101 Imprisonment of the chief butler and chief baker.. The chief butler remembered not Joseph.Gen. The same action ascribed to God in one sense, while in another it is the act of man. -Gen. xlv. 7, The policy of the king of Egypt to retain the children of Israel the means of his losing them. Moses raised up by Providence as a deliverer to Qualification of Bezaleel and Aholiab for making Readiness of the people to contribute for the making of the Tabernacle.-Exodus xxxv. Request of the Israelites that Moses should receive for them the law from God. -Deut. v. The hiding of the Israelitish spies by Rahab. Punishment of Adoni-Bezek.-Judges i. 6, The Kenites inhabit Canaan with Israel.-Judges The Israelites commanded to extirpate the Canaan- ites, yet some of them providentially preserved The Midianites providentially invade and waste Israel on account of their sins.-Judges vi. Dream of the Midianitish soldier.-Judges vii. 13, Jephthah’s vow.-Judges xi. 31, 121 122 123 124 125 . The people of Israel ask a king.-1 Sam. vii. 5, Loss of the asses of Kish.—1 Sam. ix. 3, Samuel's delay in coming to Saul at Gilgal.- David, as a type of Christ, brought by Providence into the field against Goliath.-1 Sam. xvii. David's preservation from Saul, Doeg present when David came to Abimelech.- David put in possession of the kingdom.- 2 Sam. Ill treatment of the messengers of David by Hanun, king of the Ammonites.—2 Sam. x. 2, David's scheme to hide his crime with respect to Bathsheba providentially defeated.2 Sam. xi. Punishment of David's crime with respect to Uriah providentially executed.—2 Sam. xiii. Ahithophel's prudent advice providentially rejected Solomon's decision with respect to the mother of Rehoboam's rejection of the old men's counsel. The land of the Shunamite providentially restored.- Jezebel eaten by dogs._2 Kings ix. Providential preservation of Jehoash._2 Kings xi. time of Josiah.--2 Kings xxii. Captivity of Judah.--2 Kings xxiv. ib. 152 PAGZ Glory and wealth of the kingdom of Israel in the time of Solomon, 153 Disasters and miserable death of Jehoram. 2 Chron. xxi. 154 Wicked people oppressive rulers, 156 A way of return providentially opened to the Jews on the overthrow of the Babylonish empire by Cyrus.-Ezra i. 1, 157 Obstacles in the way of the Jews, in building the Temple, on their return to Jerusalem, providentially thrown in their way and removed. Ezra iy. 161 Book of Esther, 162 Book of Job, 163 Sennacherib sent by God against his people, yet punished for going.-—Isaiah x. 166 Destruction of Babylon. Isaiah xiii. 168 Destruction of Tyre. Isaiah xxiii. 11, 169 Famine in Judah.-Jeremiah xiv. 170 Field of Hanameel providentially offered for sale. Jeremiah xxxii. 7, 172 Life of Jeremiah providentially saved by EbedMelech.Jeremiah xxxviii. 173 Capture and fate of. Zedekiah._Jeremiah xxxix. 7, 174 Preservation of Jeremiah and of Ebed-Melech in the capture of Jerusalem.--Jeremiah xxxix. 11, ib. The forgetting of his dream by Nebuchadnezzar providential.-Dan. ii. 5, 175 The lot fell upon Jonah._Jonah i. 176 Jesus in a storm.Matt. viii. 24, 193 The two Gergesene demoniacs meet Jesus.—Matt. viii. 28, The barren fig-tree blasted.. Matt. xxi. 17-20, 195 196 PAGE The death of Christ providentially accomplished.- 197 Purchase of the Potter's Field.—Matt. xxvii. 7, 199 Not this man, but Barabbas.-Matt. xxvii. 15; John xviii. 40, 201 Dream of Pilate's wife.—Matt. xxvii. 19, 202 Jesus given up by Pilate.—Matt. xxvii. ; John xix. 203 Adversity no evidence of providential disapprobation.—Matt. xxvii. 42, 206 Appointment of a watch at the tomb of Jesus. Matt. xxvii. 62, 209 Report of the soldiers that the disciples stole the body of Jesus.Matt. xxviii. 13, 211 Christ crucified between two malefactors.--Markxv. 27, 214 Combination of the Pharisees and Herodians to ensnare Jesus.—Mark xii. 13, 215 Jesus brought before Herod.Luke xxiii. 5, 216 Cross of Christ borne by Simon.—Luke xxiii. 26, 219 Christ's death by crucifixion.-John xviii. 31, 221 Title on the cross of Christ.-John xix. 19-22, 223 Lots cast for the coat of Jesus.--John xix. 23, 225 The legs of Jesus not broken.-John xix. 31-37, 226 The disciples pluck the ears of corn on the Sabbath-day.-Luke vi. 227 Certain disciples minister to the Lord Jesus of their substance.Luke viii. 3, 228 The calling of Zaccheus.-- Luke xix. 230 The enemies of Jesus restrained from injuring him by fear of the people.—Luke xix. 48, 231 Providential preservation of Peter when he smote the servant of the high priest.—Luke xxii. 50, 232 Providential circumstances leading Peter into the situation in which he denied his Master.Com. pare Matt. xxvi. 51; Mark xiv. 47; Luke xxii. Providential meeting of Jesus and the woman of Sickness of Lazarus.-John xi. 4, Thomas not at the meeting of the disciples when Jesus appeared after his resurrection.—John xx. 241 The manner of the death of Christians adapted to Population regulated by Providence.-Acts vii. 17, 253 Dispersion of the church at Jerusalem, by the per- secution on the death of Stephen.--Acts viii. 254 Tranquillity and prosperity of the churches on the conversion of Saul of Tarsus.--Acts ix. 31, 259 Means of detecting Simon Magus.— Acts viii. 18, 267 Herod eaten by worms.-Acts xii. 23, Contention between Paul and Barnabas.-Acts xv. Paul protected by Gallio's enlightened views of the duties of the magistrate's office.-Acts xviii. 14, 280 Paul preserved by the recorder of Ephesus.- Fall of Eutychus from a window in the third loft, during the preaching of Paul at Troas.-Acts forded him an opportunity of defending himself, and preaching the gospel to persons of the first distinction.---Acts xxi. 293 Paul sent to Rome in a providential way. Acts xxi. 60, 295 . |