1. AFFLICTION
    1. Afflicted Saints
      1. Joseph (Genesis 39:20-23; Psalm 105:17-19)
      2. Moses (Hebrews 11:25)
      3. Eli (1 Samuel 3:18)
      4. Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:4)
      5. Job (Job 1:20-22)
      6. David (2 Samuel 12:15-23)
      7. Paul (Acts 20:22-24; 21:13)
      8. Apostles (1 Corinthians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 6:4-10)
    2. Affliction General
      1. God is the Author and Giver of (Psalm 23:4; Romans 15:5; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 7:6; Colossians 1:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17)
      2. The Holy Spirit is the Author and Giver of (John 14:16, 17; 15:26; 16:7; Acts 9:31)
      3. Through the Holy Scriptures (Psalm 119:50, 76; Romans 15:4)
      4. Is abundant (Psalm 71:21; Isaiah 66:11)
      5. Is everlasting (2 Thessalonians 2:16)
      6. Pray for (Psalm 119:82)
      7. Is sought in vain from the world (Psalm 69:20; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Lamentations 1:2)
      8. To the troubled in mind (Psalm 42:5; 94:19; John 14:1, 27; 16:20, 22)
      9. To the persecuted (Deuteronomy 33:27)
      10. To the sick (Psalm 41:3)
      11. In prospect of death (Job 19:25, 26; Psalm 23:4; John 14:2; 2 Corinthians 5:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; Hebrews 4:9; Revelation 7:14-17; 14:13)
      12. God regulates the measure of afflictions (Psalm 80:5; Isaiah 9:1; Jeremiah 46:28)
        1. Determines the continuance of (Genesis 15:13, 14; Numbers 14:33; Isaiah 10:25; Jeremiah 29:10)
        2. Does not willingly send (Lamentations 3:33)
        3. Man is born to (Job 5:6, 7; 14:1)
        4. Saints appointed to (1 Thessalonians 3:3)
        5. Consequent upon the fall (Genesis 3:16-19)
        6. Sin produces (Job 4:8; 20:11; Proverbs 1:31)
        7. Sinners corrected by (2 Samuel 12:14; Psalm 89:30-32; Isaiah 57:17; Acts 13:10, 11)
        8. Often severe (Job 16:7-16; Psalm 42:7; 66:12; Jonah 2:3; Revelation 7:14)
        9. Always less than deserved (Ezra 9:13; Psalm 103:10)
        10. Results of, good (Genesis 50:20; Exodus 1:11, 12; Deuteronomy 8:15, 16; Jeremiah 24:5, 6; Ezekiel 20:37)
        11. Tempered with mercy (Psalm 78:38, 39; 106:43-46; Isaiah 30:18-21; Lamentations 3:32; Micah 7:7-9; Nahum 1:12)
    3. Duty Toward Afflicted
      1. To sympathise with them (Romans 12:15; Galatians 6:2)
      2. To bear them in mind (Hebrews 13:3)
      3. To comfort them (Job 16:5; 29:25; 2 Corinthians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:18)
      4. To protect them (Psalm 82:3; Proverbs 22:22; 31:5)
      5. To pray for them (Acts 12:5; Philippians 1:16, 19; James 5:14-16)
      6. To pity them (Job 6:14)
      7. To visit them (James 1:27)
      8. To relieve them (Job 31:19, 20; Isaiah 58:10; Philippians 4:14; 1 Timothy 5:10)
    4. Why God Afflicts
      1. For increase of faith (Mark 9:24)
      2. That we may be quickened (Psalm 143:11)
      3. That we may know the causes of our trouble (Job 6:24; 10:2; 13:23, 24)
      4. For restoration to joy (Psalm 51:8, 12; 69:29; 90:14, 15)
      5. NATIONAL LESSONS FROM (Joel 1; 2)
