New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Afflictions of the Wicked, The

• God is glorified in Ex. 14:4; Ezek. 38:22, 23
• God holds in derision Ps. 37:13; Pr. 1:26, 27
• Are multiplied Dt. 31:17; Job 20:12-18; Ps. 32:10
• Are continual Job 15:20; Eccl. 2:23; Isa. 32:10
• Are often sudden Ps. 73:19; Pr. 6:15; Isa. 30:13; Rev. 18:10
• Are often judicially sent Job 21:17; Ps. 107:17; Jer. 30:15
• Are for examples to others Ps. 64:7-9; Zeph. 3:6, 7; 1 Cor. 10:5-11; 2 Pet. 2:6
• Are ineffectual of themselves, for their conversion Ex. 9:30; Isa. 9:13; Jer. 2:30; Hag. 2:17
• Their persecution of saints, a cause of Dt. 30:7; Ps. 55:19; Zech. 2:9; 2 Th. 1:6
• Impenitence is a cause of Pr. 1:30, 31; Ezek. 24:13; Amos 4:6-12; Zech. 7:11, 12; Rev. 2:21, 22
• Sometimes humble them 1 Ki. 21:27
• Frequently harden Neh. 9:28, 29; Jer. 5:3
• Produce slavish fear Job 15:24; Ps. 73:19; Jer. 49:3, 5
• Saints should not be alarmed at Pr. 3:25, 26
• Exemplified
  • Pharaoh and the Egyptians Ex. 9:14, 15, 14:24, 25
  • Ahaziah 2 Ki. 1:1-4
  • Gehazi 2 Ki. 5:27
  • Jehoram 2 Chr. 21:12-19
  • Uzziah 2 Chr. 26:19-21
  • Ahaz, &c 2 Chr. 28:5-8, 22