Psalm 18:3563:8Acts 17:28Colossians 1:17Hebrews 1:3Psalm 104:14135:5-7Acts 14:17Psalm 104:21-29Matthew 6:2610:291 Chronicles 16:31Psalm 47:7Proverbs 21:1Job 12:23Daniel 2:214:251 Samuel 2:6Psalm 18:30Luke 1:53James 4:13-15Exodus 12:361 Samuel 24:9-15Psalm 33:14,15Proverbs 16:119:2120:2421:12 Samuel 16:1024:1Romans 11:32Acts 4:27,28Philippians 2:134:13212:9,10Ephesians 2:10Galatians 5:22-25

As regards sinful actions of men, they are represented as occurring by God's permission (Genesis 45:5; 50:20 . Compare 1 Samuel 6:6; Exodus 7:13; 14:17; Acts 2:3; 3:18; 4:27,28 ), and as controlled (Psalm 76:10 ) and overruled for good (Genesis 50:20; Acts 3:13 ). God does not cause or approve of sin, but only limits, restrains, overrules it for good.

The mode of God's providential government is altogether unexplained. We only know that it is a fact that God does govern all his creatures and all their actions; that this government is universal (Psalm 103:17-19 ), particular (Matthew 10:29-31 ), efficacious (Psalm 33:11; Job 23:13 ), embraces events apparently contingent (Proverbs 16:9,33; 19:21; 21:1 ), is consistent with his own perfection (2 Timothy 2:13 ), and to his own glory (Romans 9:17; 11:36 ).