      6. Often arise from the profession of the gospel (Matthew 24:9; John 15:21; 2 Timothy 3:11, 12)
      7. Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God (Deuteronomy 8:5; Psalm 119:75; Proverbs 3:12; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:6, 7;
    5. Duration
      1. Temporary (Psalm 30:5; 103:9; Isaiah 54:7, 8; John 16:20; 1 Peter 1:6; 5:10)
    6. Exemplified
      1. Joseph’s brethren (Genesis 42:21)
      2. Joseph (Genesis 45:5, 7, 8)
      3. Israel (Deuteronomy 8:3, 5)
      4. Josiah (2 Kings 22:19)
      5. Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:25, 26)
      6. Manasseh (2 Chronicles 33:12)
      7. Jonah (Jonah 2:7)
      8. Prodigal son (Luke 15:21)
      9. • INSTANCES OF —Pharaoh (Exodus 8:19; 9:30-34; 14:5-9) —Asa (2 Chronicles 16:12) —Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:22, 23)
    7. Mocking At
      1. • MOCKING AT (Job 12:5; Proverbs 17:5)
    8. Victory From Affliction
      1. Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:25, 26)
      2. Jonah (Jonah 2:7)
      3. Joseph (Genesis 45:5, 7, 8)
      4. Josiah (2 Kings 22:19)
      5. Manasseh (2 Chronicles 33:12)
      6. Prodigal’s son (Luke 15:21)
      7. Joseph’s brethren (Genesis 42:21)
      8. Israel (Deuteronomy 8:3, 5)
      9. End in joy and blessedness (Psalm 126:5, 6; Isaiah 61:2, 3; Matthew 5:4; 1 Peter 4:13, 14)
    9. Nature of Affliction
      1. Afflictions
      2. God appoints (2 Kings 6:33; Job 5:6, 17; Psalm 66:11; Amos 3:6; Micah 6:9)
      3. God dispenses, as He will (Job 11:10; Isaiah 10:15; 45:7)
      4. God regulates the measure of (Psalm 80:5; Isaiah 9:1; Jeremiah 46:28)
      5. God determines the continuance of (Genesis 15:13, 14; Numbers 14:33; Isaiah 10:25; Jeremiah 29:10)
      6. God does not willingly send (Lamentations 3:33)
      7. Man is born to (Job 5:6, 7; 14:1)
      8. Saints appointed to (1 Thessalonians 3:3)
      9. Consequent upon the fall (Genesis 3:16-19)
      10. Sin produces (Job 4:8; 20:11; Proverbs 1:31)
      11. Sin visited with (2 Samuel 12:14; Psalm 89:30-32; Isaiah 57:17; Acts 13:10, 11)
      12. Often severe (Job 16:7-16; Psalm 42:7; 66:12; Jonah 2:3; Revelation 7:14)
      13. Always less than we deserve (Ezra 9:13; Psalm 103:10)
      14. Frequently terminate in good (Genesis 50:20; Exodus 1:11, 12; Deuteronomy 8:15, 16; Jeremiah 24:5, 6; Ezekiel 20:37)
      15. Tempered with mercy (Psalm 78:38, 39; 106:43-46; Isaiah 30:18-21; Lamentations 3:32; Micah 7:7-9; Nahum 1:12)
      16. Saints are to expect (John 16:33; Acts 14:22)
      17. Of saints, are comparatively light (Acts 20:23, 24; Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17)
      18. Of saints, are but temporary (Psalm 30:5; 103:9; Isaiah 54:7, 8; John 16:20; 1 Peter 1:6; 5:10)
      19. Saints have joy under (Job 5:17; James 5:11)
      20. Of saints, end in joy and blessedness (Psalm 126:5, 6; Isaiah 61:2, 3; Matthew 5:4; 1 Peter 4:13, 14)
      21. Often arise from the profession of the gospel (Matthew 24:9; John 15:21; 2 Timothy 3:11, 12)
      22. Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God (Deuteronomy 8:5; Psalm 119:75; Proverbs 3:12; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:6, 7; Revelation 3:19)
