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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

God “works all things after the counsel of His will” (Ephesians 1:11). This “all things” includes the fall of sparrows (Matthew 10:29), the rolling of dice (Proverbs 16:33), the slaughter of his people (Psalm 44:11), the decisions of kings (Proverbs 21:1), the failing of sight (Exodus 4:11), the sickness of children (2 Samuel 12:15), the loss and gain of money (1 Samuel 2:7), the suffering of saints (1 Peter 4:19), the completion of travel plans (James 4:15), the persecution of Christians (Hebrews 12:4-7), the repentance of souls (2 Timothy 2:25), the gift of faith (Philippians 1:29), the pursuit of holiness (Philippians 3:12-13), the growth of believers (Hebrews 6:3), the giving of life and the taking in death (1 Samuel 2:6) and the crucifixion of his Son (Acts 4:27-28).
John Piper

[When suffering] you need to seek help. This help comes first and finally from the living God. He hears, helps, strengthens, and vindicates those who rely on Him. If you look anywhere else first, you will set yourself up for a fall. You will get snared in bitterness and revenge (spurning God for your pride). You will flee in avoidance and addiction (spurning God for your false refuges and comforts). You will develop a perverted dependency on others (spurning God for your trust in man). Sadly, our culture has awakened countless people to think about what evil-doers (“abusers”) have done to them, but it has cast them upon their own resources as “abuse victims.” Yet victims can properly understand their own sins and sufferings, and God’s grace.
David Powlison

Bible – Greek OT (Septuagint/LXX) UTF8 Hosea Chapter 6:1-11.

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6:1 πορευθωμεν και επιστρεψωμεν προς κυριον τον θεον ημων οτι αυτος ηρπακεν και ιασεται ημας παταξει και μοτωσει ημας

6:2 υγιασει ημας μετα δυο ημερας εν τη ημερα τη τριτη αναστησομεθα και ζησομεθα ενωπιον αυτου

6:3 και γνωσομεθα διωξομεν του γνωναι τον κυριον ως ορθρον ετοιμον ευρησομεν αυτον και ηξει ως υετος ημιν προιμος και οψιμος τη γη

6:4 τι σοι ποιησω εφραιμ τι σοι ποιησω ιουδα το δε ελεος υμων ως νεφελη πρωινη και ως δροσος ορθρινη πορευομενη

6:5 δια τουτο απεθερισα τους προφητας υμων απεκτεινα αυτους εν ρημασιν στοματος μου και το κριμα μου ως φως εξελευσεται

6:6 διοτι ελεος θελω και ου θυσιαν και επιγνωσιν θεου η ολοκαυτωματα

6:7 αυτοι δε εισιν ως ανθρωπος παραβαινων διαθηκην εκει κατεφρονησεν μου

6:8 γαλααδ πολις εργαζομενη ματαια ταρασσουσα υδωρ

6:9 και η ισχυς σου ανδρος πειρατου εκρυψαν ιερεις οδον κυριου εφονευσαν σικιμα οτι ανομιαν εποιησαν

6:10 εν τω οικω ισραηλ ειδον φρικωδη εκει πορνειαν του εφραιμ εμιανθη ισραηλ και ιουδα

6:11 αρχου τρυγαν σεαυτω εν τω επιστρεφειν με την αιχμαλωσιαν του λαου μου