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Afflictions and Adversities
Afflictions and Adversities [NAVE]
AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES.List of Sub-Topics
Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispensation of God; From Satan; Impenitence in, As a Judgment; Mocking at; Complaining in; Hardness of heart in; Penitence in; Prayer in; Prayer in Answered; Prayer for the Afflicted; Resignation in; Resignation in Exemplified; Instances of Resignation in.
Miscellany of Minor Sub-topics
God regulates the measure of afflictions, Psa. 80:5; Isa. 9:1; Jer. 46:28; determines the continuance of, Gen. 15:13, 14; Num. 14:33; Isa. 10:25; Jer. 29:10; does not willingly send, Lam. 3:33.
Mankind is born to, Job 5:6, 7; 14:1.
Saints appointed to, 1 Thess. 3:3.
Consequent upon the fall, Gen. 3:16-19.
Sin produces, Job 4:8; Prov. 1:31.
Siers corrected by, 2 Sam. 12:14; Psa. 89:30-32; Isa. 57:17; Acts 13:10, 11.
Often severe, Job 16:7-16; Psa. 42:7; 66:12; Jonah 2:3; Rev. 7:14.
Always less than deserved, Ezra 9:13; Psa. 103:10.
Results of, good, Gen. 50:20; Ex. 1:11, 12; Deut. 8:15, 16; Jer. 24:5, 6; Ezek. 20:37.
Tempered with mercy, Psa. 78:38, 39; 106:43-46; Isa. 30:18-21; Lam. 3:32; Mic. 7:7-9; Nah. 1:12.
Of Saints:
To be expected, John 16:33; Acts 14:22.
Comparatively light, Acts 20:23, 24; Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:17.
Temporary, Psa. 30:5; 103:9; Isa. 54:7, 8; John 16:20; 1 Pet. 1:6; 5:10; joy under, Job 5:17; Jas. 5:11; end in joy and blessedness, Psa. 126:5, 6; Isa. 61:2, 3; Matt. 5:4; 1 Pet. 4:13, 14; often arise from the profession of the gospel, Matt. 24:9; John 15:21; 2 Tim. 3:11, 12.
Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God, Deut. 8:5; Psa. 119:75; Prov. 3:12; 1 Cor. 11:32; Heb. 12:6, 7; Rev. 3:19.
Of the Wicked:
God is glorified in, Ex. 14:4; Ezek. 38:22, 23.
God holds in derision, Psa. 37:13; Prov. 1:26, 27.
Are multiplied, Deut. 31:17; Job 20:5; 21:17; Psa. 32:10; continual, Job 15:20; Eccl. 2:23; Isa. 32:10; often sudden, Psa. 73:19; Prov. 6:15; Isa. 30:13; Rev. 18:10.
Are often judicially sent, Job 21:17; Psa. 107:17; Jer. 30:15.
Are for examples to others, Psa. 64:7-9; Zeph. 3:6, 7; 1 Cor. 10:5, 11; 2 Pet. 2:6.
Are ineffectual for their conversion, Ex. 9:30; Isa. 9:13; Jer. 2:30; Hag. 2:17.
Their persecution of saints, a cause of, Deut. 30:7; Psa. 55:19; Zech. 2:9; 2 Thess. 1:6.
Impenitence is a cause of, Prov. 1:30, 31; Ezek. 24:13; Amos 4:6-12; Zech. 7:11, 12; Rev. 2:21, 22.
Sometimes humble them, 1 Kin. 21:27.
Frequently harden, Neh. 9:28, 29; Jer. 5:3.
Produce slavish fear, Job 15:24; Psa. 73:19; Jer. 49:3, 5.
Saints should not be alarmed at, Prov. 3:25, 26.
Exemplified: in Pharaoh and the Egyptians, Ex. 9:14, 15; 14:24, 25; Ahaziah, 2 Kin. 1:1-4; Gehazi, 2 Kin. 5:27; Jehoram, 2 Chr. 21:12-19; Uzziah, 2 Chr. 26:19-21; Ahaz, etc., 2 Chr. 28:5-8, 22.
Forsaken by Friends in
Instances of: Job 2:9; 19:13-19.
David, Psa. 31:11, 12; 41:9; 88:8, 18.
Jesus, Matt. 26:56.
Paul, 2 Tim. 4:16.
National Lessons from,
Joel 1; 2.
