Chapter 19

God’s Care of His People

Sections

1. God’s Saving of His People
   1. God’s Capacity to Save His People
      • God is able to save his people – no matter what the circumstances
      • God has mighty power to save his people . . .
      • . . . God can perform awesome deeds to save his people
      • God does not need to use any other means but himself to save his people
      • Note: Salvation belongs to God – for he is the only savior
   2. God Saves His People – from All Things
      • God is the Savior of his people . . .
      • . . . God is the one who their salvation is in
      • God saves his people out of all troubles
      • God saves his people from all their enemies
      • On delivering them, God may even honor or exalt his people
      • Note: God is the light of his people, giving them light . . .
      • . . . God gives his people light even amidst darkness
   3. God Redeems His People
      • God is the Redeemer of his people . . .
      • . . . God redeems his people
      • God redeems his people from enemies
      • God sets his people free from suffering and things that imprison
      • God will redeem his people from death
      • Note: God vindicates his people
   4. God Helps His People against Enemies
      • God helps his people in need, including against enemies
      • God consistently helps his people in need
      • God helps his people by upholding them and delivering them from enemies
      • God helps his people defeat enemies
      • For God fights for his people, giving victory over enemies . . .
      • . . . as God fought for the Israelites in their conquest of Canaan
      • God enables his people to overcome all that is in the world, including Satan
      • Further examples of God saving his people from enemies
      • Further promises of God saving his people from enemies
   5. God Is Revealed in Saving His People
      • God’s saving of his people makes known his salvation to the nations
      • God’s saving of his people makes known that he is the Lord – the only God
      • God’s saving of his people reveals God’s great power
      • God’s saving of his people reveals God’s glory
      • God’s saving of his people evidences God’s love and faithfulness
      • God’s saving of his people shows God’s holiness and righteousness . . .
      • . . . God’s righteousness is closely associated with his salvation

2. God’s Preservation of His People
   1. God Meets His People’s Needs
      • God cares for his people
      • God sustains his people
      • God meets his people’s physical needs . . .
      • . . . God satisfies his people’s physical needs
      • God meets their physical needs even in harsh circumstances . . .
      • . . . Further specific examples
      • God satisfies his people’s spiritual hunger and thirst
      • God will provide for all his people’s needs – they will not lack anything
      • Note: God is his people’s portion
   2. God Strengthens His People
      • God is the strength of his people
      • God strengthens his people
      • God strengthens his people when they are weak . . .
      • . . . God restores and renews his people
      • God strengthens his people in the face of adversity
      • God strengthens them spiritually, until Jesus Christ’s return
      • God encourages his people
      • God heals his people
      • God also supports and upholds his people . . .
      • . . . God even carries his people
   3. God Protects His People (I): General
      • God preserves his people
      • God protects his people from enemies
      • God preserves his people’s lives . . .
      • . . . God keeps his people safe and secure
      • God protects his people from all evil, including Satan
      • God and Jesus Christ keep their people as their own – until the end
   4. God Protects His People (II): Depictions
      • God shields his people
      • God surrounds his people
      • God is a refuge for his people
      • God is a rock for his people
      • God guards and keeps his people . . .
      • . . . God watches over his people, keeping his eyes on them
      • God is a shepherd to his people . . .
      • . . . Jesus Christ is a shepherd to his people
      • Further depictions of God’s protection
   5. Epilogue: God’s Care of the Needy
      • The needy experience hardship . . .
      • . . . The needy are often mistreated by the wicked and made to suffer
      • However, God rescues the needy
      • God secures justice for the needy
      • God protects and is a refuge for the needy
      • God provides for the needy
      • Other ways God cares for the needy

 ➜Major headings in: 19. God’s Care of His People (and all of Unit D)

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