Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
I have refined
I have chosen
General references
Bible References
I have refined
Isaiah 1:25 I will turn My hand against you
and will burn away your dross completely;
I will remove all your impurities.
and will burn away your dross
I will remove all your impurities.
Job 23:10 Yet He knows the way I have taken;
when He has tested me, I will emerge as pure gold.
when He has tested me,
Psalm 66:10 For You, God, tested us;
You refined us as silver is refined.
You refined us as silver is refined.
Proverbs 17:3 A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says:
I am about to refine them and test them,
for what else can I do
because of My dear people?
for what else can I do
because of My dear
Ezekiel 20:38
And I will also purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land where they live as foreign residents, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.
Ezekiel 22:18
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
Zechariah 13:8 In the whole land—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
two-thirds will be cut off and die,
but a third will be left in it.
this is the Lord’s declaration—
two-thirds
but a third will be left in it.
Malachi 3:2
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who will be able to stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire and like cleansing lye.
Hebrews 12:10
For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.
1 Peter 1:7
so that the genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.
Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent.
I have chosen
Deuteronomy 4:20
But the Lord selected you and brought you out of Egypt’s iron furnace to be a people for His inheritance, as you are today.
General references
Proverbs 17:3 A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.