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The concept of "arranged" in the Bible often pertains to the organization, preparation, or ordering of events, objects, or relationships according to divine or human intention. This term can be applied to various aspects of biblical narratives, including marriages, events, and the ordering of the universe.

Arranged Marriages:

In biblical times, marriages were commonly arranged by families, reflecting cultural norms and social structures. The practice is evident in several biblical accounts, where marriages were orchestrated to ensure familial alliances, social stability, or the continuation of a lineage.

One notable example is the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah. Abraham, seeking a wife for his son Isaac, sends his servant to his homeland to find a suitable bride. The servant's encounter with Rebekah at the well and her subsequent agreement to marry Isaac illustrates the arranged nature of their union (Genesis 24:1-67). This account highlights the role of divine guidance in the arrangement, as the servant prays for God's direction and receives a clear answer.

Similarly, the marriage of Jacob to Leah and Rachel was arranged by their father, Laban. Jacob's agreement to work for Laban in exchange for Rachel's hand in marriage, and the subsequent deception that led to his marriage to Leah, underscores the complexities and familial negotiations involved in arranged marriages (Genesis 29:15-30).

Divine Arrangement:

The Bible also speaks of God's sovereign arrangement of events and the natural order. The creation narrative in Genesis describes how God arranged the cosmos, setting the sun, moon, and stars in their places and organizing the earth's environment to sustain life (Genesis 1:14-19). This divine ordering reflects God's wisdom and intentionality in creation.

In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul speaks of God's arrangement of the body of Christ, the Church. He emphasizes that God has arranged the members of the body, each with unique gifts and functions, to work together for the common good (1 Corinthians 12:18-28). This arrangement underscores the importance of unity and diversity within the Christian community.

Providential Arrangements:

Throughout Scripture, God's providential arrangement of circumstances is evident. The account of Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers, yet rose to a position of power in Egypt, exemplifies how God arranges events for a greater purpose. Joseph himself acknowledges this divine arrangement when he tells his brothers, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives" (Genesis 50:20).

The Book of Esther also illustrates divine arrangement, as Esther's rise to queenship and her courageous intervention save the Jewish people from destruction. Mordecai's words to Esther, "And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14), highlight the belief in God's providential arrangement of events.

Conclusion:

The concept of "arranged" in the Bible encompasses human practices, such as arranged marriages, as well as divine actions, including the ordering of creation and the providential guidance of history. These arrangements reflect both cultural practices and theological beliefs about God's sovereignty and purpose in the world.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Arrange.

Greek

5001. tagma -- that which has been arranged in order, spec. a ...
... 5000, 5001. tagma. 5002 . that which has been arranged in order, spec. ... Word
Origin from tasso Definition that which has been arranged in order, spec. ...
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5002. taktos -- ordered, stated
... ordered, stated. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: taktos Phonetic Spelling:
(tak-tos') Short Definition: appointed, arranged, fixed Definition ...
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1299. diatasso -- to arrange thoroughly, ie to charge, appoint
... Word Origin from dia and tasso Definition to arrange thoroughly, ie to charge, appoint
NASB Word Usage arrange (1), arranged (1), commanded (3), direct (1 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8626. taqan -- to become straight
... 8625b, 8626. taqan. 8627 . to become straight. Transliteration: taqan Phonetic
Spelling: (taw-kan') Short Definition: arranged. Word Origin a prim. ...
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8499. tekunah -- arrangement, preparation, fixed place
... seat. From kuwn; or probably ident. With tkuwnah; something arranged or fixed, ie
A place -- seat. see HEBREW kuwn. see HEBREW tkuwnah. 8498, 8499. ...
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6186a. arak -- to arrange or set in order
... root Definition to arrange or set in order NASB Word Usage arrange (5), arranged
(5), array (1), arrayed (13), battle lines (2), comparable (1), compare (2 ...
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Library

