Thematic Bible: Is exercised in
Thematic Bible
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Providing for his creatures
Consider the birds of the sky, that they do not sow or reap or gather [produce] into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they [are]?
[He] gives to [the] animal its food, [and] to [the] young ravens that cry.
[The one who] gives food to all flesh, for his loyal love [endures] forever.
They all wait for you to give [them] their food {at the proper time}.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Overruling wicked designs for good
As for you, you planned evil against me, [but] God planned it for good, in order to do this--to keep many people alive--as [it is] today.
Now I want you to know, brothers, that {my circumstances} have happened instead for the progress of the gospel,
So now, do not be distressed and do not be angry {with yourselves} that you sold me here, for God sent me as deliverance before you. For these two years the famine [has been] in the midst of the land, but [there will be] five more years where there is no plowing or harvest. And God sent me before you [all] to preserve for you a remnant in the land and to keep alive among you many survivors.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Ordering the ways of men
Many plans [are] in the heart of a man, but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
[Away] from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?
The {mind} of a person will plan his ways, and Yahweh will direct his steps.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Ruling the elements
Why was there no man when I came, no one who answered when I called? {Do I lack the strength to save}? Or [is there] no power in me to deliver? Look! by my rebuke I dry up [the] sea; I {make} [the] rivers a desert; their fish stink because there is no water, and they die because of thirst.
John testified about him and cried out, saying, "This one was [he about] whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.'"
"[The] storm wind comes from its chamber and cold from [the] north wind. By God's breath, ice is given, and [the] broad waters [are] frozen. Also, he loads down thick clouds with moisture; his lightning scatters [the] clouds. read more.
And {they} turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on [the] face of {the habitable world}. Whether as {correction} or for his land, or as loyal love, he lets it happen.
And {they} turn around by his guidance to accomplish all that he has commanded them on [the] face of {the habitable world}. Whether as {correction} or for his land, or as loyal love, he lets it happen.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Directing all events
The cows went straight on the way on the road to Beth Shemesh, on the one main road, {lowing as they went}. They did not turn aside to the right or to the left, and the rulers of [the] Philistines [were] walking after them up to the border of Beth Shemesh.
In the morning you will come forward, {tribe by tribe}, and the tribe that Yahweh will select by lot will come forward by clans, and the clan that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward by families, and the family that Yahweh selects by lot will come forward one by one.
So then, {prepare} one new utility cart and two milking cows that have never had a yoke on them, and you must harness the cows to the utility cart and then turn their calves from following them to their stall. And you must take the ark of Yahweh and place it on the utility cart with the gold objects that you [are] returning to him as a guilt offering. You must place [them] in the container beside [the ark] and then send it [off] so that it goes away. You must watch; if it goes up by the way of its territory to Beth Shemesh, he has caused this great disaster to [come on] us. But if not, then we will know his hand has not struck us; it [was by] chance [that] this happened to us. read more.
So the men did so; they took two milking cows and harnessed them to the utility cart, but they shut up their calves in the stall.
So the men did so; they took two milking cows and harnessed them to the utility cart, but they shut up their calves in the stall.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Bringing his words to pass
For Yahweh said to them, "They will surely die in the desert." And not a man was left over from them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
And {nothing failed from} all the good things that Yahweh promised to the house of Israel; {everything came to pass}.
Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all [things] take place! Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » The special preservation of saints
For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But [the] children of [the] wicked will be cut off.
For he will command his angels concerning you, to watch over you in all your ways.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving his creatures
"You alone are Yahweh. You alone have made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all of their army, the earth and all that is in it, the waters and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and the army of the heavens worship you.
Your righteousness [is] {like the mighty mountains}, your judgments [like the] great deep. You save man and beast, O Yahweh.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them will not fall to the ground {without the knowledge and consent} of your Father.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
{As long as the earth endures}, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease.
He established [the] earth on her foundations, [so that] it will not be moved forever and ever. You covered it with [the] deep as with a garment. [The] waters stood above [the] mountains. At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they ran off. read more.
They ascended [the] mountains [and] drained though the valleys to [the] place that you established for them. You set a boundary that they may not cross over, [so that] they would not return to cover the earth.