Unclassified Scriptures Relating to
Gen. 3:16, 17; Deut. 8:5; 2 Sam. 7:14; Job 3:1-26; Job 5:6, 7, 17, 18; Job 6:1-30; Job 7:2-6; Job 9:18; Job 12:5; Job 14:1, 22; Job 16:6-14; Job 17:7-16; Job 19:7-20; Job 23:10; Job 30:15-19; Job 33:19-22; Job 36:8-12, 15; Psa. 6:6, 7; Psa. 18:4-6; Psa. 31:9-13; Psa. 32:3, 4; Psa. 39:1-4; Psa. 42:6, 7; Psa. 55:4-8; Psa. 66:10-12; Psa. 69:1-3, 20; Psa. 73:10; Psa. 77:2-4; Psa. 80:5, 6; Psa. 88:3-18; Psa. 89:32; Psa. 90:10; Psa. 102:3-11; Psa. 107:4, 5, 10, 17-19; Psa. 109:22-24; Psa. 116:3; Psa. 141:7; Psa. 143:3, 4; Prov. 3:11, 12; Prov. 12:25; Prov. 13:12; Prov. 14:10, 13; Prov. 15:13, 15; Prov. 17:3, 22; Prov. 18:14; Eccl. 2:22, 23; Eccl. 7:2-4; Isa. 1:6; Isa. 24:1-16; Isa. 26:16, 17; Isa. 48:10; Lam. 1:7, 12; Lam. 3:1-36; Zech. 13:9; Mark 9:49; John 15:2; John 16:33; 2 Cor. 1:8, 9; 2 Cor. 4:7-12, 16, 17; 2 Cor. 6:4-10; 2 Cor. 11:23-30; Heb. 12:6, 7, 9; 1 Pet. 5:9; Rev. 3:19 See: Bereavement; Penitents; Persecution; Pain; Poor; Sorrow; Temptation.
Benefits of
1 Kin. 8:33, 47-49 vs. 35,49-53;; Deut. 4:30, 31; 30:1, 2; 2 Chr. 6:28-31. Job 5:6-11, 17; Job 23:10; Psa. 94:12, 13; Prov. 3:11, 12 Heb. 12:5. Eccl. 7:2, 3; Isa. 19:20, 22; Isa. 26:9; Isa. 27:9; Jer. 2:27; Jer. 22:22, 23; Jer. 31:19; Lam. 3:27, 28; Ezek. 20:37, 43 Ezek. 6:9. Hos. 2:6, 7; Hos. 5:15; Rom. 5:3, 4; Rom. 8:17, 28; 2 Cor. 4:17; Phil. 1:12-14, 19; Jas. 1:2-4, 12; 1 Pet. 1:7; 1 Pet. 4:14
Benefits of, Illustrated
Gen. 22:12, 16-18; Gen. 32:11 with vs. 9-31.Gen. 42:21; Ex. 9:27, 28; Ex. 10:7, 16, 17 Ex. 12:31-33. Num. 21:7; Judg. 10:6-8, 10; 1 Sam. 12:9, 10; 1 Kin. 13:6 with vs. 1-10.2 Chr. 15:4; 2 Chr. 33:12, 13; Ezra 9:13 vs. 5-15.; Neh. 9:32 with vs. 4-38.Job 34:31, 32; Job 40:1-5; Psa. 18:4-6; Psa. 66:10-12; Psa. 78:34, 35; Psa. 119:67, 71; Isa. 26:16; Jer. 31:18, 19; Lam. 3:19, 20; Hos. 6:1; Jonah 2:1-10; Luke 15:17 with vs. 11-24.Acts 8:24 Exemplified: Joseph's brethren, Gen. 42:21.
Joseph, Gen. 45:5, 7, 8.
Israel, Deut. 8:3, 5.
Josiah, 2 Kin. 22:19.
Hezekiah, 2 Chr. 32:25, 26.
Manasseh, 2 Chr. 33:12.
Jonah, Jonah 2:7.
Prodigal son, Luke 15:21.
