The Furnace of Affliction Ps 105

1. The Furnace of
Affliction
F. I. R. E.

2. Isa 48:10-11
Isa 48:10-11
10) Behold, I have refined thee, but not with
silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of
affliction.
11) For mine own sake, even for mine own sake,
will I do it: for how should my name be polluted?
and I will not give my glory unto another.

3. Famine
Ps 105:16
16) Moreover he called for a famine upon the
land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
• The famine referred to occurred in the time of Jacob and
occasioned the migration into Egypt.

4. • Hunger propels a man to find
nourishment.
• Food is not from the grocery store or the
farmer, but the one who can feed a dead
seed with dirt.

5. Insult
Ps 105:17
17) He sent a man before them, even
Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
•Hatred -The sin of man.
•Help -The response of God.

6. Restriction
Ps 105:18
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in
iron:
• From Slave to Prisoner
Ps 105:19
Until the time that his word came: the word of
the LORD tried him.

7. Excellent
Ps 105:24
24) And he increased his people greatly; and
made them stronger than their enemies.

8. The Furnace
of Affliction
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