Things Seemed to be Arranged in Some Measure to the Satisfaction ...
... Chap. XXVI. Things seemed to be arranged in some measure to the satisfaction
of Galerius? Things seemed to be arranged in some ...
/.../of the manner in which the persecutors died/chap xxvi things seemed to.htm

All Well Arranged.
... Homily XII. Chapter XXIV."All Well Arranged. And then Peter having discoursed
concerning God and the service accorded to Him, he ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xxiv all well arranged.htm

And all These Omens are of Force Just So Far as Has Been Arranged. ...
... Book 2 Chapter 37. And all these omens are of force just so far as has
been arranged? 37. And all these omens are of force just ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 37 and all these.htm

Virginity a Plant from Heaven, Introduced Late; the Advancement of ...
... Discourse I."Marcella. Chapter II."Virginity a Plant from Heaven, Introduced
Late; The Advancement of Mankind to Perfection, How Arranged. ...
/.../chapter ii virginity a plant from.htm

But this Material May be Differently Arranged in the Resurrection ...
... Chapter 89."But This Material May Be Differently Arranged in the
Resurrection Body. And this earthly material, which when the ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 89 but this material may.htm

Shapeless Matter an Incongruous Origin for God's Beautiful Cosmos ...
... like an ass [6558] instead of a man; unless it be he who supposes that unformed
and shapeless Matter answers to Matter which is now arranged and beautified in ...
/.../tertullian/against hermogenes/chapter xl shapeless matter an incongruous.htm

The Fragrance of the Life in the Gift.
... And so she arranged to have a man go in her stead to China, she caring for all the
expense involved, while he was so left wholly free for the service. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/the fragrance of the life.htm

'A Time to Plant'
... The writer enumerates in this context a number of opposite courses of conduct
arranged in pairs, each of which is right at the right time. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a time to plant.htm

Question Lxxxiii of Prayer
... not so that their acts may change the Divine arrangement, but that by their acts
they may bring about certain effects according to the order arranged by God ...
/.../aquinas/on prayer and the contemplative life/question lxxxiii of prayer.htm

The Hebrew Prophecies.
... the margin of our English Bibles (which are not always correct though they are
approximately so) will show that these prophetical books are not arranged in the ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter v the hebrew prophecies.htm

Thesaurus

Arranged (32 Occurrences)
...Arranged (32 Occurrences). ... Matthew 28:16 As for the eleven disciples, they proceeded
into Galilee, to the hill where Jesus had arranged to meet them. (WEY). ...
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Arrange (19 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended,
or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle. ...
/a/arrange.htm - 12k

Arrangement (18 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of putting in an orderly condition; the
state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form. ...
/a/arrangement.htm - 13k

String (12 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged
in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things ...
/s/string.htm - 11k

File (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for
preservation and reference; as, files of letters or of newspapers; this mail ...
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Triclinium
... tri-klin'-ti-um (Latin from Greek triklinion, from tri and kline, "a couch"): A
couch for reclining at meals among the ancient Romans, arranged along three ...
/t/triclinium.htm - 8k

Epistles (2 Occurrences)
... These are not arranged in the New Testament in the order of time as to their
composition, but rather according to the rank of the cities or places to which ...
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Machine (2 Occurrences)
... relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be
transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn ...
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Bolster (7 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms of mechanism,
etc. 4. (n.) A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle. ...
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System (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some
distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects ...
/s/system.htm - 8k

Resources

Does the Bible advocate arranged marriages? | GotQuestions.org

Did women in the Bible have a choice about whom they married? | GotQuestions.org

What was betrothal in biblical times? | GotQuestions.org

Arranged: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Arranged (32 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:48
Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, "Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him."
(See NIV)

Matthew 28:16
As for the eleven disciples, they proceeded into Galilee, to the hill where Jesus had arranged to meet them.
(WEY)

Mark 14:44
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man: lay hold of him, and take him safely away."
(WEY NIV)

Acts 15:2
A commotion therefore having taken place, and no small discussion on the part of Paul and Barnabas against them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from amongst them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
(DBY YLT)

