Dictionaries :: God

God:

(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew 'El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of 'Eloah, plural 'Elohim. The singular form, Eloah, is used only in poetry. The plural form is more commonly used in all parts of the Bible, The Hebrew word Jehovah (q.v.), the only other word generally employed to denote the Supreme Being, is uniformly rendered in the Authorized Version by "LORD," printed in small capitals. The existence of God is taken for granted in the Bible. There is nowhere any argument to prove it. He who disbelieves this truth is spoken of as one devoid of understanding (Psa 14:1).

The arguments generally adduced by theologians in proof of the being of God are:

(1.) The a priori argument, which is the testimony afforded by reason.

(2.) The a posteriori argument, by which we proceed logically from the facts of experience to causes. These arguments are,

(a) The cosmological, by which it is proved that there must be a First Cause of all things, for every effect must have a cause.

(b) The teleological, or the argument from design. We see everywhere the operations of an intelligent Cause in nature.

(c) The moral argument, called also the anthropological argument, based on the moral consciousness and the history of mankind, which exhibits a moral order and purpose which can only be explained on the supposition of the existence of God. Conscience and human history testify that "verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth."

The attributes of God are set forth in order by Moses in Ex. 34:6,7. (see also Deu 6:4; 10:17; Num 16:22; Exd 15:11; 33:19; Isa 44:6; Hab 3:6; Psa 102:26; Job 34:12.) They are also systematically classified in Rev 5:12 and and Rev 7:12.

God's attributes are spoken of by some as absolute, i.e., such as belong to his essence as Jehovah, Jah, etc.; and relative, i.e., such as are ascribed to him with relation to his creatures. Others distinguish them into communicable, i.e., those which can be imparted in degree to his creatures: goodness, holiness, wisdom, etc.; and incommunicable, which cannot be so imparted: independence, immutability, immensity, and eternity. They are by some also divided into natural attributes, eternity, immensity, etc.; and moral, holiness, goodness, etc.

God: Appearances Of

To Adam,

Gen 3:8-21;

to Abraham,

Gen 18:2-33;

to Jacob, at Beth-el,

Gen 35:7, 9;

to Moses, in the flaming bush,

Exd 3:2;

to Moses, at Sinai,

Exd 19:16-24; 24:10;

to Moses and Joshua,

Deu 31:14, 15;

to Israel,

Jdg 2:1-5;

to Gideon,

Jdg 6:11-24;

to Solomon,

1Ki 3:5; 9:2; 11:9; 2Ch 1:7-12; 7:12-22;

to Isaiah,

Isa 6:1-5;

to Ezekiel,

Eze 1:26-28.

God: Name Of

Proclaimed,

Exd 34:5, 14; see Exd 6:3; 15:3; Psa 83:18;

to be reverenced,

Exd 20:7; Deu 5:11; 28:58; Psa 111:9; Mic 4:5; 1Ti 6:1;

praised,

Psa 34:3; 72:17;

not to be profaned,

Exd 20:7; Lev 18:21; 19:12; 20:3; 21:6; 22:2,32; Deu 5:11; Psa 139:20; Pro 30:9; Isa 52:5; Rom 2:24; Rev 16:9;

profaned,

Psa 139:20; Mat 26:74;

See BLASPHEMY; PERJURY.

God: Repentance Attributed To

Gen 6:6, 7; Exd 32:14; Jdg 2:18; 1Sa 15:35; 2Sa 24:16; 1Ch 21:15; Psa 106:45; Jer 26:19; Amo 7:3; Jon 3:10.

For other anthropomorphic scriptures, see ANTHROPOMORPHISMS.

God: Rejected

By Israel,

1Sa 8:7, 8; Isa 65:12; 66:4;

Saul,

1Sa 15:26.

See JESUS, REJECTED.

God: Comforter

Job 35:10

See AFFLICTION, CONSOLATION IN; HOLY SPIRIT.

Covenant Keeping. See COVENANT.

God: Anger Of

See ANGER OF GOD

Attributes of. See each in alphabetical order below.

Condescension of. See CONDESCENSION.

God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

Job 5:8-20; 9:2-35; 10:2-18; 12:7-20; 26:7-14; 33:12-30; 34:10-30; 37:1-24; 38:1-41; 39:1-30; 40:1-24; 41:1-34; 42:1-6; Psa 8:3-6; 97:6; 104:1-32; 107:23-26; 119:90, 91; 135:6, 7; 147:15-18; 148:3-6; Ecc 3:14, 15; Isa 2:19; 13:13; 29:6; 48:13; 50:2, 3; 64:3; Jer 5:24; 10:2, 13; 31:35-37; 33:20, 21, 25, 26; 51:15; Dan 2:21; Amo 5:8; Nah 1:3-6; Rom 1:19, 20

God: Access To

Deu 4:7; Psa 24:3, 4; 27:4; 43:2; 65:4; 145:18, 19; Isa 55:3; Mat 6:6; Jhn 10:7, 9; 14:6; Act 14:27; Rom 5:2; Eph 2:13, 18; 3:12; Col 1:21, 22; Hbr 4:16; 7:19, 25; 10:19, 22; 11:6; Jam 4:8; 1Pe 1:17; 3:18; 1Jo 4:16.

See PENITENTS; REPENTANCE; SEEKERS.

God: Compassion Of

See LONGSUFFERING OF; MERCY OF, below.

God: Creator

Gen 1:1-28, 31; 2:1-25; 5:1, 2; 9:6; Exd 20:11; 1Sa 2:8; 2Ki 19:15; 1Ch 16:26; Neh 9:6; Job 9:8, 9; 10:3, 8; 12:7-9; 26:7-13; 28:23-26; 37:16, 18; 38:4-38; Psa 8:3; 19:1, 4; 24:1, 2; 33:6, 7, 9; 65:6; 74:16, 17; 78:69; 89:11, 12, 47; 90:2; 95:4, 5; 96:5; 102:25; 103:22; 104:2, 3, 5, 6, 24, 30, 31; 119:90, 91; 121:2; 124:8; 136:5-9; 146:5, 6; 148:5, 6; Pro 3:19; 8:26-29; 16:4; 22:2; 26:10; 30:4; Ecc 3:11; 7:29; 11:5; Isa 17:7; 37:16; 40:12, 26, 28; 42:5; 44:24; 45:7, 12, 18; 48:13; 51:13, 16; 66:2; Jer 5:22; 10:12, 13, 16; 27:5; 31:35; 32:17; 33:2; 51:15, 16, 19; Amo 4:13; 5:8; 9:6; Jon 1:9; Zec 12:1; Mar 10:6; 13:19; Act 4:24; 7:50; 14:15; 17:24-26; Rom 1:20; 11:36; 1Cr 8:6; 11:12; 2Cr 4:6; 5:5, 18; Eph 3:9; 1Ti 6:13; Hbr 1:1, 2; 2:10; 3:4; 11:3; Rev 4:11; 10:6; 14:7

God: Creator of Man

Gen 1:26, 27; 2:7; 5:1, 2; 9:6; Exd 4:11; Num 16:22; 27:16; Deu 4:32; 32:6, 15, 18; Job 10:8, 9, 11, 12; 12:10; 27:3; 31:15; 33:4; 34:19; 38:36; Psa 33:15; 86:9; 94:9; 95:6; 100:3; 119:73; 139:13; 149:2; Pro 16:4; 20:12; 22:2; Ecc 11:5; 12:1; Isa 42:5; 43:1, 7, 15; 44:2, 24; 45:12, 18; 51:13; 64:8; Jer 27:5; Dan 5:23; Zec 12:1; Mal 2:10; Act 17:24-26, 28, 29; 1Cr 12:18, 24, 25; 15:38; Hbr 12:9; 1Pe 4:19

See LIFE FROM GOD; MAN.

God: Eternity Of

Gen 21:33; Exd 3:15; 15:18; Deu 32:40; 33:27; 1Ch 16:36; 29:10; Neh 9:5; Job 36:26; Psa 9:7; 33:11; 41:13; 55:19; 68:33; 90:1, 2, 4; 92:8; 93:2; 102:12, 24-27; 104:31; 111:3; 135:13; 145:13; 146:10; Pro 8:23-25; Isa 26:4; 40:28; 41:4; 43:13; 44:6; 46:4; 48:12; 57:15; 63:16; Jer 10:10; 17:12; Lam 5:19; Dan 4:3, 34; Mic 5:2; Hab 1:12; 3:6; Rom 1:20; 16:26; Eph 3:21; 1Ti 1:17; 6:15, 16; Hbr 1:8; 9:14; 2Pe 3:8; 1Jo 2:13; Rev 1:4, 6; 4:8-10; 5:14; 10:6; 11:17; 15:7; 16:5

See GOD, SELF-EXISTENT.

