Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 5, sections 1 and 2
Westminster Shorter Catechism
Q. 11. What are God’s works of providence?
A. God’s works of providence are, his most holy,[v] wise,[w] and powerful preserving[x] and governing all his creatures, and all their actions.[y]
[v] Psalm 145:17. The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
[w] Psalm 104:24. O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Isaiah 28:29. This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
[x] Hebrews 1:3. Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Nehemiah 9:6. Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Psalm 36:6. Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
[y] Psalm 103:19. The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. ver.30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. ver.31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 5, section 1
I. God the great Creator of all things does uphold,[a] direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things,[b] from the greatest even to the least,[c] by His most wise and holy providence,[d] according to His infallible foreknowledge,[e] and the free and immutable counsel of His own will,[f] to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy.[g]
[a] Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
[b] Daniel 4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: ver.35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Psalm 135:6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
Acts 17:25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; ver.26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
ver.28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Job 38-41.
[c] Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. ver.30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
[d] Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Psalm 104:24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalm 145:17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
[e] Acts 15:18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
Psalm 94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? ver.9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? ver.10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? ver.11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
[f] Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.
Psalm 33:10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. ver.11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
[g] Isaiah 63:14 As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
Ephesians 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God.
Romans 9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Genesis 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Psalm 145:7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
End Lesson, Day 14
For Further Study:
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God's Providence, Man's Coercion
Gordon Clark Commentary on the Confession, Chapter 5
The Story of Joseph in Egypt
Capitalism and the Division of Labor: "The Invisible Hand"
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