Afflictions

Afflictions [E]

• God appoints
  2 Kings 6:33 ; Job 5:6 Job 5:17 ; Psalms 66:11 ; Amos 3:6 ; Micah 6:9

• God dispenses, as He will
  Job 11:10 ; Isaiah 10:15 ; 45:7

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

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

• God does not willingly send
  Lamentations 3:33

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

• Saints appointed to
  1 Thessalonians 3:3

• Consequent upon the fall
  Genesis 3:16-19

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

• Sin visited with
  2 Samuel 12:14 ; Psalms 89:30-32 ; Isaiah 57:17 ; Acts 13:10 Acts 13:11

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

• Always less than we deserve
  Ezra 9:13 ; Psalms 103:10

• Frequently terminate in good
  Genesis 50:20 ; Exodus 1:11 Exodus 1:12 ; Deuteronomy 8:15 Deuteronomy 8:16 ; Jeremiah 24:5 Jeremiah 24:6 ; Ezekiel 20:37

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

• Saints are to expect
  John 16:33 ; Acts 14:22

• Of saints, are comparatively light
  Acts 20:23 Acts 20:24 ; Romans 8:18 ; 2 Corinthians 4:17

• Of saints, are but temporary
  Psalms 30:5 ; 103:9 ; Isaiah 54:7 Isaiah 54:8 ; John 16:20 ; 1 Peter 1:6 ; 5:10

• Saints have joy under
  Job 5:17 ; James 5:11

• Of saints, end in joy and blessedness
  Psalms 126:5 Psalms 126:6 ; Isaiah 61:2 Isaiah 61:3 ; Matthew 5:4 ; 1 Peter 4:13 1 Peter 4:14

• Often arise from the profession of the gospel
  Matthew 24:9 ; John 15:21 ; 2 Timothy 3:11 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 12:6 Hebrews 12:7 ; Revelation 3:19

[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Afflictions'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.