God: Faithfulness Of

Gen 6:18; 9:15, 16; 21:1; 24:27; 28:15; 32:10; Exd 2:24; 6:4, 5; 12:41; 34:6; Lev 26:44, 45; Deu 4:31; 7:8, 9; 9:5; 31:6; 32:4; Jos 21:45; 23:14; Jdg 2:1; 1Sa 12:22; 2Sa 7:14, 15, 28; 22:31; 23:5; 1Ki 8:15, 20, 23, 24, 56; 2Ki 8:19; 13:23; 1Ch 17:27; 28:20; 2Ch 6:4-15; 21:7; Ezr 9:9; Neh 1:5; 9:7, 8, 32; Psa 9:10; 18:30; 19:9; 25:10; 31:5; 33:4; 36:5; 37:28; 40:10; 89:1, 2, 5, 8, 14, 24, 28, 33, 34; 92:1, 2, 14, 15; 94:14; 98:3; 100:5; 103:17; 105:8, 42; 111:5, 7-9; 117:2; 119:65, 89, 90; 121:3, 4; 132:11; 138:2; 146:6; Isa 11:5; 25:1; 42:16; 44:21; 49:7, 16; 51:6, 8; 54:9, 10; 65:16; Jer 29:10; 31:36, 37; 32:40; 33:14, 20, 21, 25, 26; 51:5; Lam 3:23; Eze 16:60, 62; Dan 9:4; Hsa 2:19, 20; Mic 7:20; Hag 2:5; Zec 9:11; Mat 24:34, 35; Luk 1:54, 55, 68-70, 72, 73; Jhn 8:26; Act 13:32, 33; Rom 3:3, 4; 11:1, 2, 29; 15:8; 1Cr 1:9; 10:13; 2Cr 1:20; 1Th 5:24; 2Ti 2:13; Tts 1:2; Hbr 6:10, 13-19; 10:22, 23, 37; 1Pe 4:19; 2Pe 3:9; 1Jo 1:9; Rev 6:10; 15:3

God: Fatherhood Of

Exd 4:22; Deu 14:1; 32:5, 6; 2Sa 7:14; 1Ch 28:6; 29:10; Psa 68:5; 89:26; Isa 1:2; 8:18; 9:6; 63:16; 64:8; Jer 3:19; Hsa 1:10; 11:1; Mat 3:17; 5:45; 6:4, 6, 8, 9; 7:11; 10:20, 29, 32, 33; 11:25-27; 12:50; 13:43; 15:13; 16:17, 27; 18:10, 14, 19; 20:23; 26:29, 39, 42; Mar 8:38; 11:25, 26; 13:32; Luk 2:49; 10:21, 22; 11:2, 13; 22:29; 23:46; 24:49; Jhn 1:14, 18; 2:16; 4:21, 23; 5:17-23, 36, 37, 43; 6:27, 32, 44-46; 8:19, 27, 38, 41, 42, 49; 10:15, 29, 30, 32, 33, 36-38; 12:26-28, 50; 13:3; 14:2, 6-13, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 31; 15:8-10, 16, 23, 24, 26; 16:3, 10, 15, 23, 25-28; 17:1, 5, 11, 21, 24; 20:17, 21; Act 1:4; 2:33; Rom 1:3, 7; 8:15; 1Cr 1:3; 8:6; 15:24; 2Cr 1:3; 6:18; Gal 1:1, 3, 4; 4:4-7; Eph 1:2, 3, 17; 2:18; 3:14; 4:6; 5:20; 6:23; Phl 1:2; Col 1:2, 3, 12; 2:2; 3:17; 1Th 1:1, 3; 3:11, 13; 2Th 1:1, 2; 2:16; Tts 1:4; Hbr 1:5, 6; 12:9; Jam 1:17, 27; 3:9; 1Pe 1:2, 3, 17; 1Jo 1:2; 2:1, 13, 15, 22-24; 3:1; 4:14; 2Jo 1:3, 4, 9; Jud 1:1; Rev 1:5; 3:5; 14:1

See ADOPTION

God: Favor Of

See GOD, GRACE OF

God: Foreknowledge Of

1Sa 23:10-12; Isa 42:9; 44:7; 45:11; 46:9, 10; 48:3, 5, 6; Jer 1:5; Dan 2:28, 29; Mat 6:8; 24:36; Act 15:18; Rom 8:29; 11:2; 1Pe 1:2

See GOD, KNOWLEDGE OF; WISDOM OF; PREDESTINATION.

God: Glory Of

Exd 3:2; 19:16, 18, 19; 20:18, 19; 24:10, 17; 33:18-20, 22, 23; 34:5, 29-35; 40:34, 35; Deu 4:11, 12, 33, 36; 5:5, 24, 25; 7:21; 10:17; 28:58; 33:2, 26; 2Sa 22; 1Ki 19:12; 1Ch 16:24, 25; Job 9:32, 33; 13:11; 22:12; 25:3; 35:5-7; 37:4, 5, 22; Psa 8:9; 18:7-15; 19:1-4; 24:8-10; 29:2-4; 46:10; 57:5, 11; 68:24; 72:18, 19; 76:4; 96:3, 4, 6, 7; 97:2-6, 9; 102:16, 22; 104:31; 106:8; 113:4; 145:5, 12; Isa 1:24; 2:10; 6:1-5; 12:6; 24:23; 26:15; 28:5; 29:23; 30:30; 33:5, 10; 35:2; 40:5; 43:7, 21; 44:23; 48:9, 11; 49:3, 26; 52:10; 55:9; 57:15; 60:1, 2, 6, 19-21; 61:3; 62:3; 63:12, 14; 66:1, 2, 18; Jer 13:11; 17:12; 33:9; Eze 1:26-28; 3:12, 23; 8:4; 20:14, 44; 36:22, 23; 43:4, 5; Hab 3:4-6; Mat 6:9, 13; Luk 2:14; Jhn 8:50; 12:28; 13:31, 32; 14:13; 17:1, 10; Act 7:55; Rom 1:23; 11:36; 2Cr 1:20; 4:15; Eph 1:6, 12, 14; 2:7; 3:21; Phl 1:11; 2:11; 4:19; 1Ti 6:15, 16; Hbr 12:18-21; Jud 1:25; Rev 4:11; 15:8; 21:10, 11, 23

See GLORY; PRAISE.

God: Goodness Of

Exd 33:19; 34:6; Deu 30:9; 1Ch 16:34; 2Ch 5:13; 7:3; Psa 8:1-9; 17:7; 25:8-10; 33:5; 34:8; 36:7; 52:1, 9; 68:19; 69:16; 73:1; 86:5; 100:5; 106:1; 107:8, 9, 43; 118:29; 119:64, 68; 135:3; 136:1; 139:17, 18; 143:10; 144:3; 145:7, 9; Isa 63:7; Jer 9:24; Lam 3:25; Hsa 3:5; Nah 1:7; Mat 7:11; 19:17; Mar 10:18; Luk 1:53; 6:35; 18:19; Rom 2:4; 11:22; 2Th 1:11; Tts 3:4; Jam 1:5, 17; 1Jo 4:8

See GOD, GRACE OF; LONGSUFFERING OF; LOVE OF; MERCY OF.

God: Grace Of

Gen 6:8, 9; 18:26, 28, 30, 32; 32:28; 46:4; Exd 3:12; 20:21, 24; 24:2; 33:11, 12, 17, 22, 23; Lev 26:11, 12; Num 5:3; 6:27; 14:14; 22:12; 23:20, 21; 24:1; Deu 4:7; 31:6, 8; 33:23; Jos 1:5, 9; 1Sa 2:26; 2Sa 22:20; 1Ki 6:13; 2Ch 15:2; Job 10:12; 22:27; 29:3-5; Psa 3:8; 5:12; 11:7; 18:19, 25, 26; 24:4, 5; 25:14; 30:7; 36:9; 37:18, 23; 41:11, 12; 44:3; 46:7; 58:11; 68:16, 18; 75:10; 84:11; 89:17; 92:10; 94:19; 102:13; 112:9; 115:12, 13, 15; 132:13, 14; 147:11; 149:4; Pro 3:4, 23, 32, 35; 8:35; 10:6, 22, 24; 11:20, 27; 12:2; 14:9; 16:7; Isa 28:5; 30:26; 33:17, 22; 41:10; 43:5, 21; 54:8; 60:10; Jer 15:20; Lam 3:24; Eze 37:27; 39:29; 48:35; Hsa 14:4; Joe 2:26, 27; 3:16, 17, 20, 21; Amo 3:2; Zep 3:15, 17; Hag 1:13; Zec 2:5; 8:3; 9:16; Luk 1:28, 30, 66; 2:52; Jhn 14:16-21, 23; 15:15; Act 4:33; 10:35; Rom 2:29; 1Cr 1:9; 3:21-23; 2Cr 4:15; 10:18; Gal 4:6; Eph 1:6; 2:13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 22; 3:12; Rom 5:2; Hbr 4:16; 10:19, 22; 11:5; 1Pe 2:9; 1Jo 1:3; 3:19; 4:17, 18; Rev 1:5, 6; 3:20; 19:9; 21:3

See GRACE

God: Instances of Special Grace

To Enoch,

Gen 5:24.

