Though every other world religion teaches it, and there are many false churches under the guise of Christianity that are willing to accommodate it, the Bible knows nothing about earning God’s favor. The reason is because we can’t. God is so perfectly holy. He simply can’t accept an ounce of sin in His presence. He’s not looking to bestow eternal life on those who think they are righteous as some sort of a reward. He’s looking for those who acknowledge their own rebellion and look to Him to receive His righteousness as a gift by running to Him for complete rescue.
Randy Smith

JUDGMENTS

JUDGMENTS

JUDGMENTS

  1. Are from God # De 32:39 Job 12:23 Am 3:6 Mic 6:9
  2. DIFFERENT KINDS OF 2a) Blotting out the name

    # De 29:20

2b) Abandonment by God # Ho 4:17 2c) Cursing men’s blessings # Mal 2:2 2d) Pestilence # De 28:21,22 Am 4:10 2e) Enemies # 2Sa 24:13 2f) Famine # De 28:38-40 Am 4:7-9 2g) Famine of hearing the word # Am 8:11 2h) The sword # Ex 22:24 Jer 19:7 2i) Captivity # De 28:41 Eze 39:23 2j) Continued sorrows # Ps 32:10 78:32,33 Eze 24:23 2k) Desolation # Eze 33:29 Joe 3:19 2l) Destruction # Job 31:3 Ps 34:16 Pr 2:22 Isa 11:4 3) INFLICTED UPON 3a) Nations # Ge 15:14 Jer 51:20,21 3b) Individuals # De 29:20 Jer 23:34 3c) False gods # Ex 12:12 Nu 33:4 3d) Posterity of sinners # Ex 20:5 Ps 37:28 La 5:7 3e) All enemies of saints # Jer 30:16 4) Sent for correction # Job 37:13 Jer 30:11 5) Sent for the deliverance of saints # Ex 6:6 6) ARE SENT, AS PUNISHMENT FOR 6a) Disobedience to God # Le 26:14-16 2Ch 7:19,20 6b) Despising the warnings of God # 2Ch 36:16 Pr 1:24-31 Jer 44:4-6 6c) Murmuring against God # Nu 14:29 6d) Idolatry # 2Ki 22:17 Jer 16:18 6e) Iniquity # Isa 26:21 Eze 24:13,14 6f) Persecuting saints # De 32:43 6g) Sins of rulers # 1Ch 21:2,12 7) Manifest the righteous character of God # Ex 9:14-16 Eze 39:21 Da 9:14 8) Are in all the earth # 1Ch 16:14 9) Are frequently tempered with mercy # Jer 4:27 5:10,15-18 Am 9:8 10) SHOULD LEAD TO 10a) Humiliation # Jos 7:6 2Ch 12:6 La 3:1-20 Joe 1:13 Jon 3:5,6 10b) Prayer # 2Ch 20:9 10c) Contrition # Ne 1:4 Es 4:3 Isa 22:12 10d) Learning righteousness # Isa 26:9 11) Should be a warning to others # Lu 13:3,5 12) MAY BE AVERTED BY 12a) Humiliation # Ex 33:3,4,14 2Ch 7:14 12b) Prayer # Jud 3:9-11 2Ch 7:13,14 12c) Forsaking iniquity # Jer 18:7,8 12d) Turning to God # De 30:1-3 13) SAINTS 13a) Preserved during # Job 5:19,20 Ps 91:7 Isa 26:20 Eze 9:6 Re 7:3 13b) Provided for, during # Ge 47:12 Ps 33:19 37:19 13c) Pray for those under # Ex 32:11-13 Nu 11:2 Da 9:3 13d) Sympathise with those under # Jer 9:1 13:17 La 3:48 13e) Acknowledge the justice of # 2Sa 24:17 Ezr 9:13 Ne 9:33 Jer 14:17 14) UPON NATIONS – Exemplified 14a) The old world # Ge 6:7,17 14b) Sodom, &c # Ge 19:24 14c) Egypt # Ex 9:14 14d) Israel # Nu 14:29,35 21:6 14e) People of Ashdod # 1Sa 5:6 14f) People of Bethshemesh # 1Sa 6:19 14g) Amalekites # 1Sa 15:3 15) UPON INDIVIDUALS – Exemplified 15a) Cain # Ge 4:11,12 15b) Canaan # Ge 9:25 15c) Korah, &c # Nu 16:33-35 15d) Achan # Jos 7:25 15e) Hophni, &c # 1Sa 2:34 15f) Saul # 1Sa 15:23 15g) Uzzah # 2Sa 6:7 15h) Jeroboam # 1Ki 13:4 15i) Ahab # 1Ki 22:38 15j) Gehazi # 2Ki 5:27 15k) Jezebel # 2Ki 9:35 15l) Nebuchadnezzar # Da 4:31 15m) Belshazzar # Da 5:30 15n) Zacharias # Lu 1:20 15o) Ananias, &c # Ac 5:1-10 15p) Herod # Ac 12:23 15q) Elymas # Ac 13:11 16) PRESERVATION DURING – Exemplified 16a) Noah # Ge 7:1,16 16b) Lot # Ge 19:15-17 16c) Joseph, &c # Ge 45:7 16d) Elijah # 1Ki 17:9 16e) Elisha &c # 2Ki 4:38-41 16f) Shunammite # 2Ki 8:1,2