1. Miscellany of 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, 1 Thessalonians 3:3

   Consequent upon the fall, Genesis 3:16-19

   Sin produces, Job 4:8, 20:11, Proverbs 1:31

   Sinners corrected by, 2 Samuel 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

2. Of Saints

   To be expected, John 16:33, Acts 14:22

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

   Temporary, Psalm 30:5, 103:9, Isaiah 54:7, 8, John 16:20, 1 Peter 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, 1 Peter 4:13, 14

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

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

3. 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, 1 Corinthians 10:5, 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, Psalm 55:19, Zechariah 2:9, 2 Thessalonians 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, 1 Kings 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

4. Exemplified

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

    Ahaziah, 2 Kings 1:1-4

    Gehazi, 2 Kings 5:27

    Jehoram, 2 Chronicles 21:12-19

    Uzziah, 2 Chronicles 26:19-21

    Ahaz, etc., 2 Chronicles 28:5-8, 22

5. Forsaken by Friends In

   Instances of Job 2:9, 19:13-19

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

    Jesus, Matthew 26:56

    Paul, 2 Timothy 4:16

   National lessons from, Joel 1:1-20, 2

6. Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Genesis 3:16, 17, Deuteronomy 8:5, 2 Samuel 7:14, Job 3:1-26, 5:6, 7, 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, 102:3-11, 107:4, 5, 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, 2 Corinthians 1:8, 9, 4:7-12, 16, 17, 6:4-10, 11:23-30, Hebrews 12:6, 7, 9, 1 Peter 5:9, Revelation 3:19

   See Penitents; Persecution; Poor; Sorrow; Temptation.

7. Benefits Of 1 Kings 8:33, 35, 47-53, Deuteronomy 4:30, 31, 30:1, 2, 2 Chronicles 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, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Philippians 1:12-14, 19, Hebrews 12:5, James 1:2-4, 12, 1 Peter 1:7, 4:14

8. Benefits Of, Illustrated Genesis 22:12, 16-18, 32:11, 42:21, Exodus 9:27, 28, 10:7, 16, 17, 12:31-33, Numbers 21:7, Judges 10:6-8, 10, 1 Samuel 12:9, 10, 1 Kings 13:1-10, 2 Chronicles 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

9. Exemplified

   Joseph's brethren, Genesis 42:21

   Joseph, Genesis 45:5, 7, 8

   Israel, Deuteronomy 8:3, 5

   Josiah, 2 Kings 22:19

   Hezekiah, 2 Chronicles 32:25, 26

   Manasseh, 2 Chronicles 33:12

   Jonah, Jonah 2:7

   Prodigal son, Luke 15:21

10. Consolation In Genesis 21:17, 16:7-13, 26:17, 33, 31:42, Exodus 3:7, 8, 16, 17, 14:13, 14, Deuteronomy 33:27, 2 Samuel 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, 19, 20, 37:23, 24, 32, 33, 41:3, 42:5, 46:1, 50:15, 55:22, 56:8-10, 62:1, 2, 5-8, 11, 12, 68:6, 69:20, 33, 71:20, 73:26, 94:17-19, 103:13, 14, 112:4, 119:50, 52, 54, 92, 143, 138:3, 7, 8, 140:12, 145:14, 147:3, Proverbs 12:13, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Isaiah 4:6, 14:31, 32, 25:4, 30:19, 20, 40:1, 2, 29, 41:10, 13, 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, 25:34-36, 40, 28:5, 9, 10, Mark 6:50, Luke 6:21-23, 7:13, 12:6, 7, 21:18, John 14:1, 16, 18, 27, 15:18, 20, 16:20, 22, 33, Acts 12:5, 23:11, Romans 8:28, 35-39, 12:12, 15, 15:4, 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, 7, 4:8-10, 16, 17, 7:6, 12:9, Galatians 6:2, Philippians 1:19, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 16-18, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 2:16, 17, 2 Timothy 2:12, 4:17, Hebrews 2:14, 15, 18, 4:15, 16, 6:18, 12:1-4, 13:3, 5, 6, James 1:12, 27, 5:8, 10, 1 Peter 2:21-24, 4:12-14, 5:7, Revelation 2:9, 10, 3:2, 10, 7:14-17