Consolation in
Gen. 21:17 vs. 12-21.; Gen. 16:7-13. Gen. 26:24 with vs. 17-33.Gen. 31:42; Ex. 3:7, 8 vs. 16,17.; Ex. 14:13, 14; Deut. 33:27; 2 Sam. 22:28; Job 5:6-27; Job 11:16-19; Job 16:5; Job 29:25; Job 31:19-22; Job 35:10; Psa. 9:9, 10; Psa. 23:4; Psa. 27:5, 6; Psa. 30:5; Psa. 31:7; Psa. 34:4, 19, 20; Psa. 37:23, 24, 32, 33; Psa. 41:3; Psa. 42:5; Psa. 46:1; Psa. 50:15; Psa. 55:22; Psa. 56:8-10; Psa. 62:1, 2, 5-8, 11, 12; Psa. 68:6; Psa. 69:20, 33; Psa. 71:20; Psa. 73:26; Psa. 94:17-19; Psa. 103:13, 14; Psa. 112:4; Psa. 119:50, 52, 54,92,143Psa. 138:3, 7, 8; Psa. 140:12; Psa. 145:14; Psa. 147:3; Prov. 12:13; Eccl. 4:1; Isa. 4:6; Isa. 14:31, 32; Isa. 25:4; Isa. 30:19, 20; Isa. 40:1, 2, 29; Isa. 41:10, 13, 14, 17; Isa. 42:3; Isa. 43:2; Isa. 49:13; Isa. 50:4, 7-10; Isa. 51:3, 12 with vs. 3-13.Isa. 54:4, 11; Isa. 58:10; Isa. 61:1-3; Isa. 63:9; Isa. 66:5, 13, 14; Jer. 31:13, 25; Jer. 39:17, 18; Lam. 3:31, 33, 57; Ezek. 11:16; Hos. 2:14, 15; Hos. 6:1-3; Nah. 1:7; Zeph. 3:18; Matt. 5:4, 10-12; Matt. 10:29, 30 [Luke 21:18.] Matt. 10:31 Luke 12:6, 7. Matt. 11:28; Matt. 14:27 Mark 6:15. Matt. 25:34, 36, 40; Matt. 28:5, 9, 10; Luke 6:21-23; Luke 7:13; John 14:1, 16, 18, 27; John 15:18, 20; John 16:20, 22, 33; Acts 12:5; Acts 23:11; Rom. 8:28, 35-39; Rom. 12:12, 15; Rom. 15:4; 2 Cor. 1:3-5, 7; 2 Cor. 4:8-10, 16, 17; 2 Cor. 7:6; 2 Cor. 12:9; Gal. 6:2; Phil. 1:19; 1 Thess. 4:13, 16-18; 2 Thess. 1:7; 2 Thess. 2:16, 17; 2 Tim. 2:12; 2 Tim. 4:17; Heb. 2:14, 15, 18; Heb. 4:15, 16; Heb. 6:18; Heb. 12:1-4; Heb. 13:3, 5, 6; Jas. 1:12, 27; Jas. 5:8, 10; 1 Pet. 2:21-24; 1 Pet. 4:12-14; 1 Pet. 5:7, 9; Rev. 2:9, 10; Rev. 3:2, 10; Rev. 7:14-17
Deliverance from
See: Prayer, Answered.
Design of
Deut. 8:2, 16; Deut. 30:1-3; Deut. 31:17; Judg. 2:21, 22; 1 Kin. 8:33, 34 with vs. 35-48;2 Chr. 6:24-31.2 Chr. 7:13, 14; Job 33:11, 16-30; Job 36:8-10; Psa. 66:10; Psa. 106:43, 44; Psa. 107:10-31; Psa. 119:71; Eccl. 7:14; Isa. 1:25-27; Isa. 4:3, 4; Isa. 9:13, 14; Isa. 52:5, 6; Jer. 24:5; Lam. 1:5; Ezek. 6:10; Ezek. 14:10, 11; Dan. 4:25-27, 34; Hos. 5:15; Amos 4:6; Mic. 6:9; Mal. 3:3; John 9:2, 3; John 11:4; John 15:2; John 21:19; 1 Cor. 11:32; 2 Cor. 1:4-6; 2 Cor. 4:11, 17; 2 Cor. 12:7; Phil. 1:29, 30; 2 Thess. 1:4, 5; Heb. 2:10-18; Heb. 5:8, 9; Heb. 12:5-11; 1 Pet. 1:6, 7; 1 Pet. 5:10; Rev. 2:10 See: Benefits of, above.
