Afflictions of the Wicked, The

God is glorified in — Ex 14:4; Eze 38:22,23.

God holds in derision — Ps 37:13; Pr 1:26,27.

Are multiplied — De 31:17; Job 20:12-18; Ps 32:10.

Are continual — Job 15:20; Ec 2:23; Isa 32:10.

Are often sudden — Ps 73:10; Pr 6:15; Isa 30:13; Re 18:10.

Are often judicially sent — Job 21:17; Ps 107:17; Jer 30:15.

Are for examples to others — Ps 64:7-9; Zep 3:6,7; 1Co 10:5-11; 2Pe 2:6.

Are ineffectual of themselves, for their conversion — Ex 9:30; Isa 9:13; Jer 2:30; Hag 2:17.

Their persecution of saints, a cause of — De 30:7; Ps 55:19; Zec 2:9; 2Th 1:6.

Impenitence is a cause of — Pr 1:30,31; Eze 24:13; Am 4:6-12; Zec 7:11,12; Re 2:21,22.

Sometimes humble them — 1Ki 21:27.

Frequently harden — Ne 9:28,29; Jer 5:3.

Produce slavish fear — Job 15:24; Ps 73:19; Jer 49:3,5.

Saints should not be alarmed at — Pr 3:25,26.

Exemplified

Pharaoh and the Egyptians. — Ex 9:14,15; 14:24,25.

Ahaziah. — 2Ki 1:1-4.

Gehazi. — 2Ki 5:27.

Jehoram. — 2Ch 21:12-19.

Uzziah. — 2Ch 26:19-21.

Ahaz, &c. — 2Ch 28:5-8,22.