Afflictions and Adversities: Dispensation of God

Scripture references

Exo 4:11 And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute
Deu 4:5–31 See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God
Deu 28:15–68 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following
Deu 32:39 See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I
Rut 1:20, 21 “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the
1Sa 2:6, 7 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises
2Sa 16:10 But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If
2Ki 6:33 While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him.
2Ki 15:5 And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so
2Ch 7:12–22 the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your
Job 1:21 saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The
Job 5:6, 17, 18 For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not
Job 6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their
Job 9:12, 22 If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are
Job 10:8 Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and
Job 11:10 If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
Job 12:14–25 What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be
Job 19:6, 21 then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net
Job 21:17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon
Job 23:16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Job 27:2 “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who
Job 30:11 Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off
Job 34:29 But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face,
Psa 38:3 There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest
Psa 66:11 You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
Psa 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive
Psa 78:31–34 God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest
Psa 88:6, 7, 16 You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. /
Psa 89:38–45 Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by
Psa 90:7, 15 For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. / Make
Psa 102:10, 23 because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and
Isa 30:20 The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of
Isa 45:7 I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create
Jer 45:3 You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I
Lam 1:5 Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has
Lam 3:1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
Dan 4:24–26 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the
Amo 3:6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity
Jon 2:3 For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current
Mic 1:12 For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the
Rom 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but
1Co 11:32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we
Heb 12:10 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God
Rev 3:19 Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.