Which other scriptures affirm God's control over human prosperity and adversity? Core Verse: 1 Samuel 2:7 “The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.” Echoes in the Books of Moses • Deuteronomy 8:18 – “But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth…” • Deuteronomy 32:39 – “I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.” Wisdom Literature: Lived Experience • Job 1:21 – “The LORD gives and the LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.” • Job 2:10 – “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” • Psalm 75:6-7 – “It is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.” • Psalm 115:3 – “Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.” • Proverbs 10:22 – “The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.” • Ecclesiastes 7:14 – “God has made the one as well as the other…” Prophets: Sovereignty on Display • Isaiah 45:7 – “I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.” • Daniel 2:21 – “He removes kings and establishes them.” • Daniel 4:17 – “The Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom He wishes.” • Haggai 2:8 – “The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.” Gospels and Acts: Jesus and the Early Church • Matthew 5:45 – “He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” • Luke 1:52-53 – “He has brought down rulers… but has exalted the humble.” • Acts 17:26 – “He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.” Epistles: Apostolic Clarity • Romans 9:18 – “God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.” • 1 Corinthians 4:7 – “What do you have that you did not receive?” • James 1:17 – “Every good and perfect gift is from above…” Takeaway: A Consistent Thread From Moses to the Apostles, Scripture speaks with one voice: the Lord alone governs both abundance and lack, honor and humiliation. Recognizing His sovereign hand steadies the heart in prosperity and anchors it in adversity, drawing worship in every season. |
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