Definition and Context:
The term "intervene" refers to the act of coming between parties, events, or circumstances to alter or influence the outcome. In a biblical context, intervention often describes God's direct involvement in the affairs of humanity, whether to deliver, judge, or guide His people according to His divine will and purpose.

Biblical Examples of Divine Intervention:

1. Creation and Sustenance:
God's initial act of creation is the ultimate intervention, bringing the universe into existence. Genesis 1:1 states, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This foundational act sets the stage for all subsequent divine interventions, as God continues to sustain and govern His creation.

2. The Exodus:
One of the most significant examples of divine intervention is the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. In Exodus 3:7-8, God says to Moses, "I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry... So I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians." This intervention demonstrates God's power and faithfulness to His covenant people.

3. The Incarnation of Christ:
The coming of Jesus Christ into the world is the central intervention in the New Testament. John 1:14 declares, "The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us." Through the incarnation, God intervenes in human history to provide salvation and reconciliation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

4. Miracles of Jesus:
Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus performed numerous miracles, each an act of divine intervention. For instance, in Mark 4:39, Jesus calms the storm, demonstrating His authority over nature: "Then He got up and rebuked the wind and the sea, 'Silence! Be still!' And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm."

5. The Conversion of Saul:
In Acts 9, the conversion of Saul (later Paul) is a dramatic example of divine intervention. As Saul traveled to Damascus to persecute Christians, Jesus appeared to him in a vision, leading to his transformation and subsequent role as a pivotal figure in the spread of the Gospel.

Theological Significance:

· Sovereignty of God:
Divine intervention underscores the sovereignty of God, affirming that He is actively involved in the world and has the authority to direct the course of history according to His purposes.

· Providence and Care:
God's interventions are often expressions of His providential care for His people. As seen in Romans 8:28, "And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose."

· Judgment and Mercy:
Interventions can also be acts of judgment or mercy. For example, the flood in Genesis 6-9 was a judgment on human wickedness, while the provision of the ark was an act of mercy for Noah and his family.

Human Response to Divine Intervention:

· Faith and Obedience:
Believers are called to respond to God's interventions with faith and obedience. Hebrews 11 recounts numerous examples of individuals who acted in faith in response to God's intervention in their lives.

· Prayer and Petition:
Scripture encourages believers to seek God's intervention through prayer. Philippians 4:6-7 exhorts, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

· Trust in God's Timing:
While God's interventions may not always align with human expectations, believers are encouraged to trust in His perfect timing and wisdom, as expressed in Ecclesiastes 3:11, "He has made everything beautiful in its time."

Conclusion:
The concept of intervention is woven throughout the biblical narrative, illustrating God's active role in the world and His desire to engage with humanity. Through His interventions, God reveals His character, fulfills His promises, and accomplishes His redemptive plan.1. (v. i.) To interfere; to come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.

2. (v. i.) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened (i. e., between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.

3. (v. i.) To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel.

4. (v. i.) In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.

5. (v. t.) To come between.

6. (n.) A coming between; intervention; meeting.

1339. diistemi -- to set apart, to intervene, make an interval
... to set apart, to intervene, make an interval. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
diistemi Phonetic Spelling: (dee-is'-tay-mee) Short Definition: I put apart ...
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1230. diaginomai -- to go through, to elapse
... diaginomai Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ag-in'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I pass, elapse
time Definition: I pass (of time); I continue through, intervene. ...
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1531. eisporeuomai -- lit. or fig. to enter
... eisporeuomai Phonetic Spelling: (ice-por-yoo'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I journey
into, go into Definition: I journey in(to), I go in(to), enter, intervene. ...
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6419. palal -- to intervene, interpose
... 6418, 6419. palal. 6420 . to intervene, interpose. Transliteration: palal Phonetic
Spelling: (paw-lal') Short Definition: pray. Word Origin a prim. ...
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Whether it is Proper to Christ to be the Mediator of God and Man?
... "Hence for this purpose does the immortal and unhappy demon intervene, in order
that he may hinder men from passing to a happy immortality," and may allure ...
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Whether the Soul is United to the Animal Body by Means of a Body?
... If the soul, according to the Platonists, were united to the body merely as a motor,
it would be right to say that some other bodies must intervene between the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the soul is united.htm

The Conclusion
... No other dispensation is to intervene, and the sayings of this book are
to be kept for the time that is at hand. The Second Four. ...
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Introduction
... Furthermore, that Rome should intervene in the internal affairs of the Corinthian
church is partly to be explained by the close relations between the two cities ...
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The Case of all the Protestant or Reformed Churches, With
... (1.) One is, if it take its commencement from Christ, and if that bond intervene,
which, issuing from Him, proceeds to every church and [adunat, makes it one ...
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The Declensions of Christianity, an Argument of Its Truth.
... We should therefore "remember the words which were spoken before""the warnings which
have been given us of those defections, which were to intervene those of ...
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Putting God to Work
... or spiritual good. It is an appeal to God to intervene in life's affairs
for the good of those for whom we pray. God is recognised ...
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The Ceaselessness of Prayer
... We overleap in the spirit all between now and then, as in the return to
Jesus we overleap the two thousand years that intervene. ...
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The Preacher as a False Prophet.
... conflict with their illwill and contradiction, the question has pressed itself
painfully upon my mind: If He were to come to the earth now and intervene in our ...
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The Arrest
... governor a division of soldiers,[1] which, at the time of the Passover, was located
in the fortress of Antonia, overlooking the temple, to intervene in any ...
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Intervene (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (vi) To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel. ... 6. (n.) A coming between;
intervention; meeting. Multi-Version Concordance Intervene (1 Occurrence). ...
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Sodomite (1 Occurrence)
... That none needs another to intervene between his soul and God; that none can thus
intervene for another; that every soul may and must stand for itself in ...
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Premillennial
... The inference is perfectly legitimate that Paul and his fellow-disciples did not
anticipate that a thousand years should intervene between them and the coming. ...
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Millennium
... The inference is perfectly legitimate that Paul and his fellow-disciples did not
anticipate that a thousand years should intervene between them and the coming. ...
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Intervened (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Intervene. Multi-Version Concordance
Intervened (3 Occurrences). Luke 22:59 And one hour ...
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Intervals (2 Occurrences)

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Intermediate
... colors. 2. (vi) To come between; to intervene; to interpose. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. INTERMEDIATE, STATE. in-ter-me'-di-at. ...
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Intercede (12 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To mediate; to intervene. 2. (vi) To act
between parties with a view to reconcile differences; to ...
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Three (5005 Occurrences)
... followed by an acknowledgment that the sufferings of the nation in Babylon were
wholly deserved, and an earnest entreaty that God would intervene on behalf of ...
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Dragon (20 Occurrences)
... distinctly Jewish. God is great, absolute and ever-living; angels intervene
for special ends; the absurdity of idol-worship VII. AUTHOR ...
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