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Averted by Christ. Luke 2:11, 14¹¹For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11)
¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (Luke 2:14). Rom. 5:9⁹Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. (Romans 5:9). 2 Cor. 5:18, 19¹⁸And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:18‑19). Eph. 2:14, 17¹⁴For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; (Ephesians 2:14)
¹⁷And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. (Ephesians 2:17). Col. 1:20²⁰And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. (Colossians 1:20). 1 The. 1:10.

Is averted from them that believe. John. 3:14-18. Rom. 3:25²⁵Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Romans 3:25). Rom. 5:1¹Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1).

Is averted upon confession of sin and repentance. Job 33:27, 28²⁷He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; ²⁸He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. (Job 33:27‑28). Psa. 106:43-45⁴³Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. ⁴⁴Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: ⁴⁵And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. (Psalm 106:43‑45). Jer. 3:12, 13¹²Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. ¹³Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 3:12‑13). Jer. 18:

7,8. Jer. 31:18-20¹⁸I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. ¹⁹Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. ²⁰Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 31:18‑20). Joel 2:12-14¹²Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: ¹³And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. ¹⁴Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God? (Joel 2:12‑14). Luke 15:18-20¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, ¹⁹And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. ²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. (Luke 15:18‑20).

Is slow. Psa. 103:8⁸The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. (Psalm 103:8). Isa. 48:9⁹For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. (Isaiah 48:9). Jon. 4:2²And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. (Jonah 4:2). Nah. 1:3³The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. (Nahum 1:3).

Is righteous. Psa. 58:10, 11¹⁰The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. ¹¹So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. (Psalm 58:10‑11). Lam. 1: 18. Rom. 2:6, 8⁶Who will render to every man according to his deeds: (Romans 2:6)
⁸But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (Romans 2:8). Rom. 3:5, 6⁵But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) ⁶God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? (Romans 3:5‑6). Rev. 16:6, 7⁶For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. ⁷And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. (Revelation 16:6‑7).

The justice of, not to be questioned. Rom. 9:18, 20, 22¹⁸Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. (Romans 9:18)
²⁰Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? (Romans 9:20)
²²What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: (Romans 9:22).

Manifested in terrors. Exo. 14:24²⁴And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, (Exodus 14:24). Psa. 76:6-8⁶At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. ⁷Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? ⁸Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, (Psalm 76:6‑8). Jer. 10:10¹⁰But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. (Jeremiah 10:10). Lam. 2: 20-22.

Manifested in judgments and afflictions. Job 21:17¹⁷How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. (Job 21:17). Psa. 78:49-51⁴⁹He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. ⁵⁰He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; ⁵¹And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham: (Psalm 78:49‑51). Psa. 90:7⁷For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. (Psalm 90:7). Isa. 9:19¹⁹Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother. (Isaiah 9:19). Jer. 7:20²⁰Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. (Jeremiah 7:20). Eze.

7:19. Heb. 3:17¹⁷But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? (Hebrews 3:17).

Cannot be resisted. Job 9:13¹³If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. (Job 9:13). Job 14:13¹³O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! (Job 14:13) Psa. 76:7⁷Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? (Psalm 76:7). Nah. 1:6⁶Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. (Nahum 1:6).

Aggravated by continual provocation. Num. 32:14¹⁴And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel. (Numbers 32:14).

Specially reserved for the day of wrath. Zeph. 1:14-18¹⁴The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. ¹⁵That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, ¹⁶A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. ¹⁷And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. ¹⁸Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. (Zephaniah 1:14‑18). Mat. Rom. 2:5, 8⁵But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; (Romans 2:5)
⁸But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (Romans 2:8). 2 The. 1:8. Rev. 8. 17. Rev.

11:18. Rev. 19:15¹⁵And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. (Revelation 19:15).

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The wicked. Psa. 7:11¹¹God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. (Psalm 7:11). Psa, 21:8, 9. Isa. 3:8⁸For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory. (Isaiah 3:8). Isa. 13:9⁹Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. (Isaiah 13:9). Nah. 1:2, 3²God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. ³The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. (Nahum 1:2‑3). Rom. 1:18¹⁸For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; (Romans 1:18). Rom. 2:8⁸But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (Romans 2:8). Eph., 5:6. Col. 3:6⁶For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: (Colossians 3:6).

Those who forsake him. Ezr. 8:22²²For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. (Ezra 8:22). Isa. 1:4⁴Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. (Isaiah 1:4).

Unbelief. Psa. 78:21, 22²¹Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; ²²Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: (Psalm 78:21‑22). Heb. 3:18, 19¹⁸And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? ¹⁹So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. (Hebrews 3:18‑19). John. 3:36.

Impenitence. Psa. 7:12¹²If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. (Psalm 7:12). Pro. 1:30, 31³⁰They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. ³¹Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. (Proverbs 1:30‑31). Isa. 9:13, 14¹³For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts. ¹⁴Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. (Isaiah 9:13‑14). Rom. 2:6⁶Who will render to every man according to his deeds: (Romans 2:6)

Apostacy. Heb. 10:26, 27²⁶For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, ²⁷But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. (Hebrews 10:26‑27).

Idolatry. Deu. 29:20, 27, 28. Deu. 32:19, 20, 22. Jos. 23:16¹⁶When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you. (Joshua 23:16). 2 Kings 22:17¹⁷Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. (2 Kings 22:17). Psa. 78:58, 59⁵⁸For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. ⁵⁹When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: (Psalm 78:58‑59). Jer. 44:3³Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. (Jeremiah 44:3).