11. Deliverance From

   See Prayer Answered

12. Design Of Deuteronomy 8:2, 16, 30:1-3, 31:17, Judges 2:21, 22, 1 Kings 8:33-48, 2 Chronicles 6:24-31, 7:13, 14, Job 33:11, 16-30, 36:8-10, Psalm 66:10, 106:43, 44, 107:10-14, 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, 1 Corinthians 11:32, 2 Corinthians 1:4-6, 4:11, 17, 12:7, Philippians 1:29, 30, 2 Thessalonians 1:4, 5, Hebrews 2:10-18, 5:8, 9, 12:5-11, 1 Peter 1:6, 7, 5:10, Revelation 2:10

   See Benefits Of, Above

13. Despondency 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

14. Dispensation of God Exodus 4:11, Deuteronomy 4:5-31, 28:15-68, 32:39, Ruth 1:20, 21, 1 Samuel 2:6, 7, 2 Samuel 16:10, 2 Kings 6:33, 15:5, 2 Chronicles 7:12-22, Job 1:21, 5:6, 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, 1 Corinthians 11:32, Hebrews 12:10, Revelation 3:19

15. From Satan Job 1:1-22, 2, 2 Corinthians 12:7

   See Temptation

16. Impentinence In

   See Obduracy In, Below.

17. Mocking At Job 12:5, Proverbs 17:5

18. Murmuring In

   See Murmuring

19. Obduracy In 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, Daniel 9:13, Hosea 7:9, 10, 14, 9:17, Amos 4:6-11, Zephaniah 3:2, 7, Haggai 2:17, Revelation 9:20, 21, 16:9-11, 21

   See Impenitence.

20. Instances Of

   Pharaoh, Exodus 8:19, 9:30-34, 14:5-9

   Asa, 2 Chronicles 16:12

   Ahaz, 2 Chronicles 28:22, 23

21. Penitence In

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

    David, 2 Samuel 12:15, 16, 23

    Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel 4:28-37

    Levites, Nehemiah 9:33

22. Prayer In Genesis 32:11, 43:14, Exodus 17:4, Numbers 20:16, 1 Samuel 1:10, 11, 2 Samuel 12:22, 15:31, 22:7, 1 Kings 8:36-50, 2 Kings 19:16, 19, 1 Chronicles 5:20, 2 Chronicles 6:24-39, 14:11, 20:4-13, 33:12, 13, Nehemiah 4:4, 5, 9, 6:9, 14, 9:32, Job 10:2, 9, 15, 13:21, 16:20, Psalm 3:1, 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, 22:1-21, 25:2, 16-19, 22, 27:11, 12, 28:1, 30:9, 10, 31:1-4, 14-18, 35:1-3, 17, 19, 22, 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, 70:1, 2, 71:1, 2, 4, 9, 12, 74:1, 3, 10, 11, 19, 21-23, 77:1, 2, 7-9, 79:1, 5, 8, 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, 2:18, 19, 5:1, 16, 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, 2 Corinthians 12:8, James 5:13-16

   See Prayer

23. Prayer In, Answered

   See Prayer, Answered

24. Prayer for the Afflicted

   See Intercession

25. Resignation In Job 5:17, 13:15, 34:31, 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, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Philippians 2:14, Colossians 1:11, 1 Thessalonians 3:3, 2 Thessalonians 1:4, 2 Timothy 2:3, 4:5, Hebrews 10:34, 12:3-12, James 1:10, 4:7, 1 Peter 1:6, 2:20, 4:12, 13, 19, 5:6, 7

26. Resignation In, Exemplified Judges 10:15, 1 Samuel 3:18, 2 Samuel 12:23, 15:26, 16:10, 12, 24:14, 2 Kings 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, 2 Corinthians 6:4-10, 7:4, 2 Thessalonians 1:4, James 5:11

   See Resignation

27. Instances of Resignation In

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

   Eli, when judgments against his house were foretold, 1 Samuel 3:15-18

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

   The Shunammite woman, 2 Kings 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