They ascended [the] mountains [and] drained though the valleys to [the] place that you established for them. You set a boundary that they may not cross over, [so that] they would not return to cover the earth.
{He has described a circle} on [the] face of [the] water {between light and darkness}.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Determining the period of human life
And he made from one [man] every nation of humanity to live on all the face of the earth, determining [their] fixed times and the fixed boundaries of their habitation,
My times [are] in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from [those who] pursue me.
Look, you have made my days [mere] handbreadths, and my lifespan as nothing next to you. Surely every person standing firm [is] complete vanity. Selah
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Defeating wicked designs
[The] enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide plunder, my desire will be full [of] them, I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.' You blew with your breath; the sea covered them; they dropped like lead in the mighty waters. Who is like you among the gods, Yahweh? Who is like you--glorious in holiness, awesome [in] praiseworthy actions, doing wonders? read more.
You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them. In your loyal love you led [the] people whom you redeemed; in your strength you guided [them] to the abode of your holiness. Peoples heard; they trembled; anguish seized the inhabitants of Philistia. Then the chiefs of Edom were horrified; great distress seized the leaders of Moab; all of the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. Terror and dread fell on them; at the greatness of your arm they became silent like the stone, until your people passed by, Yahweh, until [the] people whom you bought passed by. You brought them and planted them on the mountain of your inheritance, a place you made for yourself to inhabit, Yahweh, a sanctuary, Lord, [that] your hands established. Yahweh will reign as king forever and ever." When the horses of Pharaoh came into the sea with his chariots and with his charioteers, Yahweh brought back upon them the waters of the sea, and the {Israelites} traveled on dry ground through the middle of the sea.
You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them. In your loyal love you led [the] people whom you redeemed; in your strength you guided [them] to the abode of your holiness. Peoples heard; they trembled; anguish seized the inhabitants of Philistia. Then the chiefs of Edom were horrified; great distress seized the leaders of Moab; all of the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. Terror and dread fell on them; at the greatness of your arm they became silent like the stone, until your people passed by, Yahweh, until [the] people whom you bought passed by. You brought them and planted them on the mountain of your inheritance, a place you made for yourself to inhabit, Yahweh, a sanctuary, Lord, [that] your hands established. Yahweh will reign as king forever and ever." When the horses of Pharaoh came into the sea with his chariots and with his charioteers, Yahweh brought back upon them the waters of the sea, and the {Israelites} traveled on dry ground through the middle of the sea.
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The advice of Hushai the Arkite [is] better than the advice of Ahithophel." (Now Yahweh had ordained to frustrate the good counsel of Ahithophel in order for Yahweh to bring misery upon Absalom). Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, "{Thus and so} Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, but {thus and so} I have advised.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Leading saints
the one leading you in the great and terrible desert [infested] with {dangerous} snakes and scorpions and parched ground, where there is no water, [and] the one bringing out water for you from flint rock,
And you shall remember all [of] the way that Yahweh your God led you [during] these forty years in the desert in order to humble you and to test you to know what [is] in your heart, whether you would [diligently] keep his commandments or not.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Prospering saints
And I knelt down and worshiped Yahweh, and I praised Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right way, to take the daughter of the brother of my master for his son.
And he said to them, "Do not delay me. Now, Yahweh has made my journey successful. Let me go. I must go to my master."
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Delivering saints
For he will deliver you from [the] snare of [the] fowler, from [the] plague of destruction.
Like birds flying [overhead], so Yahweh of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver [it]; he will pass over and rescue [it].
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Protecting saints
With his feathers he will cover you, and under his wings you can take refuge. His faithfulness [will be] a shield and a buckler.
O Yahweh, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in [the] day of battle.
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Ordering the minutest matters
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them will not fall to the ground {without the knowledge and consent} of your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all numbered!
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Ordaining the conditions and circumstances of men
Yahweh makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and also exalts. He raises up the poor from [the] dust. From [the] ash heap he lifts up the needy, to cause them to sit with noble people and to cause them to inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth belong to Yahweh and he has set the inhabited world on them.