      23. • DESIGN OF (Deuteronomy 8:2, 16; 30:1-3; 31:17; Judges 2:21, 22; 1 Kings 8:33-48; 2 Chronicles 6:24-31; 7:13, 14; Job 33:11, 16-30; 36:8-10; Psalm 66:10; 106:43, 44; 107:10-14, 17-21, 23-31; 119:71; Ecclesiastes 7:14; Isaiah 1:25-27; 4:3, 4; 9:13, 14; 52:5, 6; Jeremiah 24:5; Lamentations 1:5; Ezekiel 6:10; 14:10, 11; Daniel 4:25-27, 34; Hosea 5:15; Amos 4:6; Micah 6:9; Malachi 3:3; John 9:2, 3; 11:4; 15:2; 21:19; 1 Corinthians 11:32; 2 Corinthians 1:4-6; 4:11, 17; 12:7; Philippians 1:29, 30; 2 Thessalonians 1:4, 5; Hebrews 2:10-18; 5:8, 9; 12:5-11; 1 Peter 1:6, 7; 5:10; Revelation 2:10)
      24. Comparatively light (Acts 20:23; 24; Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17)
    10. Afflictions of the Wicked, The
      1. God holds in derision (Psalm 37:13; Proverbs 1:26, 27)
      2. Are continual (Job 15:20; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Isaiah 32:10)
      3. Are often judicially sent (Job 21:17; Psalm 107:17; Jeremiah 30:15)
      4. Are ineffectual of themselves, for their conversion (Exodus 9:30; Isaiah 9:13; Jeremiah 2:30; Haggai 2:17)
      5. Impenitence is a cause of (Proverbs 1:30, 31; Ezekiel 24:13; Amos 4:6-12; Zechariah 7:11, 12; Revelation 2:21, 22)
      6. Frequently harden (Nehemiah 9:28, 29; Jeremiah 5:3)
      7. God is glorified in (Exodus 14:4; Ezekiel 38:22, 23)
      8. Are multiplied (Deuteronomy 31:17; Job 20:12-18; Psalm 32:10)
      9. Are often sudden (Psalm 73:10; Proverbs 6:15; Isaiah 30:13; Revelation 18:10)
      10. Are for examples to others (Psalm 64:7-9; Zephaniah 3:6, 7; 1 Corinthians 10:5-11; 2 Peter 2:6)
      11. Their persecution of saints, a cause of (Deuteronomy 30:7; Psalm 55:19; Zechariah 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:6)
      12. Sometimes humble them (1 Kings 21:27)
      13. Produce slavish fear (Job 15:24; Psalm 73:19; Jeremiah 49:3, 5)
      14. Saints should not be alarmed at (Proverbs 3:25, 26)
      15. Exemplified
        1. Pharaoh and the Egyptians (Exodus 9:14, 15; 14:24, 25)
        2. Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:1-4)
        3. Gehazi (2 Kings 5:27)
        4. Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:12-19)
        5. Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:19-21)
        6. Ahaz, &c (2 Chronicles 28:5-8, 22)
    11. From Satan
      1. • FROM SATAN (Job 1; 2; 2 Corinthians 12:7)
  2. SUFFERING & CONSOLATION
    1. Living Thru Affliction
      1. Joy under (Job 5:17; James 5:11)
      2. Duty to the Afflicted
        1. DUTY TO THE (Job 6:14; 22:29; Isaiah 58:6, 7, 10; Matthew 25:34-45; Luke 10:30-37; Philippians 2:1, 2; 1 Timothy 5:10; James 5:13-15)
        2. Should keep the pious resolutions made during afflictions (Psalm 66:13-15)
        3. Should turn and devote themselves to God (Psalm 116:7-9; Jeremiah 50:3, 4; Hosea 6:1)
        4. Should trust in the goodness of God (Job 13:15; Psalm 71:20; 2 Corinthians 1:9)
        5. Should acknowledge the justice of their chastisements (Nehemiah 9:33; Job 2:10; Isaiah 64:5-7; Lamentations 3:39; Micah 7:9)
        6. Should be patient (Luke 21:19; Romans 12:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; James 1:4; 1 Peter 2:20)