Despondency in
Job 4:5; Job 9:16-35; Psa. 22:1, 2; Prov. 24:10; Lam. 3:39; Mark 15:34 Matt. 27:46. Luke 18:1
Dispensation of God
Ex. 4:11; Deut. 28:20 With vs. 15-68.Deut. 32:39; Ruth 1:20, 21; 1 Sam. 2:6, 7; 2 Sam. 16:10; 2 Kin. 6:33; 2 Kin. 15:5; 2 Chr. 7:13 with vs. 12-22.Job 1:21; Job 5:17 [v. 6.] Job 5:18; Job 6:4; Job 9:12, 22; Job 10:8; Job 11:10; Job 12:14-25; Job 19:6, 21; Job 21:17; Job 23:16; Job 27:2; Job 30:11; Job 34:29; Psa. 38:3; Psa. 66:11; Psa. 71:20; Psa. 78:31-34; Psa. 88:6, 7, 16; Psa. 89:38-45; Psa. 90:7, 15; Psa. 102:10, 23; Isa. 30:20; Isa. 45:7; Jer. 45:3; Lam. 1:5; Lam. 3:1; Dan. 4:24-26; Amos 3:6; Jonah 2:3; Mic. 1:12; Rom. 8:20; 1 Cor. 11:32; Heb. 12:10; Rev. 3:19
From Satan
Job 1; 2; 2 Cor. 12:7.
See: Temptation.
Impenitence in
See: Hardness of Heart, below.
Mocking at
Job 12:5; Prov. 17:5
Complaining in
See: Complaint.
Hardness of heart in
Lev. 26:23, 24 vs. 27,28.; Job 36:12, 13; Psa. 78:31, 32; Isa. 8:21; Isa. 9:13; Isa. 22:12, 13; Isa. 26:11; Isa. 42:25; Isa. 57:17; Jer. 2:30, 35; Jer. 3:3; Jer. 5:3; Jer. 7:28; Dan. 9:13; Hos. 7:9, 10, 14; Hos. 9:17; Amos 4:6 [vs. 7-10.] Amos 4:11; Zeph. 3:2, 7; Hag. 2:17; Rev. 9:20, 21; Rev. 16:9-11 v. 21. As a Judgment. See: Judgment.
See: Impenitence.
Instances of:
Pharaoh, Ex. 8:19; 9:30-34; 14:5-9.
Asa, 2 Chr. 16:12.
Ahaz, 2 Chr. 28:22, 23.
Penitence in
Instances of:
Pharaoh, Ex. 8:8; 9:27-30; 12:30, 31; 14:5-9.
David, 2 Sam. 12:15, 16, 23.
Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. 4:28-37.
Levites, Neh. 9:33.
Prayer in
Gen. 32:11; Gen. 43:14; Ex. 17:4; Num. 20:16; 2 Sam. 12:22 1 Sam. 1:10, 11. 2 Sam. 15:31; 2 Sam. 22:7; 1 Kin. 8:35 with vs. 36-50;2 Chr. 6:24-39.2 Kin. 19:16, 19; 1 Chr. 5:20; 2 Chr. 14:11; 2 Chr. 20:12 vs. 4-13.; 2 Chr. 33:12, 13; Neh. 4:4 vs. 5,9;; Neh. 6:9, 14. Neh. 9:32; Job 10:2, 9 v. 15.; Job 13:21; Job 16:20; Psa. 3:1, 2, 7; Psa. 4:1; Psa. 5:8; Psa. 6:1-4 vs. 5-7.; Psa. 7:1, 2 vs. 6,7.; Psa. 9:13 v. 14.; Psa. 10:1, 12 vs. vs. 13-15.; Psa. 13:1-3 v. 4.; Psa. 16:1; Psa. 17:1, 6-9, 13 vs. 2,14.; Psa. 20:1, 2; Psa. 22:1, 11, 19-21 vs. 1-21.; Psa. 25:2, 16-19, 22; Psa. 27:11, 12; Psa. 28:1; Psa. 30:9, 10; Psa. 31:1-4 [vs. 15-18.] Psa. 31:9, 14-17; Psa. 35:1-3, 17, 19, 22, 23, 25; Psa. 38:1, 2, 9, 10, 16, 21, 22 vs. 1-22.; Psa. 39:10, 12, 13; Psa. 40:13, 17 Psa. 70:5. Psa. 42:9; Psa. 43:1, 2 vs. 3-5.; Psa. 44:4, 23-26; Psa. 50:15; Psa. 54:1-3; Psa. 55:1-3 vs. 1-17.; Psa. 56:1, 2 vs. 1-13.; Psa. 57:1, 2; Psa. 59:1, 2, 4 vs. 1-17.; Psa. 60:1-3, 11; Psa. 61:1, 2; Psa. 64:1, 2; Psa. 69:1, 13-15, 17-19, 29 vs. 1-36.; Psa. 70:1, 2 vs. 3-5.; Psa. 71:1, 2, 4 vs. 1-24.; Psa. 71:9, 12; Psa. 74:1, 