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God: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Genesis 45:5–7
And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you. / For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. / God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Genesis 50:20
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Exodus 14:4
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Numbers 22:12–18
But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.” / So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.” / And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Numbers 23:1–30
Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.” / So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar. / “Stay here by your burnt offering while I am gone,” Balaam said to Balak. “Perhaps the LORD will meet with me. And whatever He reveals to me, I will tell you.” So Balaam went off to a barren height,
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Numbers 24:10–13
Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times. / Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would richly reward you, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.” / Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Deuteronomy 2:30
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Deuteronomy 23:4, 5
For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you. / Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Joshua 11:20
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Judges 9:23, 24
God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully, / in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 1 Samuel 2:6–9
The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. / The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. / He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 2 Samuel 17:14
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 1 Kings 11:14–40
Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. / Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 1 Kings 12:15
So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 1 Chronicles 5:26
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 2 Chronicles 10:15
So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 2 Chronicles 36:22, 23
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: / “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Ezra 1:1
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Ezra 5:5
But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Ezra 6:22
For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Nehemiah 6:16
When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Esther 6:1–12
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him. / And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. / The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Esther 9:1, 25
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them. / But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Job 5:12
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Psalm 17:13, 14
Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword, / from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Psalm 33:10
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Psalm 75:7
but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Psalm 76:10
Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Psalm 105:17
He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Psalm 127:1, 2
A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain. / In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Proverbs 16:7, 33
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him. / The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Proverbs 21:1, 18
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases. / The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Proverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Ecclesiastes 3:1, 10
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: / I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Isaiah 8:9, 10
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Isaiah 10:5–7
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. / But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Isaiah 13:3–5
I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph. / Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war. / They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Isaiah 41:2, 4
Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. / Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Isaiah 43:14
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Isaiah 44:28
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Isaiah 45:1–6, 13
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: / “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. / I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Isaiah 48:14, 15
Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans. / I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Isaiah 54:16, 17
Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc. / No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Jeremiah 51:20, 21
“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Jeremiah 52:3
For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Ezekiel 21:26, 27
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Ezekiel 29:19, 20
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army. / I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Daniel 11:27
And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Acts 3:17, 18
And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. / But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Acts 5:38, 39
So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail. / But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Acts 7:9, 10
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Romans 1:10
in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 1 Corinthians 4:19
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The 1 Corinthians 16:7
For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Philippians 1:12, 19
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel. / because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Philemon 1:15
For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The James 4:15
Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
Open passageGod: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Revelation 17:17
For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
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