        7. Should imitate Christ (Hebrews 12:1-3; 1 Peter 2:21-23)
        8. Should praise God (Psalm 13:5, 6; 56:8-10; 57:6, 7; 71:20-23)
        9. Should imitate the prophets (James 5:10)
        10. Should be resigned (1 Samuel 3:18; 2 Kings 20:19; Job 1:21; Psalm 39:9)
        11. Should not despise chastening (Job 5:17; Proverbs 3:11; Hebrews 12:5)
        12. Should avoid sin (Job 34:31, 32; John 5:14; 1 Peter 2:12)
        13. Should take encouragement from former mercies (Psalm 27:9; 2 Corinthians 1:10)
    2. Despondency In
      1. • DESPONDENCY IN (Job 4:5; 9:16-35; Psalm 22:1, 2; Proverbs 24:10; Lamentations 3:39; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34; Luke 18:1)
    3. Consolotion from GOD
      1. God is with (Psalm 46:5, 7; Isaiah 43:2)
      2. God is a refuge and strength to (Psalm 27:5, 6; Isaiah 25:4; Jeremiah 16:19; Nahum 1:7)
      3. God comforts (Isaiah 49:13; Jeremiah 31:13; Matthew 5:4; 2 Corinthians 1:4, 5; 7:6)
      4. God preserves (Psalm 34:20)
      5. God delivers (Psalm 34:4, 19; Proverbs 12:13; Jeremiah 39:17, 18)
      6. Christ is with (John 14:18)
      7. Christ supports (2 Timothy 4:17; Hebrews 2:18)
      8. Christ comforts (Isaiah 61:2; Matthew 11:28-30; Luke 7:13; John 14:1; 16:33)
      9. Christ preserves (Isaiah 63:9; Luke 21:18)
      10. Christ delivers (Revelation 3:10)
    4. Beneficial Effects
      1. In promoting the glory of God (John 9:1-3; 11:3, 4; 21:18, 19)
      2. In teaching us the will of God (Psalm 119:71; Isaiah 26:9; Micah 6:9)
      3. In keeping us from again departing from God (Job 34:31, 32; Isaiah 10:20; Ezekiel 14:10, 11)
      4. In convincing us of sin (Job 36:8, 9; Psalm 119:67; Luke 15:16-18)
      5. In testing and exhibiting our sincerity (Job 23:10; Psalm 66:10; Proverbs 17:3)
      6. In humbling us (Deuteronomy 8:3, 16; 2 Chronicles 7:13, 14; Lamentations 3:19, 20; 2 Corinthians 12:7)
      7. In exercising our patience (Psalm 40:1; Romans 5:3; James 1:3; 1 Peter 2:20)
      8. In furthering the gospel (Acts 8:3, 4; 11:19-21; Philippians 1:12; 2 Timothy 2:9, 10; 4:16, 17)
      9. In leading us to seek God in prayer (Judges 4:3; Jeremiah 31:18; Lamentations 2:17-19; Hosea 5:14, 15; Jonah 2:1)
      10. In leading us to confession of sin (Numbers 21:7; Psalm 32:5; 51:3, 5)
      11. In trying our faith and obedience (Genesis 22:1, 2; Hebrews 11:17; Exodus 15:23-25; Deuteronomy 8:2, 16; 1 Peter 1:7; Revelation 2:10)
      12. In purifying us (Ecclesiastes 7:2, 3; Isaiah 1:25, 26; 48:10; Jeremiah 9:6, 7; Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:2, 3)
      13. In rendering us fruitful in good works (John 15:2; Hebrews 12:10, 11)
      14. In exhibiting the power and faithfulness of God (Psalm 34:19, 20; 2 Corinthians 4:8-11)
      15. In turning us to God (Deuteronomy 4:30, 31; Nehemiah 1:8, 9; Psalm 78:34; Isaiah 10:20, 21; Hosea 2:6, 7)
      16. BENEFITS OF (1 Kings 8:33, 35, 47-53; Deuteronomy 4:30, 31; 30:1, 2; 2 Chronicles 6:28-31; Job 5:6-11, 17; 23:10; Psalm 94:12, 13; Proverbs 3:11, 12; Hebrews 12:5; Ecclesiastes 7:2, 3; Isaiah 19:20, 22; 26:9; 27:9; Jeremiah 2:27; 22:22, 23; 31:19; Lamentations 3:27, 28; Ezekiel 20:37, 43; 6:9; Hosea 2:6, 7; 5:15; Romans 5:3, 4; 8:17, 28; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Philippians 1:12-14, 19; Hebrews 12:5; James 1:2-4, 12; 1 Peter 1:7; 4:14)