To Noah,

Gen 6:8.

To Abraham,

Gen 12:2.

To Jacob,

Gen 32:28; 46:4.

To Moses,

Exd 3:12; 33:12, 14.

To Solomon,

1Ch 22:18.

God: Guide

Gen 12:1; Exd 13:21; 15:13; 33:13-15; Num 10:33; Deu 32:10, 12; 2Sa 22:29; 2Ch 32:22; Neh 9:19, 20; Psa 5:8; 23:2, 3; 25:5, 9; 27:11; 31:3; 32:8; 48:14; 61:2; 73:24; 78:52; 80:1; 107:7; 139:9, 10, 24; Pro 8:20; Isa 40:11; 42:16; 48:17; 55:4; 57:18; 58:11; Jer 3:4; Luk 1:79; Jhn 10:3, 4; 16:13

See GOD, PROVIDENCE OF

God: Holiness Of

Exd 3:5; 15:11; Lev 11:44; 19:2; 20:26; 21:8; Deu 32:4; Jos 5:15; 24:19; 1Sa 2:2; 6:20; 1Ch 16:10; Job 4:17-19; 6:10; 15:15; 25:5; 34:10; 36:23; Psa 11:7; 18:30; 22:3; 30:4; 33:4,5; 36:6; 47:8; 48:1,10; 60:6; 89:35; 92:15; 98:1; 99:3,5,9; 105:3; 108:7; 111:9; 119:142; 145:17; Pro 9:10; Isa 5:16; 6:3; 12:6; 29:19,23; 41:14; 43:14,15; 45:19; 47:4; 49:7; 52:10; 57:15; Jer 2:5; Lam 3:38; Eze 36:21,22; 39:7,25; Dan 4:8; Hsa 11:9; Hab 1:12,13; Mat 5:48; 19:17; Mar 10:18; Luk 1:49; 18:19; Jhn 7:28; 17:11; Rom 1:23; Hbr 1:8; Jam 1:13; 1Pe 1:15,16; 1Jo 1:5; 2:20; Rev 4:8; 6:10; 15:4

See SIN, ALIENATES FROM GOD; GOD, PERFECTION OF; RIGHTEOUSNESS OF

God: Human Forms and Appearance Of

See ANTHROPOMORPHISMS

God: Immutable

Num 23:19, 20; 1Sa 15:29; Job 23:13; Psa 33:11; 119:89-91; Pro 19:21; Ecc 3:14; 7:13; Isa 31:2; 40:28; 59:1; Hsa 13:14; Mal 3:6; Rom 11:29; Hbr 6:17, 18; Jam 1:17

God: Impartial

Deu 10:17; Job 36:5; 37:24; Act 10:34, 35; Rom 2:6, 11; Gal 2:6; Eph 6:8; Col 3:25; 1Pe 1:17

God: Incomprehensible

Exd 20:21; Deu 4:11; 5:22; 1Ki 8:12; Job 11:7-9; 15:8; 37:1-24; Psa 18:11; 97:2; Ecc 3:11; Isa 40:12-31; 55:8, 9; 1Cr 2:16

God: Symbolized

By the pillar of fire,

Exd 14:19, 20.

By the darkness of the Holy of Holies in the tabernacle,

1Ki 8:12;

by the general structure of the Most Holy Place,

see Lev 16:2.

See GOD, UNSEARCHABLE.

God: Infinite

1Ki 8:27; 2Ch 2:6; 6:1, 18; Psa 147:5; Jer 23:24

See GOD, INCOMPREHENSIBLE; UBIQUITY OF; UNSEARCHABLE.

God: Invisible

Exd 20:21; 33:20; Deu 4:11, 15; 5:22; 1Ki 8:12; Job 9:11; 23:8, 9; Psa 18:11; 97:2; Jhn 1:18; 5:37; 6:46; Rom 1:20; Col 1:13-15; 1Ti 1:17; 6:16; Hbr 11:27; 1Jo 4:12

See GOD, INCOMPREHENSIBLE; INFINITE; UNSEARCHABLE.

God: Jealous

Exd 20:5, 7; 34:14; Deu 4:24; 5:9, 11; 6:15; 29:20; 32:16, 21; Jos 24:19; 2Ch 16:7-10; Isa 30:1, 2; 31:1, 3; Eze 23:25; 36:5; 39:25; Joe 2:18; Nah 1:2; Zec 1:14; 1Cr 10:22

God: Judge, and His Justice

Gen 16:5; 18:20, 21, 25; Exd 20:5; 34:7; Num 16:22; Deu 4:24; 10:17; 32:4, 35; Jos 24:19; Jdg 9:56, 57; 11:27; 1Sa 2:3, 10; 24:12, 15; 2Sa 14:14; 22:25-27; 1Ki 8:32; 1Ch 16:33; 2Ch 6:22, 23; 19:7; Neh 9:33; Job 4:17; 8:3; 9:15, 28; 21:22; 23:7; 31:13-15; 34:10-12, 17, 19, 23; 35:14; 36:3, 19; 37:23; Psa 7:8, 9, 11; 9:4, 7, 8; 11:4, 5, 7; 18:25, 26; 19:9; 26:1, 2; 33:5; 35:24; 43:1; 50:4, 6; 51:4; 58:11; 62:12; 67:4; 71:19; 75:7; 76:8, 9; 82:8; 85:10; 89:14; 90:8, 11; 92:15; 94:1, 2, 10; 96:10, 13; 97:2; 98:2, 3, 9; 99:4, 8; 103:6; 111:7; 119:137; 129:4; 135:14; 143:2; 145:17; Pro 11:31; 16:2; 17:3; 21:2, 3; 24:12; 29:13, 26; Ecc 3:15, 17; 11:9; 12:14; Isa 1:27; 3:13, 14; 10:17, 18; 26:7; 28:17, 21; 30:18, 27, 30; 31:2; 33:22; 45:21; 61:8; Jer 9:24; 10:10; 11:20; 12:1; 20:12; 32:19; 50:7; 51:10; Lam 1:18; Eze 14:23; 18:25, 29, 30; 33:7-19; Dan 4:37; 7:9, 10; 9:7, 14; Hsa 10:10; Amo 8:7; Nah 1:3, 6; Zep 3:5; Mal 3:5, 18; Act 10:34; 17:31; Rom 1:32; 2:2, 5-16; 3:4-6, 26; 9:14; 11:22; Eph 6:8, 9; Col 3:25; 2Th 1:4-6; Hbr 6:10; 10:30, 31; 12:22, 23, 29; 1Pe 1:17; 2Pe 2:9; 1Jo 1:9; Jud 1:6; Rev 6:16, 17; 11:18; 15:3; 16:5-7; 18:8; 19:2

See JESUS, JUDGE; GOVERNMENT, GOD IN; HOLINESS OF GOD, above; and RIGHTEOUSNESS OF, below; also JUDGMENT, GENERAL; JUDGMENTS; SIN, PUNISHMENT OF.

God: King

See SOVEREIGN, below.

God: Knowledge Of

Gen 16:13; 20:6; Exd 3:3, 7, 9, 19, 20; 6:1; 11:1; 14:3, 4; Num 14:27; Deu 2:7; 31:21; 1Sa 2:3; 16:7; 2Sa 7:20; 1Ki 8:39; 2Ki 19:27; 1Ch 28:9; 29:17; 2Ch 6:30; 16:9; Neh 9:10; Job 11:11; 12:13, 16, 22; 21:22; 22:13, 14; 23:10; 24:1, 23; 26:6; 28:10, 24; 31:4; 34:21, 22, 25; 36:4, 5; 37:16; 42:2; Psa 1:6; 7:9; 10:11; 11:4; 33:13-15; 37:18; 38:9; 44:21; 66:7; 69:19; 73:11; 92:5; 94:7, 9-11; 103:14; 104:24; 119:168; 121:3, 4; 136:5; 139:1-24; 142:3; 147:4, 5; Pro 3:19, 20; 5:21; 15:3, 11; 16:2; 17:3; 21:2; 24:12; Isa 28:29; 29:15, 16; 37:28; 40:13, 14, 26-28; 41:4; 42:9; 44:7; 45:4, 21; 46:10; 48:3, 5, 6; 66:18; Jer 5:3; 10:7, 12; 11:20; 17:10; 20:12; 23:24; 32:19; 51:15; Eze 9:9; 11:5; Dan 2:20, 22, 28; Amo 4:13; 9:2-4; Zec 4:10; Mat 6:4, 8, 18, 32; 10:29, 30; 24:36; Mar 13:32; Luk 16:15; Act 1:24; 2:23; 15:8, 18; Rom 8:27, 29; 11:33, 34; 16:27; 1Cr 1:25; 2:7; 3:20; 8:3; Gal 4:9; Eph 1:8; 3:10; 1Th 2:4; 1Ti 1:17; 2Ti 2:19; Hbr 4:13; 1Pe 1:2; 1Jo 1:5; 3:20; Jud 1:25

See FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD; WISDOM OF GOD.

