33; Isaiah 10:25; Jeremiah 29:10

  • Does not willingly send
    Lamentations 3:33

  • Man is born to
    Job 5:6, 7; 14:1

  • Saints appointed to
    1Thessalonians 3:3

• MINOR SUB-TOPICS

  • Consequent upon the fall
    Genesis 3:16-19

  • Sin produces
    Job 4:8; 20:11; Proverbs 1:31

  • Sinners corrected by
    2Samuel 12:14; Psalm 89:30-32; Isaiah 57:17; Acts 13:10, 11

  • Often severe
    Job 16:7-16; Psalm 42:7; 66:12; Jonah 2:3; Revelation 7:14

  • Always less than deserved
    Ezra 9:13; Psalm 103:10

  • Results of, good
    Genesis 50:20; Exodus 1:11, 12; Deuteronomy 8:15, 16; Jeremiah 24:5, 6; Ezekiel 20:37

  • Tempered with mercy
    Psalm 78:38, 39; 106:43-46; Isaiah 30:18-21; Lamentations 3:32; Micah 7:7-9; Nahum 1:12

• AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES OF SAINTS

  • To be expected
    John 16:33; Acts 14:22

  • Comparatively light
    Acts 20:23; 24; Romans 8:18; 2Corinthians 4:17

  • Temporary
    Psalm 30:5; 103:9; Isaiah 54:7, 8; John 16:20; 1Peter 1:6; 5:10

  • Joy under
    Job 5:17; James 5:11

  • End in joy and blessedness
    Psalm 126:5, 6; Isaiah 61:2, 3; Matthew 5:4; 1Peter 4:13, 14

  • Often arise from the profession of the gospel
    Matthew 24:9; John 15:21; 2Timothy 3:11, 12

  • Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God
    Deuteronomy 8:5; Psalm 119:75; Proverbs 3:12; 1Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:6, 7; Revelation 3:19

• AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES OF THE WICKED

  • God is glorified in
    Exodus 14:4; Ezekiel 38:22, 23

  • God holds in derision
    Psalm 37:13; Proverbs 1:26, 27

  • Are multiplied
    Deuteronomy 31:17; Job 20:5; 21:17; Psalm 32:10

  • Continual
    Job 15:20; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Isaiah 32:10

  • Often sudden
    Psalm 73:19; Proverbs 6:15; Isaiah 30:13; Revelation 18:10

  • Are often judicially sent
    Job 21:17; Psalm 107:17; Jeremiah 30:15

  • Are for examples to others
    Psalm 64:7-9; Zephaniah 3:6, 7; 1Corinthians 10:5, 11; 2Peter 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; Psalm 55:19; Zechariah 2:9; 2Thessalonians 1:6

  • Impenitence is a cause of
    Proverbs 1:30, 31; Ezekiel 24:13; Amos 4:6-12; Zechariah 7:11, 12; Revelation 2:21; 22

  • Sometimes humble them
    1Kings 21:27

  • Frequently harden
    Nehemiah 9:28, 29; Jeremiah 5:3

  • Produce slavish fear
    Job 15:24; Psalm 73:19; Jeremiah 49:3, 5

  • Saints should not be alarmed at
    Proverbs 3:25, 26

  • Exemplified:

