Afflictions and Adversities: Benefits of, Illustrated

Scripture references

Gen 22:12, 16–18 “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the
Gen 32:11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that
Gen 42:21 Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of
Exo 9:27, 28 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he
Exo 10:7, 16, 17 Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare
Exo 12:31–33 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up,
Num 21:7 Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking
Jdg 10:6–8, 10 And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They
1Sa 12:9, 10 But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of
1Ki 13:1–10 Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense,
2Ch 15:4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and
2Ch 33:12, 13 And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God
Ezr 9:5–15 At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and
Neh 9:32 So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His
Job 34:31, 32 Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will
Job 40:1–5 And the LORD said to Job: / “Will the faultfinder contend with the
Psa 18:4–6 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Psa 66:10–12 For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver. / You
Psa 78:34, 35 When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched
Psa 119:67, 71 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word. /
Isa 26:16 O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them,
Jer 31:18, 19 I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely,
Lam 3:19, 20 Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall. /
Hos 6:1 Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will
Jon 2:1–10 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, / saying: “In my
Luk 15:11–24 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. / The younger son
Act 8:24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have