God: Longsuffering Of

Gen 6:3; 15:16; Exd 34:6; Num 14:18; Psa 86:15; 103:8-10; Isa 5:1-4; 30:18; 42:14; 48:9, 11; Jer 7:13, 23-25; 11:7; 15:15; Eze 20:17; Joe 2:13; Hab 1:2-4; Mat 19:8; 21:33-41; 23:37; Mar 12:1-9; Luk 13:6-9, 34; 20:9-16; Act 14:16; 17:30; Rom 2:4; 3:25; 9:22, 23; 15:5; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 3:9, 15; Rev 2:21, 22

SEE GOD, LOVE OF; MERCY OF.

God: Longsuffering Of, Abused

Neh 9:28-31; Pro 1:24-27; 29:1; Ecc 8:11; Mat 24:48-51; Luk 13:6-9

God: Love Of

Deu 4:37; 7:7, 8, 13; 9:29; 10:15, 18; 23:5; 33:3, 12; 2Sa 12:24; 1Ki 8:51-53; Neh 13:26; Job 7:17; Psa 42:8; 47:4; 63:3; 78:61, 62, 65, 68; 89:33; 103:13; 146:8; Pro 15:9; Isa 38:17; 43:4; Jer 31:3; Hsa 11:1; Mal 1:2; Jhn 3:16; 5:20; 14:21, 23; 16:27; 17:10, 23, 26; 20:17; Rom 1:7; 5:8; 9:13; 11:28; 2Cr 9:7; 13:11; Eph 2:4, 5; 2Th 2:16; Tts 3:4, 5; Hbr 12:6; 1Jo 3:1; 4:8-10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19; Jud 1:21; Rev 3:12; 14:1

God: Love Of, Exemplified

Gen 17:7; 46:3; Exd 3:6; 6:7; 19:4-6; 29:45, 46; Lev 11:44, 45; 20:24, 26; 22:32, 33; 25:23, 38, 42, 55; 26:12; Num 15:41; Deu 4:20, 34, 37; 7:6-8, 13; 9:29; 10:15; 14:2; 23:5; 26:18, 19; 27:9; 28:9, 10; 29:13; 32:9-12; 33:3, 12; 2Sa 7:23, 24; 12:24; 1Ki 8:51-53; Neh 13:26; Psa 4:3; 31:19, 21; 42:8; 47:4; 48:9, 14; 50:5, 7; 63:3; 73:1; 74:2; 78:61, 62, 65, 68; 79:13; 81:13; 89:33; 90:1; 95:7; 100:3; 103:4; 105:6; 114:2; 135:4; 148:14; Pro 11:20; 15:9; Isa 5:7; 41:8-10; 43:1-4, 7; 44:1, 2, 21, 22; 48:12; 49:13-17; 51:16; 54:5, 6, 10; 62:4, 5; 63:7-9; 64:4; 65:19; 66:13; Jer 3:14, 15; 10:16; 12:7; 13:11; 15:16; 30:22; 31:3, 14, 32; 32:41; 51:19; Eze 16:1-14; 34:31; 37:27; Hsa 2:19, 20, 23; 9:10; 11:1, 3, 4; Zep 3:17; Hag 2:23; Zec 1:14; 2:8; 8:8; 13:9; Mal 1:2, 3; 3:16, 17; Mat 18:11-14; Luk 15:4-7, 11-27; Jhn 14:21; 16:27; 17:10, 23, 26; Rom 1:7; 5:8; 8:31, 32, 39; 11:28; 1Cr 2:9; 3:9; 6:19, 20; 7:23; 2Cr 5:18-21; 6:16; 13:14; Eph 1:3-6; Col 3:12; Hbr 11:16; Jam 1:18; 1Pe 2:10

God: Mercy Of

Gen 8:21; 18:26-32; 19:16; Exd 2:24, 25; 15:13; 20:2, 6, 22; 22:27; 25:17; 32:14, 34; 33:19; 34:6, 7; Lev 26:40-45; Num 14:18-20; 16:48; 21:8; Deu 4:31; 5:10, 29; 7:9; 32:29, 36, 43; Jdg 2:18; 3:9, 15; 10:16; 2Sa 12:13; 14:14; 24:14, 16; 1Ki 8:23; 11:39; 2Ki 13:23; 14:26, 27; 1Ch 16:34; 2Ch 5:13; 7:3, 6, 14; 24:19; 30:9; 36:15; Ezr 9:7-14; Neh 1:10; 9:17-20, 27-31; Job 11:6; 23:2-6; 24:12; 33:14-30; Psa 18:50; 25:6; 30:5; 31:7; 32:1, 2, 5; 36:5; 50:21; 57:10; 62:12; 65:3; 69:16; 78:4-72; 80:1; 85:2, 3, 10; 86:5, 13, 15; 89:2, 28; 99:8; 100:5; 103:3, 8-14, 17; 106:1, 43-46; 107:1; 108:4; 111:4; 116:5; 117:2; 118:1-4, 29; 119:64, 156; 130:3, 4, 7, 8; 135:14; 136:3-26; 138:2; 145:8, 9; 146:7, 8; Pro 16:6; 28:13; Isa 1:5, 18; 6:7; 12:1; 17:6; 24:13; 54:9; 55:7-9; 57:11, 15, 16, 18, 19; 60:10; 65:2, 8; Jer 2:9; 3:12, 22; 4:27; 5:10; 9:24; 29:11; 30:11; 31:20, 34, 37; 32:18; 33:8, 11; 36:3, 6, 7; 46:28; 50:20; 51:5; Lam 3:22, 23, 31-33; Eze 14:22; 16:6, 42, 63; 18:23, 31, 32; 20:17, 42; 33:11; 36:25; Dan 4:22-27; 9:4, 9; Hsa 2:14-23; 11:8, 9; 14:1-8; Joe 2:13, 18; 3:21; Amo 7:3; Jon 4:2, 10, 11; Mic 7:18, 19; Nah 1:3; Zep 2:7; Zec 1:16, 17; 3:9; 10:6; Mal 3:6; Mat 6:14; 18:11-14, 23-27; Luk 1:50, 77, 78; 6:36; 15:4-7; Act 3:19; 17:30; 26:18; Rom 9:15, 18; 10:12, 13; 11:32; 15:9; 1Cr 15:10; 2Cr 1:3; 4:15; 12:9; Eph 1:6-8; 2:4-7; 1Ti 1:13; Tts 3:5; Hbr 4:16; 8:12; Jam 2:13; 4:8; 5:11, 15; 1Pe 1:3; 2:10; 5:10; 2Pe 3:9, 15; 1Jo 1:9; Rev 2:21

See GOD, LONGSUFFERING OF; LOVE OF.

God: Omnipotent

Gen 17:1; 18:14; Job 42:2; Isa 26:4; Mat 19:26; Luk 1:37; Act 26:8; Rev 19:6; 21:22

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See CREATOR, above;
      POWER OF; PRESERVER, below.

God: Omnipresent

Gen 28:16; 1Ki 8:27; 2Ch 2:6; Psa 139:3, 5, 7-10; Jer 23:23, 24; Act 7:48, 49; 17:24, 27, 28

See PRESENCE OF, UBIQUITOUS.

God: Omniscient

See GOD, KNOWLEDGE OF; WISDOM OF.

God: Perfection Of

Deu 32:4; 2Sa 22:31; Psa 18:30; Mat 5:48; Rom 12:2; Jam 1:17

See GOD, HOLINESS OF; JUDGE, AND HIS JUSTICE; KNOWLEDGE; WISDOM.

God: Personality Of

Exd 3:14; 8:10; 15:11; 20:3; 34:14; Deu 4:35, 39; 5:7; 6:4; 10:17; 32:12, 39; Jos 22:22; Jdg 13:16; 1Sa 2:2; 7:3; 2Sa 7:22; 22:32; 1Ki 8:23, 60; 2Ki 17:36; 19:15; 2Ch 6:14; Ezr 1:3; Neh 9:6; Psa 18:31; 86:10; 96:5; Isa 37:16; 40:25; 42:8; 43:10, 11; 44:6, 8; 45:5, 6, 18, 21, 22; 46:5, 9; Jer 10:6, 7, 10; 14:22; 32:27; Hsa 13:4; Mal 2:10; Mat 4:10; 23:9; Mar 12:32; Jhn 14:9; 17:3; Rom 1:25; 3:29; 1Cr 8:4-6; 2Cr 4:4; Gal 3:20; Eph 4:6; Col 1:15; 1Th 1:9; 1Ti 2:5; Hbr 1:3

See GOD, UNITY OF, below.

