Torrey’s New Topical Textbook

In patriarchal age  Ge 18:7,8; 27:4.

In Egypt  Ex 16:3; Nu 11:5.

In the wilderness  Ex 16:4-12.

Of the poor, frugal  Ru 2:14; Pr 15:17.

Of the rich, luxurious  Pr 23:1-3; La 4:5; Am 6:4,5; Lu 16:19.

Articles used for

Milk.  Ge 49:12; Pr 27:27.

Butter.  De 32:14; 2Sa 17:29.

Cheese.  1Sa 17:18; Job 10:10.

Bread.  Ge 18:5; 1Sa 17:17.

Parched corn.  Ru 2:14; 1Sa 17:17.

Flesh.  2Sa 6:19; Pr 9:2.

Fish.  Mt 7:10; Lu 24:42.

Herbs.  Pr 15:17; Ro 14:2; Heb 6:7.

Fruit.  2Sa 16:2.

Dried fruit.  1Sa 25:18; 30:12.

Honey.  Song 5:1; Isa 7:15.

Oil.  De 12:17; Pr 21:17; Eze 16:13.

Vinegar.  Nu 6:3; Ru 2:14.

Wine.  2Sa 6:19; Joh 2:3,10.

Water.  Ge 21:14; Mt 10:42.

Expressed by bread and water  1Ki 13:9,16.

Generally prepared by females  Ge 27:9; Pr 31:15; Isa 8:13.

Was taken

In the morning, sparingly.  Jdj 19:5; Ec 10:16,17.

At noon.  Ge 43:16; Joh 4:6,8.

In the evening.  Ge 24:11,33; Lu 24:29,30.

Often sitting.  Ge 27:19; 43:33.

Often reclining.  Am 6:4; Joh 13:23.

With the hand.  Mt 26:23; Lu 22:21.

Thanks given before  Mr 8:6; Ac 27:35.

Purification before  2Ki 3:11; Mt 15:2.

A hymn sung after  Mt 26:30.

Men and women did not partake of together  Ge 18:8,9; Es 1:3,9.

Articles of, often sent as presents  1Sa 17:18; 25:18,27; 2Sa 16:1,2.

Christ, an example  Mr 1:35; Lu 2:49.

Required by God in

Seeking him.  1Ch 22:19; Heb 11:6.

Obeying him.  De 6:17; 11:13.

Hearkening to him.  Isa 55:2.

Striving after perfection.  Php 3:13,14.

Cultivating Christian graces.  2Pe 1:5.

Keeping the souls.  De 4:9.

Keeping the heart.  Pr 4:23.

Labours of love.  Heb 6:10-12.

Following every good work.  1Ti 5:10.

Guarding against defilement.  Heb 12:15.

Seeking to be found spotless.  2Pe 3:14.

Making our call, &c, sure.  2Pe 1:10.

Self-examination.  Ps 77:6.

Lawful business.  Pr 27:23; Ec 9:10.

Teaching religion.  2Ti 4:2; Jude 1:3.

Instructing children.  De 11:19.

Discharging official duties.  De 19:18.

Saints should abound in  2Co 8:7.

In the service of God

Should be preserved in.  Ga 6:9.

Is not in vain.  1Co 15:58.

Preserves from evil.  Ex 15:26.

Leads to assured hope.  Heb 6:11.

God rewards  De 11:14; Heb 11:6.

In temporal matters, leads to

Favour.  Pr 11:27.

Prosperity.  Pr 10:4; 13:4.

Honour.  Pr 12:24; 22:29.

Illustrated  Pr 6:6-8.

Exemplified

Jacob.  Ge 31:40.

Ruth.  Ru 2:17.

Hezekiah.  2Ch 31:21.

Nehemiah, &c.  Ne 4:6.

Psalmist.  Ps 119:60.

Apostles.  Ac 5:42.

Apollos.  Ac 18:25.

Titus.  2Co 8:22.

Paul.  1Th 2:9.

Onesiphorus.  2Ti 1:17.

Ministers authorised to establish  Mt 16:19; 18:18.

Consists in

Maintaining sound doctrine.  1Ti 1:3; Tit 1:13.

Ordering its affairs.  1Co 11:34; Tit 1:5.

Rebuking offenders.  1Ti 5:20; 2Ti 4:2.

Removing obstinate offenders.  1Co 5:3-5,13; 1Ti 1:20.

Should be submitted to  Heb 13:17.

Is for edification  2Co 10:8; 13:10.

Decency and order, the objects of  1Co 14:40.

Exercise, in a spirit of charity  1Co 2:6-8.

Prohibits women preaching  1Co 14:34; 1Ti 2:12.

Often sent as punishment  De 28:21; Joh 5:14.

Often brought from other countries  De 7:15.

Often through Satan  1Sa 16:14-16; Job 2:7.

Regarded as visitations  Job 2:7-10; Ps 38:2,7.

Intemperance a cause of  Ho 7:5.

Sins of youth a cause of  Job 20:11.

Over-excitement a cause of  Da 8:27.

Were many and divers  Mt 4:24.

Mentioned in scripture

Ague.  Le 26:16.

Abscess.  2Ki 20:7.

Atrophy.  Job 16:8; 19:20.

Blindness.  Job 29:15; Mt 9:27.

Boils and blains.  Ex 9:10.

Consumption.  Le 26:16; De 28:22.

Demoniacal possession.  Mt 15:22; Mr 5:15.

Deafness.  Ps 38:13; Mr 7:32.

Debility.  Ps 102:23; Eze 7:17.

Dropsy.  Lu 14:2.

Dumbness.  Pr 31:8; Mt 9:32.

Dysentery.  2Ch 21:12-19; Ac 28:8.

Emerods.  De 28:27; 1Sa 5:6,12.

Fever.  De 28:22; Mt 8:14.

Impediment speech.  Mr 7:32.

Itch.  De 28:27.

Inflammation.  De 28:22.

Issue of blood.  Mt 9:20.

Lameness.  2Sa 4:4; 2Ch 16:12.

Leprosy.  Le 13:2; 2Ki 5:1.

Loss of appetite.  Job 33:20; Ps 107:18.

Lunacy.  Mt 4:24; 17:15.

Melancholy.  1Sa 16:14.

Palsy.  Mt 8:6; 9:2.

Plague.  Nu 11:33; 2Sa 24:15,21,25.

Scab.  De 28:27.

Sunstroke.  2Ki 4:18-20; Isa 49:10.

Ulcers.  Isa 1:6; Lu 16:20.

Worms.  Ac 12:23.

Children subject to  2Sa 12:15; 1Ki 17:17.

Frequently

Loathsome.  Ps 38:7; 41:8.

Painful.  2Ch 21:15; Job 33:19.

Tedious.  De 28:59; Joh 5:5; Lu 13:16.

Complicated.  De 28:60,61; Ac 28:8.

Incurable.  2Ch 21:18; Jer 14:19.

Physicians undertook the cure of  Jer 8:22; Mt 9:12; Lu 4:23.

Medicine used for curing  Pr 17:22; Isa 1:6.

Art of curing, defective  Job 13:4; Mr 5:26.

God often entreated to cure  2Sa 12:16; 2Ki 20:1-3; Ps 6:2; Jas 5:14.

Not looking to God in, condemned  2Ch 16:12.

Those afflicted with

Anointed.  Mr 6:13; Jas 5:14.

Often laid in the streets to receive advice from passers by.  Mr 6:56; Ac 5:15.

Often divinely supported.  Ps 41:3.

Often divinely cured.  2Ki 20:5; Jas 5:15.

Illustrative of sin  Isa 1:5.