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Protection.

From: The New Topical Textbook By: Reuben Archer Torrey

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God is able to afford. 1 Peter 1:6⁶Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: (1 Peter 1:6), Jude 24²⁴Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, (Jude 24).

God is faithful to afford. 1 The 6: 23, 24. 2 The. 3:3.

OF GOD, IS

Indispensable. Psa. 127:1¹<<A Song of degrees for Solomon.>> Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (Psalm 127:1).

Seasonable. Psa. 46:1¹<<To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.>> God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1).

Unfailing. Deut. 31:6⁶Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. (Deuteronomy 31:6). Josh. 1.5

Effectual. John 10:28-30²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. ²⁹My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. ³⁰I and my Father are one. (John 10:28‑30). 2 Cor. 12:9⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Uninterrupted. Psa. 121:3³He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. (Psalm 121:3).

Encouraging. Isa. 41:10¹⁰Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isaiah 41:10). Isa. 50:7⁷For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. (Isaiah 50:7).

Perpetual. Psa. 121:8⁸The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. (Psalm 121:8).

Often afforded through means inadequate in themselves. Judg. 7:7⁷And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. (Judges 7:7). 1 Sam. 17:45, 50⁴⁵Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. (1 Samuel 17:45)
⁵⁰So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. (1 Samuel 17:50). 2 Chr. 14: 11.

Is AFFORDED TO

Those who hearken to God. Prov. 1:33³³But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. (Proverbs 1:33).

Returning sinners. Job 22:23, 26²³If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. (Job 22:23)
²⁶For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. (Job 22:26).

The perfect in heart. 2 Chr. 16:9⁹For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. (2 Chronicles 16:9). The poor. Psa. 14:6⁶Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge. (Psalm 14:6). Psa. 72:12-14¹²For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. ¹³He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. ¹⁴He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. (Psalm 72:12‑14).

The oppressed. Psa. 9:9⁹The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. (Psalm 9:9).

The Church. Psa. 48:3³God is known in her palaces for a refuge. (Psalm 48:3). Zech. 2:4, 5⁴And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: ⁵For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. (Zechariah 2:4‑5).

IS VOUCHSAFED TO SAINTS, IN

Preserving them. Psa. 145:20²⁰The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. (Psalm 145:20).

Strengthening them. 2 Tim. 4:17¹⁷Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. (2 Timothy 4:17).

Upholding them. Psa. 37:17, 24¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. (Psalm 37:17)
²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. (Psalm 37:24). Psa. 63:8⁸My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. (Psalm 63:8).

Keeping their feet. 1 Sam. 2:9⁹He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. (1 Samuel 2:9). Prov. 3:26²⁶For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. (Proverbs 3:26).

Keeping them from evil. 2 Thess. 3:3³But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. (2 Thessalonians 3:3).

Keeping them from falling. Jude 24²⁴Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, (Jude 24).

Keeping them in the way. Ex. 23:20²⁰Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. (Exodus 23:20).

Keeping them from temptation. Rev. 3:10¹⁰Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. (Revelation 3:10).

Providing a refuge for them. Prov. 14:26²⁶In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. (Proverbs 14:26). Isa. 4:6⁶And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. (Isaiah 4:6). Isa. 32:2²And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. (Isaiah 32:2).

Defending them against their enemies. Deut. 20:1-4¹When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. ²And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, ³And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; ⁴For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. (Deuteronomy 20:1‑4). Deut. 33:27²⁷The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. (Deuteronomy 33:27). Isa. 59:19¹⁹So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. (Isaiah 59:19).

Defeating the counsels of enemies. Isa. 8:10¹⁰Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. (Isaiah 8:10).

Temptation. 1 Cor. 10:13¹³There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1 Corinthians 10:13). 2 Peter 2:9⁹The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: (2 Peter 2:9).

Persecution. Luke 21:18¹⁸But there shall not an hair of your head perish. (Luke 21:18).

