BLESSINGS-AFFLICTIONS

(A) BLESSINGS (1) Temporal from God Ge 24:35; 26:12; De 29:5; 2Sa 6:11; 1Ki 3:13; Ps 65:9 Ps 68:19; 107:38; 144:13 --SEE Providence, PROVIDENCE DIVINE Plenty Promised, (A) BLESSINGS (2) Temporal and Spiritual Promised Ex 23:25; Le 26:4; De 28:2; Ps 81:16; Pr 28:20; Isa 30:23 Joe 2:26; Am 9:13; Zec 10:1; Mal 3:10; Mt 6:33; Lu 18:30 --SEE Benevolence (2), LIBERALITY Obedience (3), OBEDIENCE Spiritual Fulness, FULNESS Prosperity, PROSPERITY (3) The Blessing of God rests upon his People De 23:5; 2Sa 7:29; Ps 3:8; 24:5; 129:8; 133:3; Pr 10:22 (4) Pronounced upon Persons by the Lord Ge 1:28; 9:1; 12:2; 17:20; 32:29; Lu 1:28 --SEE Divine Favour, FAVOUR (5) Pronounced upon Persons by Men Ge 27:27; 28:1; 48:16; Jos 14:13; 22:6; 1Sa 2:20; 2Sa 13:25 1Ki 8:14; Lu 2:34 --SEE Benedictions, BENEDICTIONS Laying on Hands (3), LAYING ON OF (B) GIFTS, DIVINE, to men (1) Diversity of Mt 25:15; Ro 12:6; 1Co 4:7; 12:4; Eph 4:11 (2) Spiritual, Promised An Everlasting Name Isa 56:4,5 Spiritual Knowledge Jer 24:7 A New Heart Eze 11:19 Spiritual Rest Mt 11:28 The Holy Spirit Lu 11:13 Eternal Life Joh 10:28; Jas 1:17 A Spiritual Crown Re 2:10; 2:17 --SEE Obedience, OBEDIENCE Spirit Promised, HOLY SPIRIT (3) Temporal Ge 1:29; 9:3; De 8:18; 11:14; Job 5:10; Ps 127:2; 136:25 Ps 145:15; Joe 2:23 --SEE Divine Supplies, PROVIDENCE DIVINE Super-abundance, PROVIDENCE DIVINE Plenty Promised, (4) Seven Gifts of Christ to Believers Rest Mt 11:28 Keys of the Kingdom Mt 16:19 Power over evil spirits Lu 10:19 Living water Joh 4:14 Bread of Heaven Joh 6:51 Eternal Life Joh 10:28 Legacy of Peace Joh 14:27; Re 2:26,28; 21:6 (C) AFFLICTIONS, (1) General References to Ex 3:7; Job 14:1; Ps 119:50,143; Isa 63:9; Ro 8:18; 2Co 4:8 --SEE Tribulation, AFFLICTIONS Grief, SORROW (2) Often Blessings in Disguise Job 5:17; 23:10; 34:31; Ps 119:67; Ec 7:2; Jon 2:2; Zec 13:9 2Co 4:17; Heb 12:11; Re 7:14 --SEE Happiness (2), JOY Life Tested, LIFE (3) From God De 8:5; Ru 1:20; Job 6:4; 16:12; Ps 66:11; 90:7 Ps 102:9,10; Eze 24:16 (4) Of Ministers and Prophets Eze 24:18; 1Co 4:11; 2Co 6:5; 11:23; 12:7; 1Th 3:3 (5) Sometimes Prolonged Ps 6:3; 13:1; 35:17; 79:5; 80:4; 89:46; 90:13; 94:3 Hab 1:2; Zec 1:12 --SEE Divine Delays, TESTS, SPIRITUAL Life Tested, LIFE Discouragement, DISCOURAGEMENT (6) True Believers do not Faint under 2Co 4:1,16; Ga 6:9; Eph 3:13; Heb 12:5; Re 2:3 --SEE "Fear Not", ENCOURAGEMENT Encouragement, ENCOURAGEMENT "Be Strong", BATTLE OF LIFE (7) Cup of Suffering, Saints Drink of Ps 73:10; 80:5; 102:9; Mt 20:22; 26:39; Joh 18:11 --SEE 491 AFFLICTIONS (8) The Refining Influence of Job 23:10; Ps 66:10; Isa 1:25; 48:10; Jer 9:7; Zec 13:9 Mal 3:3; 1Pe 1:7; 4:12 --SEE Life Tested, LIFE Spiritual Tests, TESTS, SPIRITUAL (9) Chastisement, a Mark of the Father's Love De 8:5; Job 33:19; Ps 94:12; Pr 3:11,12; Jer 10:24 Joh 15:2; 1Co 11:32; Heb 12:5; Re 3:19 --SEE Happiness (2), JOY Promise to the Afflicted, PROMISES, DIVINE Spiritual Tests, TESTS, SPIRITUAL (10) Waters of Affliction Ps 42:7; 69:1; 88:7; 124:4; Isa 30:20; Jon 2:5 (11) Tribulation, a Part of Earthly Experience De 4:30; Mt 24:21; Joh 16:33; Ac 14:22; Ro 5:3 1Th 3:4; Re 2:9; 7:14 --SEE Spiritual Tests, TESTS, SPIRITUAL