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Apr 10, 2023 · As Ruler of the universe, God sometimes creates calamity to accomplish His will. He brought disaster to discipline His people when they turned their backs on Him and refused to repent (Jeremiah 18:17).
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Sep 17, 2001 · For some, all they want to say, in denying that God "caused" the calamity, is that God is not a sinner and that God does not remove human accountability and that God is compassionate. That is true - and precious beyond words.
The term "calamity" is derived from the Hebrew word "ra," which can mean evil, disaster, or adversity. In this context, it refers to the challenges and trials that God allows or orchestrates for His purposes.
Therefore the Lord has kept the calamity in store and brought it on us; for the Lord our God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not obeyed His voice. From Thematic Bible
For a people who know God, calamity is not haphazard! God allows it to happen to inspire repentance and revival of true worship. Did the nation take the September 11 attacks as warnings to return to God, truth, and right living? Sadly, only a few heeded them.
Jul 1, 2013 · In exercise of His sovereign power, God appoints King Cyrus 150 years before his birth to carry out this divine mandate. He would bring calamity or disaster upon Judah through deportation to a foreign land where they will remain for a long period.
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May 16, 2012 · Sometimes God does cause calamity in order to discipline people for specific sins. Tragically, Job’s friends misapplied that principle to Job, with devastating effect. Many Christians today fall into the trap of Job’s three friends, assuming that calamity comes for only one reason.