    • In Pharaoh and the Egyptians
      Exodus 9:14, 15; 14:24, 25

    • In Ahaziah
      2Kings 1:1-4

    • In Gehazi
      2Kings 5:27

    • In Jehoram
      2Chronicles 21:12-19

    • In Uzziah
      2Chronicles 26:19-21

    • In Ahaz
      2Chronicles 28:5-8, 22

• FORSAKEN BY FRIENDS IN, INSTANCES OF

  • General references
    Job 2:9; 19:13-19

  • David
    Psalm 31:11, 12; 41:9; 88:8, 18

  • Jesus
    Matthew 26:56

  • Paul
    2Timothy 4:16

• NATIONAL LESSONS FROM

  • Joel 1-2

• UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

  • Genesis 3:16, 17; Deuteronomy 8:5; 2Samuel 7:14; 5:6, 7, Job 3:1-26; 17, 18; 6:1-30; 7:2-6; 9:18; 12:5; 14:1, 22; 16:6-14; 17:7-16; 19:7-20; 23:10; 30:15-19; 33:19-22; 36:8-12, 15; Psalm 6:6, 7; 18:4-6; 31:9-13; 32:3, 4; 39:1-4; 42:6, 7; 55:4-8; 66:10-12; 69:1-3, 20; 73:10; 77:2-4; 80:5, 6; 88:3-18; 89:32; 90:10; 107:4, 5, 102:3-11; 10, 17-19; 109:22-24; 116:3; 141:7; 143:3, 4; Proverbs 3:11, 12; 12:25; 13:12; 14:10, 13; 15:13, 15; 17:3, 22; 18:14; Ecclesiastes 2:22, 23; 7:2-4; Isaiah 1:6; 24:1-16; 26:16, 17; 48:10; Lamentations 1:7, 12; 3:1-36; Zechariah 13:9; Mark 9:49; John 15:2; 16:33; 4:7-12, 2Corinthians 1:8, 9; 16, 17; 6:4-10; 11:23-30; Hebrews 12:6, 7, 9; 1Peter 5:9; Revelation 3:19

  • See PENITENTS, PERSECUTION, POOR, SORROW, TEMPTATION

• BENEFITS OF

  • 1Kings 8:33, 35, 47-53; Deuteronomy 4:30, 31; 30:1, 2; 2Chronicles 6:28-31; Job 5:6-11, 17; 23:10; Psalm 94:12, 13; Proverbs 3:11, 12; Hebrews 12:5; Ecclesiastes 7:2, 3; Isaiah 19:20, 22; 26:9; 27:9; Jeremiah 2:27; 22:22, 23; 31:19; Lamentations 3:27, 28; Ezekiel 20:37, 43; 6:9; Hosea 2:6, 7; 5:15; Romans 5:3, 4; 8:17, 28; 2Corinthians 4:17; Philippians 1:12-14, 19; Hebrews 12:5; James 1:2-4, 12; 1Peter 1:7; 4:14

• BENEFITS OF, ILLUSTRATED

  • General references
    Genesis 22:12, 16-18; 32:11; 42:21; 10:7, Exodus 9:27, 28; 16, 17; 12:31-33; Numbers 21:7; Judges 10:6-8, 10; 1Samuel 12:9, 10; 1Kings 13:1-10; 2Chronicles 15:4; 33:12, 13; Ezra 9:5-15; Nehemiah 9:32; Job 34:31, 32; 40:1-5; Psalm 18:4-6; 66:10-12; 78:34, 35; 119:67, 71; Isaiah 26:16; Jeremiah 31:18, 19; Lamentations 3:19, 20; Hosea 6:1; Jonah 2:1-10; Luke 15:11-24; Acts 8:24

  • Benefits of, exemplified:

    • Joseph's brethren
      Genesis 42:21

    • Joseph
      Genesis 45:5, 7, 8

    • Israel
      Deuteronomy 8:3, 5

    • Josiah
      2Kings 22:19

    • Hezekiah
      2Chronicles 32:25, 26

    • Manasseh
      2Chronicles 33:12

    • Jonah
      Jonah 2:7

    • Prodigal son
      Luke 15:21

• CONSOLATION IN

  • Genesis 21:17; 16:7-13; 26:17, 33; Exodus 3:7, 8, 31:42; 16, 17; 14:13, 14; Deuteronomy 33:27; 2Samuel 22:28; Job 5:6-27; 11:16-19; 16:5; 29:25; 31:19-22; 35:10; Psalm 9:9, 10; 23:4; 27:5, 6; 30:5; 31:7; 34:4, 37:23, 24, 19, 20; 32, 33; 41:3; 42:5; 46:1; 50:15; 55:22; 62:1, 2, 5-8, 56:8-10; 11, 12; 68:6; 69:20, 33; 71:20; 73:26; 94:17-19; 103:13, 14; 119:50, 52, 54, 112:4; 138:3, 92, 143; 7, 8; 140:12; 145:14; 147:3; Proverbs 12:13; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Isaiah 4:6; 14:31, 32; 25:4; 40:1, 30:19, 20; 41:10, 13, 2, 29; 14, 17; 42:3; 43:2; 49:13; 50:4, 7-10; 51:3-13; 54:4, 11; 58:10; 61:1-3; 63:9; 66:5, 13, 14; Jeremiah 31:13, 25; 39:17, 18; Lamentations 3:31-33, 57; Ezekiel 11:16; Hosea 2:14, 15; 6:1-3; Nahum 1:7; Zephaniah 3:18; Matthew 5:4, 10-12; 10:29-31; 11:28; 14:27; 28:5, 25:34-36, 40; 9, 10; Mark 6:50; Luke 6:21-23; 7:13; 12:6, 7; John 14:1, 16, 21:18; 18, 27; 15:18, 20; 16:20, 22, 33; Acts 12:5; 23:11; Romans 8:28, 35-39; 12:12, 15; 15:4; 4:8-10, 2Corinthians 1:3-5, 7; 16, 17; 7:6; 12:9; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 1:19; 1Thessalonians 4:13, 16-18; 2Thessalonians 1:7; 2:16, 17; 2Timothy 2:12; 4:17; Hebrews 2:14, 15, 18; 4:15, 16; 6:18; 13:3, 12:1-4; 5, 6; James 1:12, 27; 5:8, 10; 1Peter 2:21-24; 4:12-14; 5:7; Revelation 2:9, 10; 3:2, 10; 7:14-17