God: Power Of

Exd 15:3, 6-8, 10-12; Num 11:23; 23:20; Deu 3:24; 7:21; 11:2; 32:39; Jos 4:24; 1Sa 2:6-8, 10; 14:6; 2Sa 22:13, 16; 1Ch 29:11, 12; 2Ch 14:11; 16:9; 20:6; 25:8, 9; Ezr 8:22; Neh 1:10; Job 5:9; 9:4-7, 10, 12, 13, 19; 10:7; 11:10; 12:14-16; 14:20; 23:13, 14; 26:11, 12, 14; 34:14, 15; 36:5, 22, 27-33; 37:1-23; 38:8, 11, 37; 40:9; 41:10, 11; 42:2; Psa 2:4, 5; 18; 21:13; 29:3-9; 33:9; 46:6; 62:11; 65:6, 7; 66:3, 7; 68:33-35; 74:13, 15; 76:6, 7; 77:14, 16, 18; 78:12-16, 26, 43-51; 79:11; 89:8, 9, 13; 90:3; 93:1, 4; 97:3-5; 104:7, 9, 29, 30, 32; 105; 106:8; 107:25, 29; 111:6; 114:3-8; 115:3; 118:16; 135:6, 8-12; 136:10-22; 144:5; 145:6, 16; 147:5, 16, 18; 148:5, 8; Pro 21:30; 30:4; Isa 14:24, 27; 17:13; 19:1; 23:11; 26:4; 27:4; 31:3; 33:3, 13; 40:12, 22, 24, 26, 28; 43:13, 16, 17; 44:27; 46:10, 11; 48:13; 50:2, 3; 51:10, 15; 52:10; 59:1; 60:16; 63:12; Jer 5:22; 10:6, 12, 13; 20:11; 27:5; 32:17, 27; 50:44; 51:15; Dan 2:20; 3:17; 4:35; 6:27; Joe 2:11; 3:16; Amo 1:2; 4:13; 9:5, 6; Mic 1:3, 4; Nah 1:3-6; Hab 3:6, 9-11, 15; Zec 9:14; Mat 3:9; 6:13; 10:28; 19:26; 22:29; Mar 10:27; 14:36; Luk 1:37, 49, 51; 11:20; 18:27; Rom 1:20; 4:21; 1Cr 6:14; 2Cr 13:4; Eph 1:19, 20; 3:20, 21; Hbr 1:3; 12:26, 29; Jam 4:12; 1Pe 1:5; Rev 4:11; 5:13; 11:17; 19:1, 6

See GOD, OMNIPOTENT, above.

God: Presence Of

Gen 16:13; 28:16; Exd 20:24; Deu 4:34-36, 39; Jos 2:11; 1Ki 8:27; 2Ch 2:6; Psa 139:3, 5, 7-10; Isa 57:15; 66:1; Jer 23:23, 24; 32:18, 19; Jon 1:3, 4; Act 7:48, 49; 17:24, 27, 28; 1Cr 12:6; Eph 1:23

See GOD, OMNIPRESENT, above.

See GOD, PRESERVER, below.

God: Preserver

Gen 14:20; 28:15; 31:3, 13; 48:15, 16; 49:24, 25; Exd 3:17; 6:6, 7; 8:22, 23; 9:26; 11:7; 12:13, 17, 23; 13:21, 22; 14:29, 30; 15:2, 13, 16, 17; 16:15; 19:4; 23:20-31; 34:24; Num 10:33; 23:23; Deu 1:30, 31; 7:21, 22; 9:3; 11:25; 23:14; 30:4, 20; 31:3; 32:10; 33:12, 25-29; Jos 23:10; 1Sa 2:6, 9; 9:16; 2Sa 22:28; 2Ki 20:6; 2Ch 16:9; 20:15, 17; Ezr 8:22, 23; Neh 9:6; Job 1:10; 4:7; 5:11, 18-24; 10:12; 11:18, 19; 22:25; 27:3, 4; 33:18; 36:7, 16; Psa 1:6; 3:3; 9:9; 10:17, 18; 12:7; 14:5, 6; 17:7; 18:17, 27; 19:14; 25:8, 9, 12; 31:20, 23; 32:6, 8; 34:14, 17, 19-22; 37:17, 23, 24, 28, 32, 33; 41:1-3; 46:1, 5, 7; 48:3; 50:15; 61:3, 6; 68:6, 22; 72:14; 73:23; 80:1; 84:11; 87:5; 91:1-16; 94:13; 97:10; 102:19, 20; 103:2-5; 107:9, 10; 112:4; 115:10; 116:6; 118:13; 121:3-8; 124:1-8; 125:1-3; 127:1; 145:14, 19, 20; 146:7, 8; 147:2, 3; Pro 2:7, 8; 3:6, 23, 24; 10:3, 30; 11:8; 12:3, 13, 21; 14:26; 15:19; 16:9, 33; 19:23; 20:22, 24; 21:31; 22:12; 24:16; Isa 4:5, 6; 10:27; 14:3; 26:7; 27:3; 30:21, 26; 31:4, 5, 9; 32:2, 18; 33:16, 20; 35:9; 37:32, 35; 40:11, 29, 31; 42:13, 16; 43:2; 45:2, 4; 46:3, 4; 48:17; 49:9, 10, 17, 25; 51:9, 10, 22; 52:12; 54:14, 15, 17; 57:14; 58:11; 59:19; 63:9; Jer 2:3, 6, 20; 3:4; 11:4; 30:7, 11, 17; 31:9, 10, 28; Eze 9:4, 6; 11:16; 34:11-16, 22, 31; Dan 3:27, 28; 12:1; Hsa 2:18; 13:10; Joe 2:18; Amo 5:8, 9; 9:9; Mic 2:13; Nah 1:12; Zep 3:13, 15, 17, 19, 20; Zec 2:5, 8; 4:6, 7, 10; 9:8, 14-16; 12:8; Mat 4:6; 10:29-31; 24:22, 31; Mar 13:20; Luk 12:6, 7; 18:7, 8; 21:18; Act 17:28; Rom 8:28; 1Cr 10:13; 2Th 3:3; Hbr 1:14; Jam 4:15; 1Pe 3:12, 13; 2Pe 2:9; Rev 3:10; 7:3; 12:6

God: His Preserving Care Exemplified

To Noah and his family, at the time of the flood,

Gen 6:8, 13-21; 7; 8:1, 15, 16.

To Abraham and Sarah, in Egypt,

Gen 12:17;

in Gerar,

Gen 20:3.

To Lot, when Sodom was destroyed,

Gen 19.

To Hagar, when Abraham cast her out,

Gen 21:17, 19.

To Jacob, when he fled from Laban, his father-in-law,

Gen 31:24, 29;

when he met Esau,

Gen 33:3-10;

as he journeyed in the land of Canaan,

Gen 35:5.

To Joseph, in Egypt,

Gen 39:2, 21.

To Moses, in his infancy,

Exd 2:1-10.

To the Israelites, in bringing about their deliverance from bondage,

Exd 1:9-12; 2:23-25; 3:7-9;

in exempting the land of Goshen from the plague of flies,

Exd 8:22;

in preserving their cattle from the plague of murrain,

Exd 9:4-7;

in exempting the land of Goshen from the plague of darkness,

Exd 10:21-23;

in saving the firstborn, when the plague of death destroyed the firstborn of Egypt,

Exd 12:13, 23;

deliverance from Egypt,

Exd 13:3, 17-22; 14; 19:4; Lev 26:13;

in the wilderness,

Exd 40:36-38; Num 9:17-23; 10:33; 22:12; 23:8; Deu 2:31; 23:5.

Victories over the Canaanites under Joshua,

Jos 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 24:11-13;

under Othniel,

Jdg 3:9-11;

under Ehud,

Jdg 3:15-30;

under Shamgar,

Jdg 3:31;

under Deborah,

Jdg 4:5;

under Gideon,

Jdg 7; 8:1-23;

under Jephthah,

Jdg 11:29-40;

on account of Samuel's intercession,

1Sa 7:7-10;

under David,

1Sa 17:45-49;

Ahab,

1Ki 20.

Delivering the kingdom of Israel from Syria,

2Sa 7;

delivering Israel by Jeroboam II,

2Ki 14:26, 27;

by Abijah,

2Ch 13:4-18;

in delivering from the oppressions of the king of Syria,

2Ki 13:2-5.