3; Psa. 74:10, 11, 19, 21-23 vs. 1-23.; Psa. 77:1, 2, 7-9 vs. 1-20.; Psa. 79:1, 5; Psa. 79:8, 9 vs. 1-13.; Psa. 79:11 vs. 1-11.; Psa. 80:1; Psa. 80:3-5, 14 vs. 1-16.; Psa. 83:1, 2 vs. 1-18.; Psa. 85:5-7; Psa. 86:1-4 vs. 1-17.; Psa. 86:16, 17; Psa. 88:9, 13, 14 vs. 10-12.; Psa. 89:46, 47, 49; Psa. 89:50, 51 vs. 39-51.; Psa. 90:15; Psa. 94:1, 2 vs. 1-23.; Psa. 102:2, 24; Psa. 106:47; Psa. 108:6, 12; Psa. 109:1, 2, 21, 26-28 vs. 1-31.; Psa. 116:4; Psa. 119:22, 28, 39, 41, 42, 76, 77, 82, 84, 107, 121-123, 134, 145-149, 153, 154, 170, 173; Psa. 120:2; Psa. 123:3, 4; Psa. 126:4; Psa. 130:1, 2 vs. 1-8.; Psa. 140:4, 6-8 vs. 1-13.; Psa. 141:8, 9 vs. 1-10.; Psa. 142:1, 2, 5-7; Psa. 143:7-9, 11 vs. 1-12.; Isa. 33:2; Isa. 38:2, 3 [2 Kin. 20:3.] Isa. 38:14-19; Isa. 51:9; Isa. 63:15-17; Isa. 64:1, 9, 11, 12; Jer. 10:24; Jer. 14:8, 9, 19-21 Jer. 32:16-25. Jer. 15:15; Jer. 16:19; Jer. 17:17, 18; Jer. 18:19 Jer. 20:7, 8. Lam. 1:9-11, 20; Lam. 2:18, 19; Lam. 5:1, 16, 17, 19-22 chapters 1-5.Dan. 6:10; Joel 1:19; Jonah 1:14; Jonah 2:1-10; Hab. 1:12, 13; Matt. 8:25; Matt. 14:30; Matt. 15:22-28; Matt. 26:39, 42 v. 44;; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42. Matt. 27:46 Mark 15:34; Luke 23:46. Luke 18:1; John 11:3; John 11:3; Acts 4:29, 30; Acts 7:59, 60; 2 Cor. 12:8; Jas. 5:13-16 See: Prayer.
Prayer in, Answered
See: Prayer, Answered.
Prayer for the Afflicted
See: Intercession.
Resignation in
Job 5:17; Job 13:15; Job 34:31, 32 v. 34.; Psa. 46:10 Psa. 4:4; 37:1. Prov. 3:11; Lam. 3:22-36, 39; Mic. 6:9; Matt. 26:39 Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11. Luke 21:19; Rom. 5:3; Rom. 12:12; 2 Cor. 12:9; Phil. 2:14; Col. 1:11; 1 Thess. 3:3 v. 4.; 2 Thess. 1:4; 2 Tim. 2:3; 2 Tim. 4:5; Heb. 10:34; Heb. 12:3-5, 9 vs. 6-12.; Jas. 1:10; Jas. 4:7; 1 Pet. 1:6; 1 Pet. 2:20; 1 Pet. 4:12, 13, 19; 1 Pet. 5:6, 7 See: Resignation.
Resignation in, Exemplified
Judg. 10:15; 1 Sam. 3:18; 2 Sam. 12:23; 2 Sam. 15:26; 2 Sam. 16:10, 12; 2 Sam. 24:14; 2 Kin. 4:26; 2 Kin. 20:19 Isa. 39:8. Neh. 9:33; Esth. 4:16; Job 1:21, 22; Job 2:10; Job 13:15; Job 14:14; Psa. 39:9; Psa. 71:20; Psa. 119:75; Jer. 10:19; Lam. 1:18; Lam. 3:39; Dan. 9:14; Mic. 7:9; Luke 23:40, 41; Acts 21:14; Rom. 5:3, 4; 2 Cor. 6:4-10; 2 Cor. 7:4; 2 Thess. 1:4; Jas. 5:11 See: Resignation.
Instances of Resignation in
Aaron, at the death of Nadab and Abihu, Lev. 10:1-3.
Eli, when judgments against his house were foretold, 1 Sam. 3:15-18.
David, at the death of his child, 2 Sam. 12:23.
The Shunammite, 2 Kin. 4:18-37.
Jesus, in Gethsemane, Matt. 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11.
Paul and Silas in prison, Acts 16:23-25.