• DELIVERANCE FROM

  • See PRAYER ANSWERED

• DESIGN OF

  • General references
    Deuteronomy 8:2, 16; 30:1-3; 31:17; Judges 2:21, 22; 1Kings 8:33-48; 2Chronicles 6:24-31; 7:13, 14; Job 33:11, 16-30; 36:8-10; Psalm 66:10; 107:10-14, 106:43, 44; 17-21, 23-31; 119:71; Ecclesiastes 7:14; Isaiah 1:25-27; 4:3, 4; 9:13, 14; 52:5, 6; Jeremiah 24:5; Lamentations 1:5; Ezekiel 6:10; 14:10, 11; Daniel 4:25-27, 34; Hosea 5:15; Amos 4:6; Micah 6:9; Malachi 3:3; John 9:2, 3; 11:4; 15:2; 21:19; 1Corinthians 11:32; 2Corinthians 1:4-6; 4:11, 17; 12:7; Philippians 1:29, 30; 2Thessalonians 1:4, 5; Hebrews 2:10-18; 5:8, 9; 12:5-11; 1Peter 1:6, 7; 5:10; Revelation 2:10

  • See BENEFITS OF

• DEPRESSION IN

  • Job 4:5; 9:16-35; Psalm 22:1, 2; Proverbs 24:10; Lamentations 3:39; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34; Luke 18:1

• DISPENSATION OF GOD

  • Exodus 4:11; Deuteronomy 4:5-31; 28:15-68; 32:39; Ruth 1:20, 21; 1Samuel 2:6, 7; 2Samuel 16:10; 2Kings 6:33; 15:5; 2Chronicles 7:12-22; 5:6, Job 1:21; 17, 18; 6:4; 9:12, 22; 10:8; 11:10; 12:14-25; 19:6, 21; 21:17; 23:16; 27:2; 30:11; 34:29; Psalm 38:3; 66:11; 71:20; 78:31-34; 88:6, 7, 16; 89:38-45; 90:7, 15; 102:10, 23; Isaiah 30:20; 45:7; Jeremiah 45:3; Lamentations 1:5; 3:1; Daniel 4:24-26; Amos 3:6; Jonah 2:3; Micah 1:12; Romans 8:20; 1Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:10; Revelation 3:19

• FROM SATAN

  • General references
    Job 1, 2; 2Corinthians 12:7

  • See TEMPTATION

• UNREPENTANT IN

  • See HARD HEARTED IN

• MOCKING AT

  • Job 12:5; Proverbs 17:5

• MURMURING IN

  • See MURMURING

• HARD HEARTED IN

  • General references
    Leviticus 26:23, 24, 27, 28; Job 36:12, 13; Psalm 78:31, 32; Isaiah 8:21; 9:13; 22:12, 13; 26:11; 42:25; 57:17; Jeremiah 2:30, 35; 3:3; 5:3; 7:28; Hosea 7:9, Daniel 9:13; 10, 14; 9:17; Amos 4:6-11; Zephaniah 3:2, 7; Haggai 2:17; Revelation 9:20, 21; 16:9-11, 21

  • See JUDGEMENT, IMPENITENCE

  • Instances of:

