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STUDY SEVEN: THE SOVEREIGN LORD – 2

© Rosemary Bardsley 2007, 2016

 

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN THE SCRIPTURES


RESEARCH:

Study each of the Bible references given below.
What do they teach about the ‘providence’ [that is, the ‘sovereignty’] of God?

 

THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD IN THE NATURAL WORLD [GOD IS THE SUSTAINER OF THE WORLD]


Job 38

Psalm 104:10-30

Isaiah 40:21-29

Jeremiah 10:11-13

Mathew 5:45

Acts 17:23,28

Colossians 1:17

Hebrews 1:3

 

 

 

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD OVER NATURAL LAWS


Genesis 6:7,13,17; 8:1

Exodus 8:16-19

Exodus 9:2-7

Exodus 14:13-31

Joshua 10:12-14

Mark 4:39

Mark 6:30-44

John 11:38-44

Romans 4:19-21

 

 

 


THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD OVER THE NATIONS

Genesis 11:5-9

Deuteronomy 2:30

Judges 2:10-23; 3:2-4

Psalm 2:1-12

Psalm 22:28

Isaiah 5:25-30

Isaiah 10:5-12

Isaiah 13:4,5

Isaiah 40:15-17

Isaiah 45:1-4

Jeremiah 10:7-10

Jeremiah 25:12-14

Hosea 1:7

Amos 1:3-2:3

Acts 17:24-27

 

 

 

 

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN INDIVIDUAL HUMAN LIVES

2Chronicles 32:25,26,31

Psalm 1:6

Psalm 21

Psalm 113:5-9

Proverbs 16:33

Daniel 3:24-29

Romans 8:28

2Corinthians 12:7-9

Galatians 1:15-16

 

 

 

 

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO REJECT HIM


Exodus 8:15,32

Exodus 14:4

Deuteronomy 29:4-6

Psalm 76:10

Psalm 81:11,12

Isaiah 6:9,10

Matthew 13:10-15

Romans 1:24-26,28

Romans 11:7,8

2Thessalonians 2:10-12

1Peter 2:7,8

 

 

 

 

GOD’S SOVEREIGN KNOWLEDGE

2Kings 8:12,13

Isaiah 40:13,14

Isaiah 46:10

Matthew 10:29-31

Acts 2:23

Romans 11:32-34

 

 

 

GOD’S SOVEREIGN PURPOSE AND HIS ABILITY TO BRING IT ABOUT

Psalm 115:3

Psalm 135:6

Isaiah 14:24,26,27

Isaiah 46:10,11

Isaiah 55:10, 11

Romans 8:28

Ephesians 1:11

Ephesians 3:10-11

 

 

 


GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY OVER EVIL

Genesis 45:5-7

Genesis 50:20

Job 1:12; 2:6,7

Isaiah 45:7

Amos 9:8,9

Acts 2:23

1Timothy 4:10

 

 

 

 

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN CHOOSING A PEOPLE FOR HIMSELF

Deuteronomy 7:6

Romans 8:28-30

Romans 11:14-18

Ephesians 1:4-5,11

2Timothy 1:9

1Peter 2:4-10