Definition and Context:
Intervening, in a biblical context, refers to the act of stepping in or mediating in a situation, often to bring about a change or to prevent a negative outcome. This concept is frequently associated with God's actions in the world, as well as the actions of individuals who act on behalf of others.

Biblical Examples of Divine Intervention:
1. Creation and Sustenance: God’s initial act of creation is the ultimate form of intervention, bringing order out of chaos (Genesis 1:1-31). His ongoing sustenance of the world is a continuous form of intervention, as seen in passages like Colossians 1:17, "He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together."

2. The Exodus: One of the most significant examples of divine intervention is the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. God intervened through Moses to free His people from slavery, performing miracles such as the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21-22).

3. The Incarnation: The coming of Jesus Christ into the world is the ultimate divine intervention. God intervened in human history to provide salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus (John 1:14, "The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us").

4. Miracles of Jesus: Throughout the Gospels, Jesus intervenes in the lives of individuals, healing the sick, raising the dead, and casting out demons. These acts demonstrate His authority and compassion (Matthew 9:35, "Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness").

Human Intercession and Mediation:
1. Abraham for Sodom: Abraham intervened on behalf of Sodom, pleading with God to spare the city if righteous people could be found there (Genesis 18:22-33). This demonstrates the power of intercessory prayer and the role of humans in mediating for others.

2. Moses for Israel: Moses frequently intervened on behalf of the Israelites, especially when they sinned against God. In Exodus 32:11-14, Moses intercedes after the golden calf incident, and God relents from bringing disaster upon His people.

3. Esther for Her People: Queen Esther intervened to save the Jewish people from destruction, risking her life to approach King Xerxes and plead for their safety (Esther 4:16).

4. Paul’s Prayers: The Apostle Paul often intervened through prayer for the early churches, asking God to grant them wisdom, strength, and growth in faith (Ephesians 1:16-17, "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him").

Theological Implications:
Intervening highlights the sovereignty and compassion of God, who actively participates in the world to fulfill His purposes. It also underscores the responsibility of believers to act as intercessors, following the example of biblical figures who stood in the gap for others. The concept of intervening is deeply rooted in the understanding of God’s providence and the call for believers to be agents of His will on earth.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intervene.1269. dianeuo -- to wink at, nod to, beckon to
... to make a sign, beckon. From dia and neuo; to nod (or express by signs) across
an intervening space -- beckon. see GREEK dia. see GREEK neuo. ...
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3360. mechri -- as far as, until
... a certain point (as a preposition, of extent (denoting the terminus, whereas achri
refers especially to the space of time or place intervening) or conjunction ...
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3342. metaxu -- between, after
... From meta and a form of sun; betwixt (of place or person); (of time) as adjective,
intervening, or (by implication) adjoining -- between, mean while, next. ...
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1207 -- second, after the first.
... of the Sabbath immediately after the Paschal week (being the second after Passover
day, and the first of the seven Sabbaths intervening before Pentecost ...
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1783. enteuxis -- a petition, ie spec. supplication
... 1783 ("Spirit-directed ") refers to the petitions (intercessions) of believers as
they "fall in line with" -- revealing how the one intervening should after ...
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Fifth Tractate. Problems of the Soul (3). [Also Entitled "On Sight ...
... 1. We undertook to discuss the question whether sight is possible in the absence
of any intervening medium, such as air or some other form of what is known as ...
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Whether the Movement of the Saints Will be Instantaneous?
... in A nor wholly in B. Therefore while it is in motion, it is either nowhere, or
partly in A, and partly in B, or wholly in some other intervening place, say C ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the movement of the.htm

1 John ii. 18
... coming of the Lord. They were not able to survey and compute the extent of
the intervening period yet to pass away. If in this respect ...
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Whether Light is a Body?
... Now no local movement of a body can be instantaneous, as everything that moves from
one place to another must pass through the intervening space before ...
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He who Asserts that the Father is Prior' to the Son with any ...
... But the principle of an intervening mean will not allow him to call it infinite;
he would annul thereby the very conception of Father and Son and the thought ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 25 he who asserts.htm

And in the Holy Ghost. What Has Been Delivered Above Somewhat at ...
... been delivered above somewhat at large concerning Christ relates to the mystery
of His Incarnation and of His Passion, and, by thus intervening, as belonging ...
/.../35 and in the holy.htm

Of the Outer Limbs of Man, and their Use.
... nostrils, because the brain, in which is contained the system of the sensation,
although it is one, yet is divided into two parts by the intervening membrane. ...
/.../lactantius/on the workmanship of god/chap x of the outer limbs.htm

How Long Between?
... Now as to the period intervening between the two blessings, we know that in the
case of the apostles in Acts 2:4, three or three and a half years elapsed ...
/.../macneil/the spirit-filled life/chapter vii how long between.htm

Letter xviii. --To Flavian .
... meet me, and to assure me that he was sick, I left my carriage at the spot where
this news arrested me; I performed on horseback the intervening journey over a ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/letter xviii to flavian.htm

The Grave Stone.
... to follow? Nay, there was a mighty lesson to be read in thus delegating
human hands to remove the intervening barrier. The Church ...
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Intervening (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Intervening (1 Occurrence). Job 36:32 With clouds he covereth
the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the intervening cloud. ...
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Middle (169 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Intermediate; intervening. 3. (n.) The point or part equally distant
from the extremities or exterior limits, as of a line ...
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Mediation
... 1. The Terms: (1) Mediation: "Mediation" in its broadest sense may be defined as
the act of intervening between parties at variance for the purpose of ...
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Mediator (7 Occurrences)
... 1. The Terms: (1) Mediation: "Mediation" in its broadest sense may be defined as
the act of intervening between parties at variance for the purpose of ...
/m/mediator.htm - 42k

Meanwhile (38 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or
mean time). 2. (adv.) In the intervening time; during the interval. ...
/m/meanwhile.htm - 17k

Mediate (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or
immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition. ...
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Arabia (9 Occurrences)
... the sea. The altitudes of the intervening portions are in proportion to
their situation with respect to these extremes. Thus the ...
/a/arabia.htm - 43k

Vessel (118 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic
cells (tracheae), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually ...
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Next (799 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Nearest in place; having no similar object
intervening. 2. (superl.) Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour. ...
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Luke (4 Occurrences)
... journey at this time (Acts 17:1). On Paul's third visit to Philippi (20:5, 6) we
again meet with Luke, who probably had spent all the intervening time in that ...
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