75:6, 7 Luke 1:52 (7) over things seemingly accidental or insignificant, Prov. 1:15-16 (6) over the outward successes and failures of men's lives, Ps. 1:11 (2) over the physical world, Job 37 Pss. The Bible clearly teaches God's providential control (1) over the universe at large, Ps. Some have restricted God's providence to foreknowledge without control, or upholding without intervention, or general oversight without concern for details, but the testimony to providence as formulated above is overwhelming. His hand may be hidden, but his rule is absolute. The model is of purposive personal management with total "hands-on" control: God is completely in charge of his world. If Creation was a unique exercise of divine energy causing the world to be, providence is a continued exercise of that same energy whereby the Creator, according to his own will, (a) keeps all creatures in being, (b) involves himself in all events, and (c) directs all things to their appointed end. "God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions" (Westminster Shorter Catechism Q.11). "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD" (Pro.
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