Torrey Topical Textbook

The hill of Bashan celebrated for — Isa 2:13
Described as
- Strong - Am 2:9
- Thick spreading - 2Sa 18:9; Eze 6:13
- Casting its leaves in winter - Isa 6:13
The people of Tyre made oars of — Eze 27:6
Idolaters often made idols of — Isa 44:14
The ancients often
- Rested under - Judg 6:11,19; 1Ki 13:14
- Buried their dead under - Ge 35:8; 1Ch 10:12
- Erected monuments under - Jos 24:26
- Performed idolatrous rites under - Isa 1:29; 57:5; Eze 6:13; Ho 4:13
Absalom in his flight intercepted by, and suspended from — 2Sa 18:9,10,14
Jacob buried his family idols under — Ge 35:4
Illustrative
- Of the church - Isa 6:13
- Of strong and powerful men - Am 2:9
- Of wicked rulers - Isa 2:13; Zec 11:2
- (Fading,) of the wicked under judgments - Isa 1:30

The lawful purpose of, explained — Heb 6:16
Antiquity of — Ge 14:22; 24:3,8
Used for
- Confirming covenants - Ge 26:28; 31:44,53; 1Sa 20:16,17
- Deciding controversies in courts of law - Ex 22:11; Nu 5:19; 1Ki 8:31
- Pledging allegiance to sovereigns - 2Ki 11:4; Ec 8:2
- Binding to performance of sacred duties - Nu 30:2; 2Ch 15:14,15; Ne 10:29; Ps 132:2
- Binding to performance of any particular act - Ge 24:3,4; 50:25; Jos 2:12
Judicial from of administering — 1Ki 22:16; Mt 26:63
Often accompanied by raising up the hand — Ge 14:22; Da 12:7; Re 10:5,6
Often accompanied by placing the hand under the thigh of the person sworn to — Ge 24:2,9; 47:29
To be taken in fear and reverence — Ec 9:2
The Jews
- Forbidden to take, in name of idols - Jos 23:7
- Forbidden to take in the name of any created thing - Mt 5:34-36; Jas 5:12
- Forbidden to take false - Le 6:3; Zec 8:17
- Forbidden to take rash, or unholy - Le 5:4
- To use God's name alone in - De 6:13; 10:20; Isa 65:16
- To take, in truth, judgment, &c - Jer 4:2
- Generally respected the obligation of - Jos 9:19,20; 2Sa 21:7; Ps 15:4; Mt 14:9
- Fell into many errors respecting - Mt 23:16-22
- Often guilty of rashly taking - Judg 21:7; Mt 14:7; 26:72
- Often guilty of falsely taking - Le 6:3; Jer 5:2; 7:9
- Condemned for false - Zec 5:4; Mal 3:5
- Condemned for profane - Jer 23:10; Ho 4:2
Instances of rash,
- Joshua, &c - Jos 9:15,16
- Jephthah - Judg 11:30-36
- Saul - 1Sa 14:27,44
- Herod - Mt 14:7-9
- The Jews who sought to kill Paul - Ac 23:21
Custom of swearing by the life of the king — Ge 42:15,16
Expressions used as
- By the fear of Isaac - Ge 31:53
- As the Lord liveth - Judg 8:19; Ru 3:13
- The Lord do so to me, and more also - Ru 1:17
- God do so to thee, and more also - 1Sa 3:17
- By the Lord - 2Sa 19:7; 1Ki 2:42
- God do so to thee and more also - 1Sa 3:17
- Before God I lie not - Ga 1:20
- I call God for a record - 2Co 1:23
- God is witness - 1Th 2:5
- I charge you by the Lord - 1Th 5:27
- As thy soul liveth - 1Sa 1:26; 25:26
God used, to show the immutability of his counsel — Ge 22:16; Nu 14:28; 6:17