Acts 20:13
But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.
(WEB WEY YLT NAS RSV)

Acts 28:23
So they arranged a day with him and came to him in considerable numbers at the house of the friends who were entertaining him. And then, with solemn earnestness, he explained to them the subject of the Kingdom of God, endeavouring from morning till evening to convince them about Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
(WEY NIV)

1 Corinthians 12:18
But, as a matter of fact, God has arranged the parts in the body--every one of them--as He has seen fit.
(WEY RSV NIV)

Genesis 15:10
He brought him all of these, and divided them in the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he didn't divide the birds.
(See NIV)

Genesis 22:9
And they come in unto the place of which God hath spoken to him, and there Abraham buildeth the altar, and arrangeth the wood, and bindeth Isaac his son, and placeth him upon the altar above the wood;
(See NAS NIV)

Exodus 40:23
and arranged the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
(DBY)

Leviticus 1:7
and the sons of Aaron the priest have put fire on the altar, and arranged wood on the fire;
(YLT)

Leviticus 1:8
and sons of Aaron, the priests, have arranged the pieces, with the head and the fat, on the wood, which 'is' on the fire, which 'is' on the altar;
(YLT)

Leviticus 1:12
and he hath cut it into its pieces, and its head and its fat, and the priest hath arranged them on the wood, which 'is' on the fire, which 'is' on the altar;
(YLT)

Leviticus 6:12
And the fire on the altar is burning on it, it is not quenched, and the priest hath burned on it wood morning by morning, and hath arranged on it the burnt-offering, and hath made perfume on it 'with' the fat of the peace-offerings;
(YLT)

Numbers 23:4
And God cometh unto Balaam, and he saith unto Him, 'The seven altars I have arranged, and I offer a bullock and a ram on the altar;'
(YLT)

Joshua 2:6
and she hath caused them to go up on the roof, and hideth them with the flax wood, which is arranged for her on the roof.
(YLT)

Judges 20:22
And the people, the men of Israel, strengthen themselves, and add to set the battle in array in the place where they arranged themselves on the first day.
(YLT)

2 Samuel 23:5
For -- not so 'is' my house with God; For -- a covenant age-during He made with me, Arranged in all things, and kept; For -- all my salvation, and all desire, For -- He hath not caused 'it' to spring up.
(YLT NIV)

1 Kings 18:33
And he arrangeth the wood, and cutteth in pieces the bullock, and placeth 'it' on the wood, and saith, 'Fill ye four pitchers of water, and pour on the burnt-offering, and on the wood;
(See NAS NIV)

2 Kings 9:30
When Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 25:5
And Amaziah gathered Judah together and arranged them according to the fathers' houses, according to the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, throughout Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them from twenty years old and upwards, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able for military service, that could handle spear and target.
(DBY)

2 Chronicles 35:10
So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king's commandment.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 35:20
After all this, when Josiah had arranged the house, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Karkemish at the Euphrates; and Josiah went out against him.
(DBY)

Nehemiah 13:31
and for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.
(See NAS)

Job 32:14
And he hath not set in array words for me, And with your sayings I do not answer him.
(See NAS)

Psalms 132:17
There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.
(YLT)

Proverbs 9:2
She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
(YLT)

Ecclesiastes 12:9
And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 5:6
And I make it a waste, It is not pruned, nor arranged, And gone up have brier and thorn, And on the thick clouds I lay a charge, From raining upon it rain.
(YLT)

Isaiah 30:33
For, arranged from former time is Tophet, Even it for the king is prepared, He hath made deep, He hath made large, Its pile 'is' fire and much wood, The breath of Jehovah, As a stream of brim stone, is burning in it!
(YLT)

Ezekiel 23:41
And thou hast sat on a couch of honour, And a table arrayed before it, And My perfume and My oil placed on it.
(See NAS)

Joel 2:5
As the noise of chariots, on the tops of the mountains they skip, As the noise of a flame of fire devouring stubble, As a mighty people set in array for battle.
(See NAS)

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