      17. • BENEFITS OF, ILLUSTRATED (Genesis 22:12, 16-18; 32:11; 42:21; Exodus 9:27, 28; 10:7, 16, 17; 12:31-33; Numbers 21:7; Judges 10:6-8, 10; 1 Samuel 12:9, 10; 1 Kings 13:1-10; 2 Chronicles 15:4; 33:12, 13; Ezra 9:5-15; Nehemiah 9:32; Job 34:31, 32; 40:1-5; Psalm 18:4-6; 66:10-12; 78:34, 35; 119:67, 71; Isaiah 26:16; Jeremiah 31:18, 19; Lamentations 3:19, 20; Hosea 6:1; Jonah 2:1-10; Luke 15:11-24; Acts 8:24)
    5. Resigned to
      1. • RESIGNATION IN (Job 5:17; 13:15; 34:31, 32, 34; Psalm 4:4; 37:1; 46:10; Proverbs 3:11; Lamentations 3:22-36, 39; Micah 6:9; Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 21:19; 22:42; John 18:11; Romans 5:3; 12:12; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Philippians 2:14; Colossians 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Timothy 2:3; 4:5; Hebrews 10:34; 12:3-12; James 1:10; 4:7; 1 Peter 1:6; 2:20; 4:12, 13, 19; 5:6, 7)
      2. • RESIGNATION IN, EXEMPLIFIED (Judges 10:15; 1 Samuel 3:18; 2 Samuel 12:23; 15:26; 16:10, 12; 24:14; 2 Kings 4:26; 20:19; Nehemiah 9:33; Esther 4:16; Job 1:21, 22; 2:10; 13:15; 14:14; Psalm 39:9; 71:20; 119:75; Isaiah 39:8; Jeremiah 10:19; Lamentations 1:18; 3:39; Daniel 9:14; Micah 7:9; Luke 23:40, 41; Acts 21:14; Romans 5:3, 4; 2 Corinthians 6:4-10; 7:4; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; James 5:11) —See RESIGNATION
      3. • INSTANCES OF RESIGNATION IN —Aaron, at the death of Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1-3) —Against his house were foretold (1 Samuel 3:15-18) —David, at the death of his child (2 Samuel 12:23) —The Shunammite woman (2 Kings 4:18-37) —Jesus, in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11) —Paul and Silas in prison (Acts 16:23-25)
      4. To be expected (John 16:33; Acts 14:22)
    6. Prayer
      1. • PRAYER IN (Genesis 32:11; 43:14; Exodus 17:4; Numbers 20:16; 1 Samuel 1:10, 11; 2 Samuel 12:22; 15:31; 22:7; 1 Kings 8:36-50; 2 Kings 19:16, 19; 1 Chronicles 5:20; 2 Chronicles 6:24-39; 14:11; 20:4-13; 33:12, 13; Nehemiah 4:4, 5, 9; 6:9, 14; 9:32; Job 10:2, 9, 15; 13:21; 16:20; Psalm 3:1, 2, 7; 4:1; 5:8; 6:1-7; 7:1, 2, 6, 7; 9:13, 14; 10:1, 12-15; 13:1-4; 16:1; 17:1, 2, 6-9, 13, 14; 20:1, 2; 22:1-21; 25:2, 16-19, 22; 27:11, 12; 28:1; 30:9, 10; 31:1-4, 14-18; 35:1-3, 17, 19, 22, 23, 25; 38:1-22; 39:10, 12, 13; 40:13, 17; 42:9; 43:1-5; 44:4, 23-26; 50:15; 54:1-3; 55:1-17; 56:1-13; 57:1, 2; 59:1-17; 60:1-3, 11; 61:1, 2; 64:1, 2; 69:1-36; 70:1, 2; 71:1, 2, 4, 9, 12; 74:1, 3, 10, 11, 19, 21-23; 77:1, 2, 7-9; 79:1, 5, 8, 9, 11; 80:1, 3-5, 14; 83:1-18; 85:5-7; 86:1-17; 88:9-14; 89:39-51; 90:15; 94:1-23; 102:2, 24; 106:47; 108:6, 12; 109:1-31; 116:4; 119:22, 28, 39, 41, 42, 76, 77, 82, 84, 107, 121-123, 134, 145-149, 153, 154, 170, 173; 120:2; 123:3, 4; 126:4; 130:1-8; 140:1-13; 141:1-10; 142:1, 2, 5-7; 143:1-12; Isaiah 33:2; 38:2, 3, 14-19; 51:9; 63:15-17; 64:1, 9-12; Jeremiah 10:24; 14:8, 9, 19-21; 15:15; 16:19; 17:17, 18; 18:19; 27:8; 32:16-25; Lamentations 1:9-11, 20; 2:18, 19; 5:1, 16, 17, 19-22; Daniel 6:10; Joel 1:19; Jonah 1:14; 2:1-10; Habakkuk 1:12, 13; Matthew 8:25; 14:30; 15:22-28; 26:39, 42, 44; 27:46; Mark 14:36; 15:34; Luke 18:1; 22:42; 23:46; John 11:3; Acts 4:29, 30; 7:59, 60; 2 Corinthians 12:8; James 5:13-16)
