Afflictions

• God appoints 2 Ki. 6:33; Job 5:6, 17; Ps. 66:11; Amos 3:6; Mic. 6:9
• God dispenses, as He will Job 11:10; Isa. 10:15, 45:7
• God regulates the measure of Ps. 80:5; Isa. 9:1; Jer. 46:28
• God determines the continuance of Gen. 15:13,14; Num. 14:33; Isa. 10:25; Jer. 29:10
• God does not willingly send Lam. 3:33
• Man is born to Job 5:6,7, 14:1
• Saints appointed to 1 Th. 3:3
• Consequent upon the fall Gen. 3:16-19
• Sin produces Job 4:8, 20:11; Pr. 1:31
• Sin visited with 2 Sam. 12:14; Ps. 89:30-32; Isa. 57:17; Acts 13:10,11
• Often severe Job 16:7-16; Ps. 42:7, 66:12; Jonah 2:3; Rev. 7:14
• Always less than we deserve Ezra 9:13; Ps. 103:10
• Frequently terminate in good Gen. 50:20; Ex. 1:11,12; Dt. 8:15,16; Jer. 24:5,6; Ezek. 20:37
• Tempered with mercy Ps. 78:38,39, 106:43-46; Isa. 30:18-21; Lam. 3:32; Mic. 7:7-9; Nah. 1:12
• Saints are to expect Jn. 16:33; Acts 14:22
• Of saints, are comparatively light Acts 20:23,24; Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:17
• Of saints, are but temporary Ps. 30:5, 103:9; Isa. 54:7,8; Jn. 16:20; 1 Pet. 1:6, 5:10
• Saints have joy under Job 5:17; Jas. 5:11
• Of saints, end in joy and blessedness Ps. 126:5,6; Isa. 61:2,3; Mt. 5:4; 1 Pet. 4:13,14
• Often arise from the profession of the gospel Mt. 24:9; Jn. 15:21; 2 Tim. 3:11,12
• Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God Dt. 8:5; Ps. 119:75; Pr. 3:12; 1 Cor. 11:32; Heb. 12:6,7; Rev. 3:19