Sin, in saints. Psa. 89:30-32³⁰If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; ³¹If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; ³²Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. (Psalm 89:30‑32), Psa. 90:7-9⁷For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. ⁸Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. ⁹For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. (Psalm 90:7‑9). Psa. 99:8⁸Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. (Psalm 99:8). Psa. 102:9⁹For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, (Psalm 102:9), Isa. 47:6⁶I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. (Isaiah 47:6).

Extreme, against those who oppose the gospel. Psa. 2:2, 3, 5²The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, ³Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. (Psalm 2:2‑3)
⁵Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. (Psalm 2:5). 1 Thess. 2:16¹⁶Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. (1 Thessalonians 2:16).

Folly of provoking. Jer. 7:19¹⁹Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces? (Jeremiah 7:19). 1 Cor. 10:22²²Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? (1 Corinthians 10:22).

To be dreaded. Psa. 2:12¹²Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. (Psalm 2:12). Psa, 76: 7. Psa. 90:11¹¹Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. (Psalm 90:11). Mat. 10:28.

To be deprecated. Exo. 32:11¹¹And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? (Exodus 32:11). Psa, 6:1. Psa. 38:1¹<<A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.>> O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. (Psalm 38:1). Psa. 74:1, 2¹<<Maschil of Asaph.>> O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? ²Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. (Psalm 74:1‑2). Isa, 64:9.

Removal of, should be prayed for. Psa. 39:10¹⁰Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. (Psalm 39:10). Psa. 79:5⁵How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire? (Psalm 79:5). Psa. 80:4⁴O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? (Psalm 80:4). Dan. 9:16¹⁶O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. (Daniel 9:16). Hab. 3:2²O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. (Habakkuk 3:2).

Tempered with mercy to saints. Psa. 30:5⁵For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psalm 30:5). Isa. 26:20²⁰Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. (Isaiah 26:20). Isa. 54:8⁸In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. (Isaiah 54:8). Isa. 57: 15, 16. Jer. 30:11¹¹For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. (Jeremiah 30:11). Mic. 7:11¹¹In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed. (Micah 7:11).

To be born with submission. 2 Sam. 24:17¹⁷And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. (2 Samuel 24:17). Lam. 3:39, 43³⁹Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? (Lamentations 3:39)
⁴³Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. (Lamentations 3:43). Mic. 7:9⁹I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. (Micah 7:9).

Should lead to repentance. Isa. 42:24, 25²⁴Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. ²⁵Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. (Isaiah 42:24‑25). Jer. 4:8⁸For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us. (Jeremiah 4:8).

Exemplified against, The old world, Gen. 7:21-23²¹And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: ²²All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. ²³And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. (Genesis 7:21‑23). Builders of Babel, Gen. 11:8⁸So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. (Genesis 11:8). Cities of the plain,

Gen. 19:24, 25²⁴Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; ²⁵And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. (Genesis 19:24‑25). Egyptians, Exo. 7:20²⁰And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. (Exodus 7:20). Exo. 8:6, 16, 24⁶And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. (Exodus 8:6)
¹⁶And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. (Exodus 8:16)
²⁴And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. (Exodus 8:24). Exo. 9:3, 9, 23³Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. (Exodus 9:3)
⁹And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. (Exodus 9:9)
²³And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. (Exodus 9:23). Exo. 10:13, 22¹³And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. (Exodus 10:13)
²²And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: (Exodus 10:22). Exo. 12:29²⁹And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. (Exodus 12:29).

Exo. 14: 27. Israelites, Exo. 32:35³⁵And the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. (Exodus 32:35). Num. 11:1, 33¹And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. (Numbers 11:1)
³³And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague. (Numbers 11:33). Num. 14:40-45⁴⁰And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the Lord hath promised: for we have sinned. ⁴¹And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper. ⁴²Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. ⁴³For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the Lord, therefore the Lord will not be with you. ⁴⁴But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, departed not out of the camp. ⁴⁵Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah. (Numbers 14:40‑45). Num. 21:6⁶And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. (Numbers 21:6). Num. 25:9⁹And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. (Numbers 25:9). 2 Sam. 24:1, 15¹And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. (2 Samuel 24:1)
¹⁵So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. (2 Samuel 24:15). Enemies of Israel, 1 Sam. 5:6. 1 Sam. 7:10¹⁰And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. (1 Samuel 7:10). Nadab, do. Lev. 10:2²And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. (Leviticus 10:2). The Spies, Num. 14:37³⁷Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord. (Numbers 14:37). Korah, dc. Num. 16:31, 35³¹And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: (Numbers 16:31)
³⁵And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. (Numbers 16:35). Aaron and Miriam, Num. 12:9, 10⁹And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them; and he departed. ¹⁰And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. (Numbers 12:9‑10). Five Kings, Jos. 10:25. Abimelech, Jud. 9:56. Men of Beth-shemesh, 1 Sam. 6:19. Saul, 1 Sam. 31:6. Uzzah, 2 Sam. 6:7⁷And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. (2 Samuel 6:7). Saul's family, 2 Sam. 21:1¹Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. (2 Samuel 21:1). Sennacherib, 2 Kin. 19:28, 35, 37.

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• Agriculture or Husbandry.

• Alliance and Society With the Enemies of God.

• Altar of Burnt-Offering, the.

• Amusements and Pleasures, Worldly.

• Anger of God, the.

• Anointing of the Holy Ghost.