To the kingdom of Judah: in delivering from Egypt,

2Ch 12:2-12;

the Ethiopian host,

2Ch 14:11-14;

in giving peace with other nations,

2Ch 17;

delivering them from the army of the Assyrians,

2Ki 19.

To David,

2Sa 7; 1Ch 11:13, 14;

Hezekiah,

2Ki 19; Job 1:9-12; 2:6;

Jeremah and Baruch,

Jer 36:26;

Daniel and the three Hebrew captives,

Dan 2:18-23; 3:27; 6;

Jonah,

Jon 1:17;

the wise men of the east,

Mat 2:12;

Jesus and his parents,

Mat 2:13, 19-22;

Peter,

Act 12:3-17;

Paul and Silas,

Act 16:26-39;

Paul,

Act 27:24; 28:5, 6; with Mar 16:18.

See AFFLICTION, COMFORT IN; FAITH; GOD, SAVIOUR; POOR, GOD'S CARE OF; GOD, GRACE OF.

See instances under the sub-topic: GOD, PROVIDENCE OF.

God: Providence Of

Gen 1:29, 30; 2:16; 8:22; 9:1-3; 22:14, 17; 26:4, 5; 28:20, 21; 49:11, 12, 20, 24, 25; Exd 15:26; 23:22, 25, 26; 34:24; Lev 25:18-22; 26:4-6, 10; Num 10:29; Deu 1:10; 2:7; 4:4, 40; 5:29, 33; 6:2-25; 7:13-24; 8:3, 4, 18; 10:18; 11:7, 8, 12-15; 12:7, 28; 13:17, 18; 15:4-6; 26:19; 28:2-13; 29:5, 9; 30:15-20; 32:11-14, 47; Jos 1:8; Rth 1:6; 1Sa 2:7, 8; 14:6; 2Sa 7:8, 9; 1Ki 2:3, 4; 9:4, 5; 1Ch 17:7, 8; 22:9, 13; 28:8; 29:12, 14, 16; 2Ch 1:12; 7:17, 18; 20:3-30; 30:9; 31:10; Ezr 8:22; Neh 9:25; Job 5:6-11, 24-26; 8:6, 7, 20, 21; 11:17-19; 12:23; 22:18, 24, 25, 28; 29:5, 19, 20; 33:14-30; 36:11; 37:6-24; 38:25-27, 41; 39:5, 6; Psa 21:3-5; 23:1-6; 33:12, 15; 34:7, 9, 10; 36:6, 7; 37:3, 19, 22, 25, 34; 40:5; 44:1-3; 65:9-13; 67:6; 68:6, 9, 10; 69:35, 36; 71:6, 7, 15; 72:16; 78:52-55; 81:13-16; 85:12; 87:5; 100:3; 103:3-5; 104:10-19, 24-30; 105:14-45; 107:1-43; 111:5; 113:6-9; 115:16; 116:1-15; 118:5, 6, 13, 14; 122:9; 127:1-5; 128:2-6; 135:6-12; 136:5-25; 144:12-15; 145:15, 16; 146:7-9; 147:8, 9, 13, 14; Pro 2:21; 3:1, 2; 10:22, 27; 11:10, 11, 31; 13:25; 14:11, 19, 34; 15:6; 16:7, 9; 28:10; Ecc 2:24, 26; 3:13; 5:19; Isa 1:19; 25:4; 30:23-26; 33:16; 43:20; 46:3, 4; 48:17, 21; 51:2; Act 7:34-36; Isa 55:10; 61:9; 62:9; 65:13, 23; Jer 5:24; 10:13; 14:22; 22:15; 27:6; 30:19; 31:35; 33:11; 51:16; Eze 36:9-11, 28-38; Dan 5:18; 6:20-22; Hsa 2:8, 21, 22; 11:3; Joe 2:18-26; Amo 4:7-12; 9:13; Jon 4:6; Hag 2:19; Zec 3:7; 8:12; 9:17; 10:1; Mal 3:10-12; Mat 5:5, 45; 6:26, 30-33; 10:29-31; Luk 12:6, 7, 24-28; 22:35; Jhn 6:31; Act 14:17; 1Cr 2:9; 16:2; 2Cr 9:8-10

God: Instances Of

To Noah and his family, at the time of the flood,

Gen 6:8, 13-21; 7; 8:1, 15, 16.

To Abraham and Sarah, in Egypt,

Gen 12:17;

in Gerar,

Gen 20:3.

To Lot, when Sodom was destroyed,

Gen 19.

To Hagar, when Abraham cast her out,

Gen 21:17, 19.

To Jacob, when he fled from Laban, his

Saving Noah,

Gen 7:1.

The call of Abraham,

Gen 12:1.

Protecting Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech,

Gen 20:3-6.

The deliverance of Lot,

Gen 19.

The care of Isaac,

Gen 26:2, 3.

The mission of Joseph,

Gen 39:2, 3, 23; 45:7, 8; 50:20; Psa 105:17-22.

Warning Pharaoh about the famine,

Gen 41.

Delivering the Israelites,

Exd 3:8; 11:3; 13:18; Act 7:34-36.

The pillar of cloud,

Exd 13:21; 14:19, 20.

Dividing the Red Sea,

Exd 14:21.

Delaying and destroying Pharaoh,

Exd 14:25-30.

Purifying the waters of Marah,

Exd 15:25.

Supplying manna and quail,

Exd 16:13-15; Num 11:31, 32;

water at Meribah,

Num 20:7-11; Neh 9:10-25.

Protection of homes while at feasts,

Exd 34:24.

In the conquest of Canaan,

Psa 44:2, 3.

Saving David's army,

2Sa 5:23-25.

The revolt of the ten tribes,

1Ki 12:15, 24; 2Ch 10:15.

Fighting the battles of Israel,

2Ch 13:12, 18; 14:9-14; 16:9; 20:15, 17, 22, 23; 32:21, 22.

Restoring Manasseh after his conversion,

2Ch 33:12, 13.

Feeding Elijah and the widow,

1Ki 17; 19:1-8.

In prospering Hezekiah,

2Ki 18:6, 7; 2Ch 32:29;

Asa,

2Ch 14:6, 7;

Jehoshaphat,

2Ch 17:3, 5; 20:30;

Uzziah,

2Ch 26:5-15;

Jotham,

2Ch 27:6;

Job,

Job 1:10; 42:10, 12;

Daniel,

Dan 1:9.

In turning the heart of the king of Assyria to favor the Jews,

Ezr 6:22.

In rescuing Jeremiah,

Lam 3:52-58; with Jer 38:6-13.

Restoration of the Jews,

2Ch 36:22, 23; Ezr 1:1.

Rescuing the Jews from Haman's plot, the Book of Esther,

Rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem,

Neh 6:16.

Warning Joseph in dreams,

Mat 1:20; 2:13, 19, 20;

the wise men from the east,

Mat 2:12, 13.

Restoring Epaphroditus,

Phl 2:27.

In the banishment of John to Patmos,

Rev 1:9.

See GOD, GOODNESS OF; PRESERVER, above.

See GOD, OVERRULING INTERPOSITIONS OF, below.

God: Providence Of, Overruling Interpositions of The

Gen 45:5-7; 50:20; Exd 14:4; Num 22:12-18; 23:1-30; 24:10-13; Deu 2:30; 23:4, 5; Jos 11:20; Jdg 9:23, 24; 1Sa 2:6-9; 2Sa 17:14; 1Ki 11:14-40; 12:15; 1Ch 5:26; 2Ch 10:15; 36:22, 23; Ezr 1:1; 5:5; 6:22; Neh 6:16; Est 6:1-12; 7:10; 9:1, 25; Job 5:12; Psa 17:13, 14; 33:10; 75:7; 76:10; 105:17; 127:1, 2; Pro 13:22; 14:19; 16:7, 33; 19:21; 21:1, 18; 28:8; Ecc 2:26; 3:1, 10; Isa 8:9, 10; 10:5-7; 13:3-5; 41:2, 4; 43:14; 44:28; 45:1-6, 13; 48:14, 15; 54:16, 17; Jer 51:20, 21; 52:3; Eze 21:26, 27; 29:19, 20; Dan 11:27; Act 3:17, 18; 5:38, 39; 7:9, 10; Rom 1:10; 8:28; 1Cr 4:19; 16:7; Phl 1:12, 19; Phm 1:15; Jam 4:15; Rev 17:17

See GOD, GOODNESS OF; PRESERVER.

God: Providence Of, Mysterious and Misinterpreted

Job 10:15; 12:6; 21:7; 24:1-12; 33:13; Psa 10:5; 73:2-5, 12-17; 89:47; Pro 28:5; Ecc 7:15; 8:12-17; 9:2, 11; Jer 12:1, 2; 50:7; Dan 12:10; Mic 4:12; Hab 1:2, 3, 11, 13, 14; Mal 3:14, 15

See BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL.

