Affliction From The Thematic Bible 13:
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AFFLICTIONS>>REJOICING IN TRIBULATION, EXAMPLES OF>>FAMINE
Habakkuk 3:17-18:
Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.
Matthew 5:12:
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Luke 6:23:
Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.
AFFLICTIONS>>OF SAINTS, ARE BUT TEMPORARY
Psalm 30:5:
For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 103:9:
He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
Isaiah 54:7-8:
"For a brief moment I forsook you, But with great compassion I will gather you. "In an outburst of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, But with everlasting lovingkindness I will have compassion on you," Says the LORD your Redeemer.
AFFLICTIONS>>GOD REGULATES THE MEASURE OF
Psalm 80:5:
You have fed them with the bread of tears,
And You have made them to drink tears in large measure.
Isaiah 9:1:
But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
Jeremiah 46:28:
“O Jacob My servant, do not fear,” declares the Lord,
“For I am with you.
For I will make a full end of all the nations
Where I have driven you,
Yet I will not make a full end of you;
But I will correct you properly
And by no means leave you unpunished.”
Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Afflictions
Finished for today.
God Bless!
