Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Marvel
Matter
For
Regardeth
Higher than they
Bible References
Marvel
1 John 3:13
Do not wonder, brothers, that the world hates you.
Revelation 17:6
Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and as I looked at her I marvelled greatly.
Matter
Acts 4:27
In this very city they actually mustered against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst consecrate ??Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,
Romans 11:33
What a fathomless wealth lies in the wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable his judgments! How mysterious his methods!
For
Luke 1:32
He will be great, he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father;
Regardeth
James 2:13
for the judgment will be merciless to the man who has shown no mercy ??whereas the merciful life will triumph in the face of judgment.
James 5:2
your wealth lies rotting, and your clothes are moth-eaten;
Higher than they
Matthew 13:41
the Son of man will despatch his angels, and they will gather out of his Realm all who are hindrances and who practise iniquity,
Acts 12:7
But an angel of the Lord flashed on him, and a light shone in the cell; striking Peter on the side he woke him, saying, "Quick, get up!" The fetters dropped from his hands,