Thematic Bible: Divine Providence
Thematic Bible
divine Providence » Sustaining » Preserving the faithful
O love the Lord, all you His godly ones!
The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity]
And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
The Lord will rescue me from every evil assault, and He will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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[And Ezra said],
“You are the Lord, You alone;
You have made the heavens,
The heaven of heavens with all their host (the heavenly bodies),
The earth and everything that is on it,
The seas and everything that is in them.
You give life to all of them,
And the heavenly host is bowing down [in worship] to You.
For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.
The Lord protects the strangers;
He supports the fatherless and the widow;
But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.
This is what the Lord says,
“In a
And in a day of salvation I have helped You;
And I will keep watch over You and give You for a covenant of the people,
To restore the land [from its present state of ruin] and to apportion and give as inheritances the deserted hereditary lands,
Then David put garrisons among the Arameans in Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants and brought tribute. The Lord helped David wherever he went.
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So the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear [and worship] the Lord our God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] for our good always and so that He might preserve us alive, as it is today.
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for the Lord our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did these great signs (miracles) in our sight and kept us safe all along the way that we went and among all the peoples among whom we passed.
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He guards the paths of justice;
And He preserves the way of His saints (believers).
divine Providence » Sustaining » Supports the weak
In all their distress He was distressed,
And the
In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them;
And He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.
“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.
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‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;
I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’
They will lift you up in their hands,
So that you do not [even] strike your foot against a stone.
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds and sustains me;
Your gentleness [Your gracious response when I pray] makes me great.
and in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried and protected you, just as a man carries his son, all along the way which you traveled until you arrived at this place.’
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For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord upholds and sustains the righteous [who seek Him].
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me in Your presence forever.
divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » In time of trouble
Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].
(The Shulammite Bride)
“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men!
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.
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“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men!
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.
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For You have been my help,
And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.
The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
divine Providence » Mysteries of providing » General references to
“Who provides prey for the raven
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?
He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
divine Providence » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Gives in superabundance
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You have anointed and refreshed my head with
My cup overflows.
and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up twelve full baskets of the leftover broken pieces.
Verse Concepts
Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you [so great] a blessing until there is no more room to receive it.
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And the threshing floors shall be full of grain,
And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
divine Providence » Keeps the saints » The almighty guardian
This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until that day [when I stand before Him].
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Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling or falling into sin, and to present you unblemished [blameless and faultless] in the presence of His glory with triumphant joy and unspeakable delight,
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who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time.
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divine Providence » Keeps the saints » Watches over life with infinite care
casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
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The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless,
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
divine Providence » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
They will be given over to the power of the sword;
They will be a prey for foxes.
How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who [reverently] fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who take refuge in You,
For from days of old no one has heard, nor has ear perceived,
Nor has the eye
Who works and acts in behalf of the one who [gladly] waits for Him.
So the Lord God prepared a plant and it grew up over Jonah, to be a shade over his head to spare him from discomfort. And Jonah was extremely happy about [the protection of] the plant.
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divine Providence » Keeps the saints » The protecting father
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you [setting you on a firm foundation] and will protect and guard you from the evil one.
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And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].
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divine Providence » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
But the truth is that they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. For that reason God is not ashamed [of them or] to be called their God [even to be surnamed their God—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob]; for He has prepared a city for them.
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but just as it is written [in Scripture],“Things which the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard,
And which have not entered the heart of man,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].”
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And which have not entered the heart of man,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].”
divine Providence » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
Which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » In the rock of ages
“As an eagle that protects its nest,
That flutters over its young,
He spread out His wings and took them,
He carried them on His pinions.
and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
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divine Providence » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For elijah in the time of famine
The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah.
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And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook.
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divine Providence » Keeps the saints » The pilgrim's companion
He keeps all his bones;
Not one of them is broken.
Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
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divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » A refuge from the storm
For You have been a stronghold for the helpless,
A stronghold for the poor in his distress,
A shelter from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of tyrants
Is like a rainstorm against a wall.
Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like streams of water in a dry land,
Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].
divine Providence » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For the saints
And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
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divine Providence » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For israel in the wilderness
For the Lord your God has blessed you in all that you have done; He has known about your wanderings through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing.”’
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divine Providence » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For the multitude that followed Christ
and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up twelve full baskets of the leftover broken pieces.
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divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » Under the shadow of his wings
divine Providence » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
divine Providence » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For the army of the three kings
It happened in the morning, when the sacrifice was offered, that suddenly water came [miraculously] from the area of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
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divine Providence » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For elijah in the wilderness
He looked, and by his head there was a bread cake baked on hot coal, and a pitcher of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.
Verse Concepts
divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the [renewed] heavens and lay the foundations of the [renewed] earth, and to say to Zion (Jerusalem), ‘You are My people.’”
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divine Providence » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For samaria in the time of famine
When these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried away from there silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. Then they went back and entered another tent and carried [some valuable things] from there also, and went and hid them.
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divine Providence » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For the prophet's widow
When the containers were all full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” And he said to her, “There is not a one left.” Then the oil stopped [multiplying].
Verse Concepts
divine Providence » Keeps the saints » The sleepless watchman
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber [briefly] nor sleep [soundly].
divine Providence » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You have anointed and refreshed my head with
My cup overflows.
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