Calamities. Psa. 57:1¹<<To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.>> Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. (Psalm 57:1). Psa. 59:16¹⁶But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. (Psalm 59:16).

All dangers. Psa. 91:3-7³Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. ⁴He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. ⁵Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; ⁶Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. ⁷A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. (Psalm 91:3‑7).

All places. Gen. 28:15¹⁵And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. (Genesis 28:15). 2 Chr. 16: 9.

Sleep. Psa. 3:5⁵I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. (Psalm 3:5). Psa. 4:8⁸I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8). Prov. 3:24²⁴When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. (Proverbs 3:24).

Death. Psa. 23:4⁴Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4).

SAINTS

Acknowledge God as their. Psa. 18:2²The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalm 18:2). Psa. 62:2²He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:2). Psa. 89:18¹⁸For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. (Psalm 89:18).

Pray for. Psa. 17:5, 8⁵Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. (Psalm 17:5)
⁸Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, (Psalm 17:8). Isa. 51:9⁹Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? (Isaiah 51:9).

Praise God for. Psa. 5:11¹¹But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. (Psalm 5:11).

WITHDRAWN FROM THE

Disobedient. Lev. 26:14-17¹⁴But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; ¹⁵And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: ¹⁶I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. ¹⁷And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. (Leviticus 26:14‑17).

Backsliding. Josh. 23:12, 13¹²Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: ¹³Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you. (Joshua 23:12‑13). Judg. 10:13¹³Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. (Judges 10:13).

Presumptuous. 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).

Unbelieving. Isa. 7:9⁹And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. (Isaiah 7:9).

Obstinately impenitent. Matt. 23:38³⁸Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. (Matthew 23:38).

NOT TO BE FOUND IN

Idols. Deut. 32:37-39³⁷And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, ³⁸Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. ³⁹See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. (Deuteronomy 32:37‑39). Isa. 46:7⁷They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. (Isaiah 46:7).

Man. Psa. 146:3³Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. (Psalm 146:3). Isa. 30:7⁷For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. (Isaiah 30:7).

Riches. Prov. 11:4, 28⁴Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. (Proverbs 11:4)
²⁸He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. (Proverbs 11:28). Zeph. 1:18¹⁸Neither 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 1:18).

Hosts. Josh. 11:4-8⁴And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. ⁵And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. ⁶And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. ⁷So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. ⁸And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. (Joshua 11:4‑8), with Psa. 33:16¹⁶There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. (Psalm 33:16).

Horses. Psa. 33:17¹⁷An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. (Psalm 33:17). Prov. 21:31³¹The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord. (Proverbs 21:31).

Illustrated. Deut. 32:11¹¹As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: (Deuteronomy 32:11). Psa. 125:1, 2¹<<A Song of degrees.>> They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. ²As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. (Psalm 125:1‑2). Prov. 18:10¹⁰The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Proverbs 18:10). Isa. 25:4⁴For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. (Isaiah 25:4). Isa. 31:5⁵As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. (Isaiah 31:5). Luke 13:34³⁴O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! (Luke 13:34).

Exemplified. Abraham, Gen. 15:1¹After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (Genesis 15:1). Jacob, Gen. 48:16¹⁶The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. (Genesis 48:16). Joseph, Gen. 49:23-25²³The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: ²⁴But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) ²⁵Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: (Genesis 49:23‑25). Israel, Josh. 24:17¹⁷For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed: (Joshua 24:17). David, Psa. 18:1, 2¹<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,>> I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. ²The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalm 18:1‑2). Shadrach, dc. Dan. 3:28²⁸Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. (Daniel 3:28). Daniel, Dan. 6:22²²My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. (Daniel 6:22). Peter, Acts 12:4-7⁴And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. ⁵Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. ⁶And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. ⁷And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. (Acts 12:4‑7). Paul, Acts 18:10¹⁰For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. (Acts 18:10). Acts 26:17¹⁷Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, (Acts 26:17).

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