God: Instances Of

Elijah's trials,

1Ki 19.

Job's,

Job 3:19-23; with Job 1; 2.

Israelites,

Exd 5:20-23.

God: Righteousness Of

Jdg 5:11; Ezr 9:15; Job 36:3; Psa 5:8; 7:9; 48:10; 50:6; 71:15, 19; 72:1; 88:12; 89:16; 97:2; 111:3; 112:4; 116:5; 119:40, 137, 142, 144, 172; 143:1; 145:7, 17; Isa 41:10; 51:8; 56:1; Jer 4:2; 9:24; 12:1; Lam 3:34, 36; Dan 9:7; Hsa 14:9; Mic 7:9; Mat 6:33; Jhn 17:25; Act 17:31; Rom 1:17; 3:4-6, 21, 22; 9:14; 10:3, 4; 2Ti 4:8; 1Pe 2:23; 2Pe 1:1; 1Jo 2:1; Rev 16:5

See GOD, HOLINESS OF; JUDGE, AND HIS JUSTICE.

God: Saviour

Gen 48:16; Exd 15:2; Deu 32:15, 31, 39; 33:25-29; 1Sa 2:2; Job 33:24, 27-29; Psa 3:8; 18:30, 31; 19:14; 25:5; 27:1; 28:8; 31:5; 33:18, 19; 34:22; 36:9; 37:39, 40; 50:23; 62:1, 2, 6, 7; 65:5; 68:19, 20; 71:16; 74:12; 76:8, 9; 85:9; 88:1; 96:2; 98:2, 3; 111:9; 118:14, 21, 27; 121:7; 133:3; 145:9; 149:4; Isa 12:2; 25:4, 9; 26:1; 33:22; 35:4; 41:14; 43:3, 11, 12, 14; 44:6, 22-24; 45:15, 17, 21, 22; 46:12, 13; 47:4; 48:17; 49:25; 50:2; 52:3, 9, 10; 59:1; 60:16; 63:8, 16; Jer 3:23; 8:22; 14:8; 30:17; 33:6; 50:34; Eze 37:23; Hsa 1:7; 13:4, 9; Joe 3:16; Jon 2:9; Zec 9:11, 12, 16; Luk 1:68; Jhn 3:16, 17; 6:39; Rom 1:16; 6:23; 8:30-32; 1Cr 1:18; 2Cr 5:18; Eph 1:3, 5; 1Th 5:9; 2Th 2:16, 17; 1Ti 2:3, 4; 4:10; 2Ti 1:9; Tts 1:2, 3; 2:10, 11; 3:4, 5; 1Pe 1:5; 1Jo 4:9, 10; 5:11; Rev 7:10; 19:1

See GOD, PRESERVER, above.

God: Self-Existent

Exd 3:14; Deu 32:40; Job 35:6-8; Isa 44:6; Jer 10:10; Jhn 5:26; Act 17:24-25

See GOD, ETERNITY OF, above.

God: Sovereign

Gen 14:18-20, 22; 24:3; Exd 8:22; 9:29; 15:18; 18:11; 19:5; Num 27:16; Deu 2:19; 4:39; 10:14, 17; 32:8, 39, 41-43; Jos 2:11; 3:11; 1Sa 2:6-8; 2Ki 19:15; 1Ch 29:11, 12; 2Ch 20:6; Neh 9:6; Job 9:12; 12:9, 10, 16, 17; 25:2; 33:13; 34:13, 24, 33; 36:1-33; 41:11; Psa 10:16; 22:28, 29; 24:1, 10; 29:10; 44:4; 47:2, 3, 7, 8; 50:10-12; 59:13; 65:5; 66:7; 67:4; 74:12; 75:6, 7; 76:11, 12; 82:1, 8; 83:18; 89:11, 18; 93:1, 2; 95:3-5; 96:10; 97:1, 2, 5, 9; 98:6; 99:1; 103:19; 105:7; 113:4; 115:3, 16; 135:5, 6; 136:2, 3; 145:11-13; 146:10; Ecc 9:1; Isa 24:23; 33:22; 37:16; 40:22, 23; 43:15; 44:6; 45:7, 23; 52:7; 54:5; Jer 10:10; 18:1-23; 27:5-7; 32:27, 28; Lam 3:37, 38; 5:19; Eze 16:50; 17:24; 18:4; Dan 2:20, 21, 47; 4:3, 17, 25, 34, 35, 37; 5:18, 26-28; 6:26; Mic 4:7, 13; Hag 2:8; Mal 1:14; Mat 6:10, 13; 11:25; 20:15; Luk 1:53; 10:21; Jhn 10:29; 19:11; Act 17:24-26; Rom 9:19; 14:11; 1Cr 10:26; Eph 4:6; 1Ti 6:15, 16; Hbr 1:3; Jam 4:12; Rev 1:6; 4:11; 11:4, 13, 17; 19:6

See GOD, POWER OF.

God: A Spirit

Num 16:22; Num 27:16; Jhn 4:24

See HOLY SPIRIT; LIFE, SPIRITUAL.

God: Truth

Num 23:19; Deu 32:4; 1Sa 15:29; Psa 25:10; 31:5; 33:4; 40:10; 43:3; 57:3; 71:22; 86:11, 15; 89:14; 91:4; 100:5; 108:4; 117:2; 132:11; 138:2; 146:6; Isa 25:1; 65:6; Jer 10:10; Dan 4:37; 9:13; Jhn 8:26; 17:17, 19; Rom 3:4, 7; Tts 1:2; Rev 6:10; 15:3

See GOD, FAITHFULNESS OF; JUDGE, AND HIS JUSTICE; RIGHTEOUSNESS OF, above.

See also TRUTH.

God: Ubiquitous

1Ki 8:27; 2Ch 2:6; Psa 139:3, 5, 7-10; Jer 23:23, 24; Act 7:48, 49

See above GOD, ETERNITY OF; INFINITE; OMNIPRESENT; POWER OF; PRESENCE OF; PROVIDENCE OF.

God: Unchangeable

See IMMUTABLE

God: Unity Of

Deu 6:4; 1Ki 8:60; 20:28; Isa 42:8; Mar 12:29, 32; Jhn 17:3; 1Cr 8:4, 6; Gal 3:20; 1Ti 2:5; Jam 2:19

God: Unsearchable

Gen 32:29; Deu 29:29; Jdg 13:18; 1Ki 8:12, 27; 2Ch 2:6; 6:1, 18; Job 5:8, 9; 9:10; 11:7-9; 26:9, 14; 36:26; 37:5, 23; Psa 77:19; 92:5; 97:2; 139:6; 145:3; Pro 25:2; 30:4; Ecc 3:11; 7:24; 11:5; Isa 40:28; 45:15; 55:8, 9; Jer 23:24; Nah 1:3; Mat 11:27; Rom 11:33, 34; 1Cr 2:10, 11, 16; Eph 3:8

See MYSTERIES

God: Voice Of

See ANTHROPOMORPHISM

God: Wisdom Of

Ezr 7:25; Job 9:4; 12:13, 16; Psa 104:24; 136:5; 147:5; Pro 3:19, 20; 8:12, 22, 27-31; Isa 31:2; Jer 10:7, 12; 51:15; Dan 2:20-22, 28; Rom 16:27; 1Cr 1:24, 25; Eph 1:8; 3:10; 1Ti 1:17; Jud 1:25; Rev 7:12

See GOD, KNOWLEDGE OF; OMNISCIENT, above.

God: Works Of

Gen 1:10, 18, 21, 25; Deu 32:4; Psa 26:7; 33:4; 40:5; 66:3; 75:1; 86:8; 92:4, 5; 111:2, 4, 6; 118:17; 136:1-26; 139:14; Ecc 3:11, 14; Jer 10:12

See CREATION; GOD, CREATOR; WORKS.