Commanded — De 13:4
Without faith, is impossible — Heb 11:6
Includes
- Obeying his voice - Ex 19:5; Jer 7:23
- Obeying his law - De 11:27; Isa 42:24
- Obeying Christ - Ex 23:21; 2Co 10:5
- Obeying the gospel - Ro 1:5; 6:17; 10:16,17
- Keeping his commandments - Ec 12:13
- Submission to higher powers - Ro 13:1
Better than sacrifice — 1Sa 15:22
Justification obtained by that of Christ — Ro 5:19
Christ, an example of — Mt 3:15; Joh 15:20; Php 2:5-8; Heb 5:8
Angles engaged in — Ps 103:20
A characteristic of saints — 1Pe 1:14
Saints elected to — 1Pe 1:2
Obligations to — Ac 4:19,20; 5:29
Exhortations to — Jer 26:13; 38:20
Should be
- From the heart - De 11:13; Ro 6:17
- With willingness - Ps 18:44; Isa 1:19
- Unreserved - Jos 22:2,3
- Undeviating - De 28:14
- Constant - Php 2:12
Resolve upon — Ex 24:7; Jos 24:24
Confess your failure in — Da 9:10
Prepare the heart for — 1Sa 7:3; Ezr 7:10
Pray to be taught — Ps 119:35; 143:10
Promises to — Ex 23:22; 1Sa 12:14; Isa 1:19; Jer 7:23
To be universal in the latter days — Da 7:27
Blessedness of — De 11:27; 28:1-13; Lu 11:28; Jas 1:25
The wicked refuse — Ex 5:2; Ne 9:17
Punishment of refusing — De 11:28; 28:15-68; Jos 5:6; Isa 1:20
Exemplified
- Noah - Ge 6:22
- Abram - Ge 12:1-4; Heb 11:8; Ge 22:3,12
- Israelites - Ex 12:28; 24:7
- Caleb &c - Nu 32:12
- Asa - 1Ki 15:11
- Elijah - 1Ki 17:5
- Hezekiah - 2Ki 18:6
- Josiah - 2Ki 22:2
- David - Ps 119:106
- Zerubbabel - Hag 1:12
- Joseph - Mt 1:24
- Wise men - Mt 2:12
- Zacharias &c - Lu 1:6
- Paul - Ac 26:19
- Saints of Rome - Ro 16:19

Occasions of, must arrive — Mt 18:7
Occasions of, forbidden — 1Co 10:32; 2Co 6:3
Persecution, a cause of, to mere professors — Mt 13:21; 24:10; 26:31
The wicked take, at
- The low station of Christ - Isa 53:1-3; Mt 13:54-57
- Christ, as the corner-stone - Isa 8:14; Ro 9:33; 1Pe 2:8
- Christ, as the bread of life - Joh 6:58-61
- Christ crucified - 1Co 1:23; Ga 5:11
- The righteousness of faith - Ro 9:32
- The necessity of inward purity - Mt 15:11,12
Blessedness of not taking, at Christ — Mt 11:6
Saints warned against taking — Joh 16:1
Saints should
- Be without - Php 1:10
- Be cautious of giving - Ps 73:15; Ro 14:13; 1Co 8:9
- Have a conscience void of - Ac 24:16
- Cut off what causes, to themselves - Mt 5:29,30; Mr 9:43-47
- Not let their liberty occasion, to others - 1Co 8:9
- Use self-denial rather than occasion - Ro 14:21; 1Co 8:13
- Avoid those who cause - Ro 16:17
- Reprove those who cause - Ex 32:21; 1Sa 2:24
Ministers should
- Be cautious of giving - 2Co 6:3
- Remove that which causes - Isa 57:14
All things that cause, shall be gathered out of Christ's kingdom — Mt 13:41
Denunciation against those who cause — Mt 18:7; Mr 9:42
Punishment for occasioning — Eze 44:12; Mal 2:8,9; Mt 18:6,7
Exemplified
- Aaron - Ex 32:2-6
- Balaam, &c - Nu 31:16; Re 2:14
- Gideon - Judg 8:27
- Sons of Eli - 1Sa 2:12-17
- Jeroboam - 1Ki 12:26-30
- Old prophet - 1Ki 13:18-26
- Priests - Mal 2:8
- Peter - Mt 16:23

