2 Kings 18:25
18:25 Furthermore it was by the command of the
Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The
Lord told me, ‘March
up against this land and destroy it.’”’”
Genesis 50:20
50:20 As for you, you meant to harm me,
but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.
Genesis 50:2
50:2 Joseph instructed the physicians in his service
to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel.
Genesis 24:24
24:24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.
Genesis 25:16
25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps – twelve princes
according to their clans.
Isaiah 10:5-6
The Lord Turns on Arrogant Assyria
10:5 Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead,
a cudgel with which I angrily punish.
10:6 I sent him against a godless nation,
I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry,
to take plunder and to carry away loot,
to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
Isaiah 45:7
45:7 I am the one who forms light
and creates darkness;
the one who brings about peace
and creates calamity.
I am the Lord, who accomplishes all these things.
Isaiah 46:10-11
46:10 who announces the end from the beginning
and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred,
who says, ‘My plan will be realized,
I will accomplish what I desire,’
46:11 who summons an eagle from the east,
from a distant land, one who carries out my plan.
Yes, I have decreed,
yes, I will bring it to pass;
I have formulated a plan,
yes, I will carry it out.
Amos 3:6
3:6 If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear?
If disaster overtakes a city, is the Lord not responsible?