God: Is a Spirit

Jhn 4:24; 2Cr 3:17

God: Is Declared to Be

Light

Isa 60:19; Jam 1:17; 1Jo 1:5

Love

1Jo 4:8,16

Invisible

Job 23:8,9; Jhn 1:18; 5:37; Col 1:15; 1Ti 1:17

Unsearchable

Job 11:7; 37:23; Psa 145:3; Isa 40:28; Rom 11:33

Incorruptible

Rom 1:23

Eternal

Deu 33:27; Psa 90:2; Rev 4:8-10

Immortal

1Ti 1:17; 6:16

Omnipotent

Gen 17:1; Exd 6:3

Omniscient

Psa 139:1-6; Pro 5:21

Omnipresent

Psa 139:7; Jer 23:23

Immutable

Psa 102:26,27; Jam 1:17

Only-wise

Rom 16:27; 1Ti 1:17

Glorious

Exd 15:11; Psa 145:5

Most High

Psa 83:18; Act 7:48

Perfect

Mat 5:48

Holy

Psa 99:9; Isa 5:16

Just

Deu 32:4; Isa 45:21

True

Jer 10:10; Jhn 17:3

Upright

Psa 25:8; 92:15

Righteous

Ezr 9:15; Psa 145:17

Good

Psa 25:8; 119:68

Great

2Ch 2:5; Psa 86:10

Gracious

Exd 34:6; Psa 116:5

Faithful

1Cr 10:13; 1Pe 4:19

Merciful

Exd 34:6,7; Psa 86:5

Long-suffering

Num 14:18; Mic 7:1

Jealous

Jos 24:19; Nah 1:2

Compassionate

2Ki 13:23

A consuming fire

Hbr 12:29

God: None beside Him

Deu 4:35; Isa 44:6

God: None before Him

Isa 43:10

God: None like to Him

Exd 9:14; Deu 33:26; 2Sa 7:22; Isa 46:5,9; Jer 10:6

God: None Good but He

Mat 19:17

God: Fills Heaven and Earth

1Ki 8:27; Jer 23:24

God: Should Be Worshipped in Spirit and in Truth

Jhn 4:24

God:

(A) in the polytheism of the Greeks, denoted "a god or deity," e.g., Act 14:11; 19:26; 28:6; 1Cr 8:5; Gal 4:8.

(B)

(a) Hence the word was appropriated by Jews and retained by Christians to denote "the one true God." In the Sept. theos translates (with few exceptions) the Hebrew words Elohim and Jehovah, the former indicating His power and preeminence, the latter His unoriginated, immutable, eternal and self-sustained existence.

In the NT, these and all the other Divine attributes are predicated of Him. To Him are ascribed, e.g., His unity, or monism, e.g., Mar 12:29; 1Ti 2:5; self-existence, Jhn 5:26; immutability, Jam 1:17; eternity, Rom 1:20; universality, Mat 10:29; Act 17:26-28; almighty power, Mat 19:26; infinite knowledge, Act 2:23; 15:18; Rom 11:33; creative power, Rom 11:36; 1Cr 8:6; Eph 3:9; Rev 4:11; 10:6; absolute holiness, 1Pe 1:15; 1Jo 1:5; righteousness, Jhn 17:25; faithfulness, 1Cr 1:9; 10:13; 1Th 5:24; 2Th 3:3; 1Jo 1:9; love, 1Jo 4:8, 16; mercy, Rom 9:15, 18; truthfulness, Tts 1:2; Hbr 6:18.
See GOOD, No. 1 (b).

(b) The Divine attributes are likewise indicated or definitely predicated of Christ, e.g., Mat 20:18, 19; Jhn 1:1-3; 1:18, RV, marg.; 5:22-29; 8:58; 14:6; 17:22-24; 20:28; Rom 1:4; 9:5; Phl 3:21; Col 1:15; 2:3; Tts 2:13, RV; Hbr 1:3; 13:8; 1Jo 5:20; Rev 22:12, 13.

(c) Also of the Holy Spirit, e.g., Mat 28:19; Luk 1:35; Jhn 14:16; 15:26; 16:7-14; Rom 8:9, 26; 1Cr 12:11; 2Cr 13:14.

(d) Theos is used

(1) with the definite article,

(2) without (i.e., as an anarthrous noun). "The English may or may not have need of the article in translation. But that point cuts no figure in the Greek idiom. Thus in Act 27:23 ('the God whose I am,' RV) the article points out the special God whose Paul is, and is to be preserved in English. In the very next verse (ho theos) we in English do not need the articles" (A. T. Robertson, Gram. of Greek, NT, p. 758).

As to this latter it is usual to employ the article with a proper name, when mentioned a second time. There are, of course, exceptions to this, as when the absence of the article serves to lay stress upon, or give precision to, the character or nature of what is expressed in the noun. A notable instance of this is in Jhn 1:1, "and the Word was God;" here a double stress is on theos, by the absence of the article and by the emphatic position. To translate it literally, "a god was the Word," is entirely misleading. Moreover, that "the Word" is the subject of the sentence, exemplifies the rule that the subject is to be determined by its having the article when the predicate is anarthrous (without the article). In Rom 7:22, in the phrase "the law of God," both nouns have the article; in ver. 25, neither has the article. This is in accordance with a general rule that if two nouns are united by the genitive case (the "of" case), either both have the article, or both are without. Here, in the first instance, both nouns, "God" and "the law" are definite, whereas in ver. 25 the word "God" is not simply titular; the absence of the article stresses His character as lawgiver.

Where two or more epithets are applied to the same person or thing, one article usually serves for both (the exceptions being when a second article lays stress upon different aspects of the same person or subject, e.g., Rev 1:17). In Tts 2:13 the RV correctly has "our great God and Savior Jesus Christ." Moulton (Prol., p.84) shows, from papyri writings of the early Christian era, that among Greek-speaking Christians this was "a current formula" as applied to Christ. So in 2Pe 1:1 (cp. 1:11; 3:18).

In the following titles God is described by certain of His attributes; the God of glory, Act 7:2; of peace, Rom 15:33; 16:20; Phl 4:9; 1Th 5:23; Hbr 13:20; of love and peace, 2Cr 13:11; of patience and comfort, Rom 15:5; of all comfort, 2Cr 1:3; of hope, Rom 15:13; of all grace, 1Pe 5:10. These describe Him, not as in distinction from other persons, but as the source of all these blessings; hence the employment of the definite article. In such phrases as "the God of a person," e.g., Mat 22:32, the expression marks the relationship in which the person stands to God and God to him.

(e) In the following the nominative case is used for the vocative, and always with the article; Mar 15:34; Luk 18:11, 13; Jhn 20:28; (Act 4:24 in some mss.); Hbr 1:8; 10:7.

(f) The phrase "the things of God" (translated literally or otherwise) stands for

(1) His interests, Mat 16:23; Mar 8:33;

(2) His counsels, 1Cr 2:11;

(3) things which are due to Him, Mat 22:21; Mar 12:17; Luk 20:25. The phrase "things pertaining to God," Rom 15:17; Hbr 2:17; 5:1, describes, in the Heb. passages, the sacrificial service of the priest; in the Rom. passage the Gospel ministry as an offering to God.

(C) The word is used of Divinely appointed judges in Israel, as representing God in His authority, Jhn 10:34, quoted from Psa 82:6, which indicates that God Himself sits in judgment on those whom He has appointed. The application of the term to the Devil, 2Cr 4:4, and the belly, Phl 3:19, virtually places these instances under (A).

God:

(good.) Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures two chief names are used for the one true divine Being- ELOHIM, commonly translated God in our version, and JEHOVAH translated Lord. SEE [JEHOVAH]. Elohim is the plural of Eloah (in Arabic Allah); it is often used in the short form EL (a word signifying strength, as in EL‐SHADDAI, God Almighty, the name by which God was specially known to the patriarchs (Genesis 17:1; 28:3; Exodus 6:3). The etymology is uncertain, but it is generally agreed that the primary idea is that of strength, power of effect, and that it properly describes God in that character in which he is exhibited to all men in his works, as the creator, sustainer and supreme governor of the world. The plural form of Elohim has given rise to much discussion. The fanciful idea that it referred to the trinity of persons in the Godhead hardly finds now a supporter among scholars. It is either what grammarians call the plural of majesty, or it denotes the fullness of divine strength, the sum of the powers displayed by God. Jehovah denotes specifically the one true God, whose people the Jews were, and who made them the guardians of his truth. The name is never applied to a false god, nor to any other being except one, the ANGEL‐JEHOVAH who is thereby marked as one with God, and who appears again in the New Covenant as "God manifested in the flesh." Thus much is clear; but all else is beset with difficulties. At a time too early to be traced, the Jews abstained from pronouncing the name, for fear of its irreverent use. The custom is said to have been founded on a strained interpretation of Leviticus 24:16 and the phrase there used, "THE NAME" (Shema) is substituted by the rabbis for the unutterable word. In reading the Scriptures they substituted for it the word ADONAI (Lord) from the translation of which by Kurios in the LXX., followed by the Vulgate, which uses Dominus, we have the LORD of our version. The substitution of the word Lord is most unhappy, for it in no way represents the meaning of the sacred name. The key to the meaning of the name is unquestionably given in God's revelation of himself to Moses by the phrase "I AM THAT I AM," (Exodus 3:14; 6:3). We must connect the name Jehovah with the Hebrew substantive verb to be, with the inference that it expresses the essential, eternal, unchangeable being of Jehovah. But more, it is not the expression only, or chiefly, of an absolute truth: it is a practical revelation of God, in his essential, unchangeable relation to this chosen people, the basis of his covenant.