Counsels and Purposes of God, The

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• Jeremiah 32:19 OT

  great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings;

• Isaiah 28:29 OT

  This also comes out from Yahweh of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

• Psalms 33:11 OT

  The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

• Proverbs 19:21 OT

  There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.

• Jeremiah 4:28 OT

  For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black, because I have spoken it. I have planned it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.”

• Romans 9:11 NT

  For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,

• Hebrews 6:17 NT

  In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath,

• Isaiah 40:13 OT

  Who has directed Yahweh’s Spirit, or has taught him as his counselor?

• Isaiah 40:14 OT

  Who did he take counsel with, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?

• Daniel 4:35 OT

  All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?”

• Ephesians 3:11 NT

  according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

• Isaiah 25:1 OT

  Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.

• Isaiah 14:27 OT

  For Yahweh of Armies has planned, and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”

• Isaiah 14:24 OT

  Yahweh of Armies has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

• Isaiah 46:11 OT

  I call a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yes, I have spoken. I will also bring it to pass. I have planned. I will also do it.

• Acts 2:23 NT

  him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;

• Acts 4:28 NT

  to do whatever your hand and your council foreordained to happen.

• Romans 8:28 NT

  We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

• 2 Timothy 1:9 NT

  who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

• Ephesians 1:9 NT

  making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

• Ephesians 1:10 NT

  to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him.

• Ephesians 1:11 NT

  We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,

• Acts 20:27 NT

  for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

• Jeremiah 49:20 OT

  Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh, that he has taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they will drag them away, the little ones of the flock. Surely he will make their…