Exhortations against — Eph 4:30; 1Th 5:19
Exhibited in
- Tempting him - Ac 5:9
- Vexing him - Isa 63:10
- Grieving him - Eph 4:30
- Quenching him - 1Th 5:19
- Lying to him - Ac 5:3,4
- Resisting him - Ac 7:51
- Undervaluing His gifts - Ac 8:19,20
- Danger of trifling with the Holy Spirit - Heb 6:4-6
- Doing despite to him - Heb 10:29
- Disregarding His testimony - Ne 9:30
Blasphemy against him, unpardonable — Mt 12:31,32; 1Jo 5:16

To be made to God alone — Ex 22:20; Judg 13:16
Antiquity of — Ge 4:3,4
Different kinds of
- Burnt - Le 1:3-17; Ps 66:15
- Sin - Le 4:3-35; 6:25; 10:17
- Trespass - Le 5:16-19; 6:6; 7:1
- Peace - Le 3:1-17; 7:11
- Heave - Ex 29:27,28; 7:14; Nu 15:19
- Wave - Ex 29:26; Le 7:30
- Meat - Le 2:1-16; Nu 15:4
- Drink - Ge 35:14; Ex 29:40; Nu 15:5
- Thank - Le 7:12; 22:29; Ps 50:14
- Free-will - Le 23:38; De 16:10; 23:23
- Incense - Ex 30:8; Mal 1:11; Lu 1:9
- First-fruits - Ex 22:29; De 18:4
- Tithe - Le 27:30; Nu 18:21; De 14:22
- Gifts - Ex 35:22; Nu 7:2-88
- Jealousy - Nu 5:15
- Personal, for redemption - Ex 30:13,15
Declared to be most holy — Nu 18:9
Required to be
- Perfect - Le 22:21
- The best of their kind - Mal 1:14
- Offered willingly - Le 22:19
- Offered in righteous - Mal 3:3
- Offered in love and charity - Mt 5:23,24
- Brought in a clean vessel - Isa 66:20
- Brought to the place appointed of God - De 12:6; Ps 27:6; Heb 9:9
- Laid before the altar - Mt 5:23,24
- Presented by the priest - Heb 5:1
- Brought without delay - Ex 22:29,30
Unacceptable, without gratitude — Ps 50:8,14
Could not make the offerer perfect — Heb 9:9
Things forbidden as
- The price of fornication - De 23:18
- The price of a dog - De 23:18
- Whatever was blemished - Le 22:20
- Whatever was imperfect - Le 22:24
- Whatever was unclean - Le 27:11,27
Laid up in the temple — 2Ch 31:12; Ne 10:37
Hezekiah prepared chambers for — 2Ch 31:11
The Jews often
- Slow in presenting - Ne 13:10-12
- Defrauded God of - Mal 3:8
- Gave the worst they had as - Mal 1:8,13
- Rejected in, because of sin - Isa 1:13; Mal 1:10
- Abhorred, on account of the sins of the priests - 1Sa 2:17
- Presented to idols - Eze 20:28
Made by strangers, to be the same as by the Jews — Nu 15:14-16
Many offences under the law, beyond the efficacy of — 1Sa 3:14; Ps 51:16
Illustrative of
- Christ's offering of himself - Eph 5:2
- The conversion of the Gentiles - Ro 15:16
- The conversion of the Jews - Isa 66:20

Given by God — Ps 104:14,15; Jer 31:12; Joe 2:19,24
Comes form the earth — Ps 104:14,15; Ho 2:22
Kinds of, mentioned
- Olive - Ex 30:24; Le 24:2
- Myrrh - Es 2:12
Extracted by presses — Hag 2:16; Mic 6:15
The poor employed in extracted — Job 24:11
Canaan abounded in — De 8:8
Described as
- Soft - Ps 55:21
- Smooth - Pr 5:3
- Penetrating - Ps 109:18
- Healing - Isa 1:6; Lu 10:34
The ointments of the Jews made of perfumes mixed with — Ex 30:23-25; Joh 12:3
Jews often extravagant in the use of — Pr 21:17
Was tithable by the law — De 12:17
First-fruits of, given to God — De 18:4; 2Ch 31:5; Ne 10:37
Used
- For food - 1Ki 17:12; Eze 16:13
- For anointing the person - Ps 23:5; 104:15; Lu 7:46
- For anointing to offices of trust - Ex 29:7; 1Sa 10:1; 1Ki 19:16
- For anointing the sick - Mr 6:13; Jas 5:14
- In God's worship - Le 7:10; Nu 15:4-10
- In idolatrous worship - Ho 2:5,8
- For lamps - Ex 25:6; 27:20; Mt 25:3
When fresh especially esteemed — Ps 92:10
Dealing in, a trade — 2Ki 4:7
Exported — 1Ki 5:11; Eze 27:17; Ho 12:1
Sold by measure — 1Ki 5:11; Lu 16:6
Kept in
- Boxes - 2Ki 9:1
- Horns - 1Ki 1:39
- Pots - 2Ki 4:2
- Cruises - 1Ki 17:12
- Cellars - 1Ch 27:28
- Storehouses - 2Ch 32:28
Stores of, laid up in fortified cities — 2Ch 11:11
Failure of, a severe calamity — Hag 1:11
Miraculous increase of — 2Ki 4:2-6
Illustrative of
- The unction of the Holy Spirit - Ps 45:7; 89:20; Zec 4:12
- The consolation of the gospel - Isa 61:3
- Kind reproof - Ps 141:5

