Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions made beneficial » In leading us to seek God in prayer
Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, for he had chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years.
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I have heard Ephraim grieving, 'You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf; bring me back that I may be restored, for you are the LORD my God.
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The LORD has done what he purposed; he has carried out his word, which he commanded long ago; he has thrown down without pity; he has made the enemy rejoice over you and exalted the might of your foes. Their heart cried to the Lord. O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears stream down like a torrent day and night! Give yourself no rest, your eyes no respite! "Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches! Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord! Lift your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street."
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and no one shall rescue. I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me.
Backsliding » Afflictions sent to heal
I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me.
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Confession of sin » God requires
I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me.
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when he realizes his guilt in any of these and confesses the sin he has committed,
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