      2. • PRAYER FOR THE AFFLICTED —See INTERCESSION
      3. • PRAYER IN, ANSWERED —See PRAYER, ANSWERED
      4. Should be frequent in prayer (Psalm 50:15-17)
    7. ConsolationWhen Afflicted
      1. Christ is the Author and Giver of (Isaiah 61:2; John 14:18; 2 Corinthians 1:5)
      2. Promised (Isaiah 51:3, 12; 66:13; Ezekiel 14:22, 23; Hosea 2:14; Zechariah 1:17)
      3. By ministers of the gospel (Isaiah 40:1, 2; 1 Corinthians 14:3; 2 Corinthians 1:4, 6)
      4. Is strong (Hebrews 6:18)
      5. Is a cause of praise (Isaiah 12:1; 49:13)
      6. Saints should administer to each other (1 Thessalonians 4:18; 5:11, 14)
      7. To those who mourn for sin (Psalm 51:17; Isaiah 1:18; 40:1, 2; 61:1; Micah 7:18, 19; Luke 4:18)
      8. To those deserted by friends (Psalm 27:10; 41:9-12; John 14:18; 15:18, 19)
      9. To the poor (Psalm 10:14; 34:6, 9, 10)
      10. To the tempted (Romans 16:20; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9; James 1:12; 4:7; 2 Peter 2:9; Revelation 2:10)
      11. Under the infirmities of age (Psalm 71:9, 18)
      12. Consolation
        1. • CONSOLATION IN (Genesis 21:17; 16:7-13; 26:17, 33; 31:42; Exodus 3:7, 8, 16, 17; 14:13, 14; Deuteronomy 33:27; 2 Samuel 22:28; Job 5:6-27; 11:16-19; 16:5; 29:25; 31:19-22; 35:10; Psalm 9:9, 10; 23:4; 27:5, 6; 30:5; 31:7; 34:4, 19, 20; 37:23, 24, 32, 33; 41:3; 42:5; 46:1; 50:15; 55:22; 56:8-10; 62:1, 2, 5-8, 11, 12; 68:6; 69:20, 33; 71:20; 73:26; 94:17-19; 103:13, 14; 112:4; 119:50, 52, 54, 92, 143; 138:3, 7, 8; 140:12; 145:14; 147:3; Proverbs 12:13; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Isaiah 4:6; 14:31, 32; 25:4; 30:19, 20; 40:1, 2, 29; 41:10, 13, 14, 17; 42:3; 43:2; 49:13; 50:4, 7-10; 51:3-13; 54:4, 11; 58:10; 61:1-3; 63:9; 66:5, 13, 14; Jeremiah 31:13, 25; 39:17, 18; Lamentations 3:31-33, 57; Ezekiel 11:16; Hosea 2:14, 15; 6:1-3; Nahum 1:7; Zephaniah 3:18; Matthew 5:4, 10-12; 10:29-31; 11:28; 14:27; 25:34-36, 40; 28:5, 9, 10; Mark 6:50; Luke 6:21-23; 7:13; 12:6, 7; 21:18; John 14:1, 16, 18, 27; 15:18, 20; 16:20, 22, 33; Acts 12:5; 23:11; Romans 8:28, 35-39; 12:12, 15; 15:4; 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, 7; 4:8-10, 16, 17; 7:6; 12:9; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 16-18; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 2:16, 17; 2 Timothy 2:12; 4:17; Hebrews 2:14, 15, 18; 4:15, 16; 6:18; 12:1-4; 13:3, 5, 6; James 1:12, 27; 5:8, 10; 1 Peter 2:21-24; 4:12-14; 5:7; Revelation 2:9, 10; 3:2, 10; 7:14-17)
    8. Penitence in
      1. • PENITENCE IN: INSTANCES OF —Pharaoh (Exodus 8:8; 9:27-30; 12:30, 31; 14:5-9) —David (2 Samuel 12:15, 16, 23) —Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:28-37) —Levites (Nehemiah 9:33)
    9. Forsaken by Friends: (Job 2:9; 19:13-19)
      1. David (Psalm 31:11, 12; 41:9; 88:8, 18)
      2. Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:56)
      3. Paul (2 Timothy 4:16)