Often grew wild — Ro 11:17
Cultivated
- In olive yards - 1Sa 8:14; Ne 5:11
- Among rocks - De 32:13
- On the sides of mountains - Mt 21:1
Canaan abounded in — De 6:11; 8:8
Assyria abounded in — 2Ki 18:32
Kings of Israel largely cultivated — 1Ch 27:28
Described as
- Green - Jer 11:16
- Fair and beautiful - Jer 11:16; Ho 14:6
- Fat and unctuous - Judg 9:9; Ro 11:17
- Bearing goodly fruit - Jer 11:16; Jas 3:12
Grafting of, alluded to — Ro 11:24
Pruning of, alluded to — Ro 11:18,19
Often cast its flowers — Job 15:33
Often cast its fruit — De 28:40
Often suffered from caterpillars — Am 4:9
Good for the service of God and man — Judg 9:9
Oil procured from — Ex 27:20; De 8:8
Used for making
- The cherubim in the temple - 1Ki 6:23
- The doors and posts of the temple - 1Ki 6:31-33
- Booths at feast of tabernacles - Ne 8:15
Beaten to remove the fruit — De 24:20
Shaken when fully ripe — Isa 17:6
Gleaning of, left for the poor — De 24:20
Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c — Ex 23:11
The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil — Mic 6:15; Hag 2:16
Failure of, a great calamity — Hab 3:17,18
Illustrative
- Of Christ - Ro 11:17,24; Zec 4:3,12
- Of the Jewish church - Jer 11:16
- Of the righteous - Ps 52:8; Ho 14:6
- Of children of pious parents - Ps 128:3
- Of the two witnesses - Re 11:3,4
- (When wild,) of the Gentiles - Ro 11:17,24
- (Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace - Isa 17:6; 24:13
- Probably origin of its being the emblem of peace - Ge 8:11

Unclean and unfit for food — Le 11:13
Furnished with wings and feathers — Job 39:13
Lays her eggs in the sand — Job 39:14
Described as
- Void of wisdom - Job 39:17
- Imprudent - Job 39:15
- Cruel to her young - Job 39:16
- Rapid in movement - Job 39:18
Illustrative
- Of the unnatural cruelty of the Jews in their calamities - La 4:3
- (Companionship with,) of extreme desolation - Job 30:29

Varieties of — Le 11:16,17; De 14:15,16
Unclean and not to be eaten — Le 11:13,16
Described as
- Mournful in voice - Mic 1:8
- Solitary in disposition - Ps 102:6
- Careful of its young - Isa 34:15
Inhabits deserted cities and houses — Isa 13:21; 34:11-14; Jer 50:39
Illustrative of mourners — Ps 102:6