    • Pharaoh
      Exodus 8:19; 9:30-34; 14:5-9

    • Asa
      2Chronicles 16:12

    • Ahaz
      2Chronicles 28:22, 23

• REPENTANCE IN, INSTANCES OF

  • Pharaoh
    Exodus 8:8; 9:27-30; 12:30, 31; 14:5-9

  • David
    2Samuel 12:15, 16, 23

  • Nebuchadnezzar
    Daniel 4:28-37

  • Levites
    Nehemiah 9:33

• PRAYER IN AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES

  • General references
    Genesis 32:11; 43:14; Exodus 17:4; Numbers 20:16; 1Samuel 1:10, 11; 2Samuel 12:22; 15:31; 22:7; 1Kings 8:36-50; 2Kings 19:16, 19; 1Chronicles 5:20; 2Chronicles 6:24-39; 14:11; 20:4-13; Nehemiah 4:4, 33:12, 13; 5, 9; 6:9, 14; 9:32; Job 10:2, 9, 15; 13:21; Psalm 3:1, 16:20; 2, 7; 4:1; 5:8; 6:1-7; 7:1, 2, 6, 7; 9:13, 14; 10:1, 12-15; 13:1-4; 16:1; 17:1, 2, 6-9, 13, 14; 20:1, 2; 25:2, 22:1-21; 16-19, 22; 27:11, 12; 28:1; 30:9, 10; 35:1-3, 17, 19, 22, 31:1-4, 14-18; 23, 25; 38:1-22; 39:10, 12, 13; 40:13, 17; 42:9; 43:1-5; 44:4, 23-26; 50:15; 54:1-3; 55:1-17; 56:1-13; 57:1, 2; 59:1-17; 60:1-3, 11; 61:1, 2; 64:1, 2; 69:1-36; 71:1, 2, 4, 70:1, 2; 9, 12; 74:1, 3, 10, 11, 77:1, 19, 21-23; 79:1, 5, 8, 2, 7-9; 9, 11; 80:1, 3-5, 14; 83:1-18; 85:5-7; 86:1-17; 88:9-14; 89:39-51; 90:15; 94:1-23; 102:2, 24; 106:47; 108:6, 12; 109:1-31; 116:4; 119:22, 28, 39, 41, 42, 76, 77, 82, 84, 107, 121-123, 134, 145-149, 153, 154, 170, 173; 120:2; 123:3, 4; 126:4; 130:1-8; 140:1-13; 141:1-10 142:1, 2, 5-7; 143:1-12; Isaiah 33:2; 38:2, 3, 14-19; 51:9; 63:15-17; 64:1, 9-12; Jeremiah 10:24; 14:8, 9, 19-21; 15:15; 16:19; 17:17, 18; 18:19; 27:8; 32:16-25; Lamentations 1:9-11, 20; 5:1, 16, 2:18, 19; 17, 19-22; Daniel 6:10; Joel 1:19; Jonah 1:14; 2:1-10; Habakkuk 1:12, 13; Matthew 8:25; 14:30; 15:22-28; 26:39, 42, 44; 27:46; Mark 14:36; 15:34; Luke 18:1; 22:42; 23:46; John 11:3; Acts 4:29, 30; 7:59, 60; 2Corinthians 12:8; James 5:13-16

  • See PRAYER

• PRAYER IN, ANSWERED

  • See PRAYER, ANSWERED

• PRAYER FOR THE AFFLICTED

  • See INTERCESSION

• RESIGNATION IN

  • General references
    Job 5:17; 34:31, 13:15; 32, 34; Psalm 4:4; 37:1; 46:10; Proverbs 3:11; Lamentations 3:22-36, 39; Micah 6:9; Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 21:19; 22:42; John 18:11; Romans 5:3; 12:12; 2Corinthians 12:9; Philippians 2:14; Colossians 1:11; 1Thessalonians 3:3; 2Thessalonians 1:4; 2Timothy 2:3; 4:5; Hebrews 10:34; 12:3-12; James 1:10; 4:7; 1Peter 1:6; 4:12, 2:20; 13, 19; 5:6, 7

  • See RESIGNATION

• RESIGNATION IN, EXEMPLIFIED

  • General references
    Judges 10:15; 1Samuel 3:18; 2Samuel 12:23; 15:26; 16:10, 12; 24:14; 2Kings 4:26; 20:19; Nehemiah 9:33; Esther 4:16; Job 1:21, 22; 2:10; 13:15; 14:14; Psalm 39:9; 71:20; 119:75; Isaiah 39:8; Jeremiah 10:19; Lamentations 1:18; 3:39; Daniel 9:14; Micah 7:9; Luke 23:40, 41; Acts 21:14; Romans 5:3, 4; 2Corinthians 6:4-10; 7:4; 2Thessalonians 1:4; James 5:11

  • See RESIGNATION

• RESIGNATION IN, INSTANCES OF

  • Aaron, at the death of Nadab and Abihu
    Leviticus 10:1-3

  • Against his house were foretold
    1Samuel 3:15-18

  • David, at the death of his child
    2Samuel 12:23

  • The Shunammite woman
    2Kings 4:18-37

  • Jesus, in Gethsemane
    Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11

  • Paul and Silas in prison
    Acts 16:23-25