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Benefits of

2 Chr 7:14
forgive their sins and heal their land.
Job 23:10
he will pronounce me completely innocent
Job 36:10
to turn them away from their sin.
Psa 66:12
brought us into wealth and great abundance.
Psa 94:12-13
This makes us follow his paths,
Psa 119:67
now I closely follow all you say.
Prov 3:11-12
punishment is proof of his love.
Ezek 14:11
people of Israel will learn not to desert
Zec 13:9
make them pure, as gold and silver
John 15:2
he prunes those branches that bear fruit
Acts 14:22
Kingdom of God through many tribulations.
Rom 5:3
help us learn to be patient
Rom 8:37
overwhelming victory is ours
2 Cor 4:17
will result in Gods richest blessing
Heb 12:11
the result, a quiet growth in grace
Jas 1:4
strong in character, full and complete
1 Pet 2:20
patient beneath the blows, God is well pleased.

Endurance under

2 Sam 12:16
lay all night before the Lord
Job 1:22
Job did not sin or revile God.
Psa 15:4
keeps a promise even if it ruins him,
Psa 39:1
Im going to quit complaining!
Psa 55:22
He will not permit the godly to slip
Dan 9:3
I prayed, I fasted, and wore sackcloth,
Matt 10:22
you who endure to the end shall be saved.
Luke 21:19
stand firm, you will win your souls.
Rom 12:12
Be patient in trouble,
2 Thes 1:4
your patience and complete faith in God,
Heb 12:1
run with patience the particular race
Jas 1:4
your patience is finally in full bloom,
Jas 5:11
stayed true to him

Consolation under

Gen 21:18
I will make a great nation from his descendants.
Exod 3:8
I have come to deliver them from the Egyptians
Psa 9:9
He is a refuge for them in their trouble.
Psa 23:4
you are close beside me, guarding, guiding
Isa 25:4
O Lord, you are a refuge from the storm,
Isa 40:1
Comfort, oh comfort my people,
Matt 5:4
for they shall be comforted.
Matt 11:28
Come to me and I will give you rest
John 16:33
have peace of heart and mind.
Rom 8:38
nothing can ever separate us
2 Thes 1:7
God will give you rest
Heb 4:15
he understands our weaknesses,
1 Pet 5:7
Let him have all your worries and cares,

Deliverance from

Psa 34:4
he answered me! He freed me
Psa 40:2
He lifted me out of the pit
Isa 63:9
he personally saved them.
Jon 2:2
I cried to the Lord and he answered me;
1 Tim 3:11
but the Lord delivered me.
2 Tim 4:17
he saved me from being thrown to the lions.

AGONY
, see
Suffering
;
Affliction

ALIENS

Privileges of

Exod 22:21
You must not oppress a stranger in any way;
Lev 19:33
do not wrong them.
Num 35:15
for the protection of foreigners and travelers.
Deut 10:19
you must love foreigners.
Josh 20:9
Cities of Refuge were for foreigners
Jer 22:3
Protect the rights of aliens

ALONE
, see
Loneliness

AMBITION

Examples of

Gen 11:3-4
they began to talk about building a great city,
Num 12:2
Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?
Num 16:2
to incite a rebellion against Moses.
2 Sam 15:4
I surely wish I were the judge;
2 Sam 15:10
he sent spies to incite rebellion against David
1 Kgs 1:5
he decided to crown himself king
Est 5:11
had become the greatest man in the kingdom
Matt 20:21
let my two sons sit on two thrones
2 Thes 2:4
sit as God in the temple of God,
3 Joh 1:9
one who loves to push himself forward

Corrupted, see
Lust

Psa 49:11
You name your estates after yourselves
Hab 2:5
In their greed they have collected many nations,
Hab 2:9
getting rich by evil means,
Matt 4:9
if you will only kneel and worship me.
Matt 18:1
which of them would be greatest
Luke 22:24
as to who would have the highest rank
Jas 4:2
You long for what others have,
1 Joh 2:16
the ambition to buy everything that appeals to you,

Prescribed (Right)

Deut 4:29
begin to search again for Jehovah
Psa 14:2
any who are wise, who want to please God.
Prov 28:5
they are much concerned about justice
Matt 16:24
deny himself and take up his cross
Luke 11:9
keep on asking and you will receive
Luke 12:31
make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.
Luke 13:24-25
Work hard to get into heaven
Rom 15:20
my ambition has been to go still farther,
1 Cor 9:24
So run your race to win.
1 Cor 12:31
try your best to have the more important gifts.
1 Cor 14:12
anxious to have special gifts from the Holy Spirit
Phil 3:14
I strain to reach the end of the race
2 Tim 2:22
to anything that makes you want to do right.

ANGEL(S)

Of the Lord

Gen 16:7
The Angel of the Lord found her
Gen 21:17
the Angel of God called to Hagar
Gen 22:15
the Angel of God called again
Exod 3:2
suddenly the Angel of Jehovah appeared
Exod 23:23
my Angel shall go before you
Num 22:24
the angel of the Lord stood at a place
Judg 2:1
the Angel of the Lord arrived at Bochim,
Judg 6:12
The Angel of the Lord appeared to him
1 Kgs 19:7
the angel of the Lord came again
Psa 34:7
the Angel of the Lord guards
Isa 37:36
That night the Angel of the Lord
Zec 1:11
reported to the Angel of the Lord,

Appearances of

Gen 18:2
he noticed three men coming toward him.
Gen 19:1
two angels came to the entrance of the city
Gen 28:12
he saw the angels of God
Judg 13:2-3
one day the Angel of the Lord
2 Sam 24:17
David saw the angel,
1 Kgs 19:7
the angel of the Lord came again
Dan 6:22
My God has sent his angel,
Matt 1:20
saw an angel standing beside him.
Luke 1:30
the angel told her,
Acts 5:19
angel of the Lord came at night,
Acts 8:26
as for Philip, an angel of the Lord said
Acts 27:23
an angel of the God to whom I belong
Rev 1:1
an angel was sent from heaven
Rev 19:9
the angel dictated this sentence

Duties and responsibilities of

Gen 3:24
to guard the entrance to the Tree of Life.
Gen 24:7
He will send his angel on ahead of you,
Exod 23:20
I am sending an Angel before you
2 Kgs 1:15
the angel of the Lord said to Elijah
Psa 91:11
he orders his angels to protect you
Luke 16:22
carried by the angels to be with Abraham
John 5:4
an angel of the Lord came from time to time
Acts 10:3
in this vision he saw an angel
Acts 12:7
The angel slapped him on the side
Heb 1:7
his angels as messengers swift as the wind

ANGER

Examples of

Gen 4:5
Cain both dejected and very angry,
Gen 27:44
until your brothers fury is spent,
Exod 32:19
in terrible anger he threw the tablets
Judg 8:1
Ephraim were violently angry
1 Sam 20:30
Saul boiled with rage.
1 Kgs 21:4
to the palace angry and sullen.
2 Kgs 5:11
Naaman was angry and stalked
Est 1:12
The king was furious,
Est 3:5-6
Haman was furious,
Job 32:3
angry with Jobs three friends
Jon 4:1
plans made Jonah very angry.
Matt 2:16
Herod was furious
Acts 23:3
God shall slap you,

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