Dictionary of Bible Themes
Defence from attack, hurt or exploitation. The ultimate protector is God but he also uses others in defending the weak and needy.
Psalms 72:4
Protection from oppression
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Deuteronomy 10:18Psalms 12:5; 35:10
Luke 1:51-53Job 24:3-4Protection from exploitation
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Proverbs 30:14Ezekiel 18:10-13Amos 4:1; 8:4-6Mark 12:38-40James 5:1-61 Samuel 17:38Means of protection against physical attack
1 Kings 20:11Armour
Jeremiah 46:4Jeremiah 46:3Shields
1 Samuel 17:38Jeremiah 46:4Helmets
John 17:11-12Spiritual protection
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John 10:28-291 Corinthians 10:13Philippians 1:6; 4:72 Timothy 1:121 Peter 1:5Jude 1:241 Peter 5:8Believers need protection from spiritual dangers
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From Satan
Job 1:9Matthew 6:13John 17:15Ephesians 6:11-122 Thessalonians 2:9; 3:3John 15:18-19See also
From Satan's agents in the world
Psalms 27:2; 31:15; 109:1-3,31
Micah 7:2-3Matthew 10:28-29,36Luke 1:68-74Romans 8:361 John 3:13; 4:4Psalms 121:5
God protects his people
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By watching over them and helping them
1 Samuel 2:9Psalms 1:6; 34:15; 37:40; 40:17; 140:1
2 Corinthians 1:10Hebrews 13:5See also
By his presence with them
Joshua 1:5Psalms 119:116,170
Isaiah 43:1-3John 16:33Acts 18:10Psalms 34:7
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By sending angels to protect them
Genesis 21:17Exodus 23:20Numbers 22:22,24,26,31,342 Kings 6:17Psalms 91:11
Matthew 18:10Hebrews 1:14Proverbs 31:8-9See also
By using people to defend them
Numbers 35:25Isaiah 1:17; 58:6Jeremiah 5:28; 22:16Luke 10:33-35James 1:27Psalms 72:12
Conditions of God's protection
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Prayer
Job 6:23Psalms 59:1; 82:3; 145:19
John 17:11Psalms 91:14
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Right attitudes
Deuteronomy 23:14Psalms 116:6
Proverbs 2:7-8,11; 11:6; 14:31 Corinthians 13:7See also
2330 Christ as shepherd4110 angels4126 Satan, resistance to5209 armour5291 defence5315 fortifications5457 power, human5490 refuge5528 shouting8422 equipping, spiritual8727 enemies8794 persecution 