Often found wild — De 14:5
Includes the
- Bull - Ge 32:15; Job 21:10
- Bullock - Ps 50:9; Jer 46:21
- Cow - Nu 18:17; Job 21:10
- Heifer - Ge 15:9; Nu 19:2
Was clean and fit for food — De 14:4
Described as
- Strong - Ps 144:14; Pr 14:4
- Beautiful - Jer 46:20; Ho 10:11
- Not without sagacity - Isa 1:3
Horns and hoofs of, alluded to — Ps 69:31
Lowing of, alluded to — 1Sa 15:14; Job 6:5
Was fed
- With grass - Job 40:15; Ps 106:20; Da 4:25
- With corn - Isa 30:24
- With straw - Isa 11:7
- On the hills - Isa 7:25
- In the valleys - 1Ch 27:29; Isa 65:10
- In stalls - Hab 3:17
Rapid manner of collecting its food alluded to — Nu 22:4
Formed a part of the patriarchal wealth — Ge 13:2,5; 26:14; Job 1:3
Formed a part of the wealth of Israel in Egypt — Ge 50:8; Ex 10:9; 12:32
Formed a part of the wealth of the Jews — Nu 32:4; Ps 144:14
Required great care and attention — Pr 27:23
Herdmen appointed over — Ge 13:7; 1Sa 21:7
Urged on by the goad — Judg 3:31
Used for
- Drawing wagons &c - Nu 7:3; 1Sa 6:7
- Carrying burdens - 1Ch 12:40
- Ploughing - 1Ki 19:19; Job 1:14; Am 6:12
- Earing the ground - Isa 30:24; 32:20
- Treading out the corn - Ho 10:11
- Sacrifice - Ex 20:24; 2Sa 24:22
- Food - 1Ki 1:9; 19:21; 2Ch 18:2
Often stall-fed for slaughter — Pr 15:17
Goes to the slaughter unconscious — Pr 7:22
Young of, considered a great delicacy — Ge 18:7; Am 6:4
Male firstlings of, belonged to God — Ex 34:19
Tithe of, given to the priests — 2Ch 31:6
Laws respecting
- To rest on the Sabbath - Ex 23:12; De 5:14
- Not to be yoked with an ass in the same plough - De 22:10
- Not to be muzzled when treading out the corn - De 25:4; 1Co 9:9
- If stolen to be restored double - Ex 22:4
- Of others not to be coveted - Ex 20:17; De 5:21
- Of others if lost or hurt through neglect, to be made good - Ex 22:9-13
- Killing a man, to be stoned - Ex 21:28-32
- Mode of reparation for one, killing another - Ex 21:35,36
- Straying to be brought back to its owner - Ex 23:4; De 22:1,2
- Fallen under its burden to be raised up again - De 22:4
- Fat of, not to be eaten - Le 7:23
Increase of, promised — De 7:13; 28:4
Publicly sold — 2Sa 24:24; Lu 14:19
Often given as a present — Ge 12:16; 20:14
The wicked often took, in pledge from the poor — Job 24:3
Custom of sending the pieces of, to collect the people to war — 1Sa 11:7
Sea of brass rested on figures of — 1Ki 7:25
Illustrative
- (Engaged in husbandry,) of Ministers - Isa 30:24; 32:20
- (Not muzzled in treading corn,) of Minister's right to support - 1Co 9:9,10
- (Prepared for a feast,) of the provision of the gospel - Pr 9:2; Mt 22:4
- (Led to slaughter,) of a rash youth - Pr 7:22
- (Led to slaughter,) of saints under persecution - Jer 11:19
- (Stall fed,) of sumptuous living - Pr 15:17
Bull or bullock illustrative
- Of fierce enemies - Ps 22:12; 68:30
- (Firstling of,) of the glory of Joseph - De 33:17
- (In a net,) of the impatient under judgment - Isa 51:20
- (Fatted,) of greedy mercenaries - Jer 46:21
- (Unaccustomed to the yoke,) of intractable sinners - Jer 31:18
Kine illustrative
- Of proud and wealthy rules - Am 4:1
- (well favoured,) of years of plenty - Ge 41:2,26,29
- (Lean,) of years of scarcity - Ge 41:3; 27:30
Heifer illustrative
- Of a beloved wife - Judg 14:18
- (Sliding back,) of backsliding Israel - Ho 4:16
- (Taught, &c) of Israel's fondness for ease in preference to obedience - Ho 10:11
- (Of three years old,) of Moab in affliction - Isa 15:5; Jer 48:34
- (Fair,) of the beauty and wealth of Egypt - Jer 46:20
- (At grass,) of the luxurious Chaldees - Jer 50:11

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