Torrey’s New Topical Textbook

Antiquity of  1Ch 4:23.

Designed for protection  Isa 5:2.

Often made of thorns  Mic 7:4.

Placed around

Gardens.  Song 4:12; La 2:6.

Vineyards.  Mt 21:33; Mr 12:1.

Difficulty of breaking through  Pr 15:19.

Danger of breaking through  Ec 10:8.

Desolation caused by removing  Ps 80:12,13.

Filled with grasshoppers  Na 3:17.

Poor travellers sought rest under  Lu 14:23.

Afforded protection in danger  Jer 49:3.

Making up gaps in, alluded to  Eze 13:5; 22:30.

Illustrative

Of God’s protection.  Job 1:10.

Of numerous afflictions.  Job 3:23; 19:8.

Of heavy judgments.  La 3:7; Ho 2:6.

Of holy ordinances.  Isa 5:2; Mt 21:33.

Of the way of the slothful.  Pr 15:19.

(Broken down,) of the taking away of protection.  Ps 80:12; Isa 5:5.

Commanded  Ex 23:13; Pr 4:25-27.

Necessary

In the care of the soul.  De 4:9.

In the house and worship of God.  Ec 5:1.

In what we hear.  Mr 4:24.

In how we hear.  Lu 8:18.

In keeping God’s commandments.  Jos 22:5.

In conduct.  Eph 5:15.

In speech.  Pr 13:3; Jas 1:19.

In worldly company.  Ps 39:1; Col 4:5.

In giving judgment.  1Ch 19:6,7.

Against sin.  Heb 12:15,16.

Against unbelief.  Heb 3:12.

Against idolatry.  De 4:15,16.

Against false Christs, and false prophets.  Mt 24:4,5,23,24.

Against false teachers.  Phm 3:2; Col 2:8; 2Pe 3:16,17.

Against presumption.  1Co 10:12.

Promises to.  1Ki 2:4; 1Ch 22:13.

The place of disembodied spirits  Ac 2:31.

Which Christ visited.  Lu 23:43; Ac 2:31; 1Pe 3:19.

Contains, a place of rest, Abraham’s bosom.  Lu 16:23.

Paradise.  Lu 23:43.

And a place of torment.  Lu 16:23.

The place of future punishment

Destruction from the presence of God.  2Th 1:9.

Described as

Everlasting punishment.  Mt 25:46.

Everlasting fire.  Mt 25:41.

Everlasting burnings.  Isa 33:14.

A furnace of fire.  Mt 13:42,50.

A lake of fire.  Re 20:15.

Fire and brimstone.  Re 14:10.

Unquenchable fire.  Mt 3:12.

Devouring fire.  Isa 33:14.

Prepared for the devil, &c  Mt 25:41.

Devils are confined in, until the judgment day  2Pe 2:4; Jude 1:6.

Punishment of, is eternal  Isa 33:14; Re 20:10.

The wicked shall be turned into  Ps 9:17.

Human power cannot preserve from  Eze 32:27.

The body suffers in  Mt 5:29; 10:28.

The soul suffers in  Mt 10:28.

The wise avoid  Pr 15:24.

Endeavour to keep others from  Pr 23:14; Jude 1:23.

The society of the wicked leads to  Pr 5:5; 9:18.

The beast, false prophets, and the devil shall be cast into  Re 19:20; 20:10.

The powers of, cannot prevail against the Church  Mt 16:18.

Illustrated  Isa 30:33.

Called the green herbs  2Ki 19:26.

God

Created.  Ge 1:11,12; 2:5.

Causes to grow.  Job 38:27; Ps 104:14.

Each kind of, contains its own seed  Ge 1:11,12.

Given as food to man  Ge 1:28,29; 9:3.

Found in

The fields.  Jer 12:4.

The mountains.  Pr 27:25.

The marshes.  Job 8:11.

The deserts.  Job 24:5; Jer 17:6.

Cultivated in gardens  De 11:10; 1Ki 21:2.

Cultivated for food  Pr 15:17; Heb 6:7.

Require rain dew  De 32:2; Job 38:26,27.

Mode of watering, alluded to  De 11:10.

Mentioned in scripture

Aloe.  Song 4:14.

Anise.  Mt 23:23.

Barley.  Ex 9:31; 2Sa 14:30.

Beans.  2Sa 17:28.

Bulrushes.  Ex 2:3; Isa 58:5.

Calamus.  Song 4:14.

Cummin.  Isa 28:27; Mt 23:23.

Cucumber.  Nu 11:5; Isa 1:8.

Fitches.  Isa 28:25,27.

Flag.  Ex 2:3; Job 8:11.

Flax.  Ex 9:31.

Garlic.  Nu 11:5.

Gourds.  2Ki 4:39.

Grass.  Nu 22:4.

Heath.  Jer 17:6; 48:6.

Hyssop.  Ex 12:22; 1Ki 4:33.

Leeks.  Nu 11:5.

Lentiles.  Ge 25:34.

Mandrakes.  Ge 30:14; Song 7:13.

Mallows.  Job 30:4.

Millet.  Eze 4:9.

Melon.  Nu 11:5.

Mint.  Mt 23:23.

Myrrh.  Song 4:14.

Onions.  Nu 11:5.

Reeds.  Job 40:21; Isa 19:6.

Rushes.  Job 8:11.

Rye.  Ex 9:32.

Saffron.  Song 4:14.

Spikenard.  Song 4:14.

Tares or Darnel.  Mt 13:30.

Wheat.  Ex 9:32; Jer 12:13.

Bitter, used at passover  Ex 12:8; Nu 9:11.

Poisonous, not fit for man’s use  2Ki 4:39,40.

Destroyed by

Hail and lightning.  Ex 9:22-25.

Locusts, &c.  Ex 10:12,15; Ps 105:34,35.

Drought.  Isa 42:15.

Tithable among the Jews.  Lu 11:42.

Were sometimes used instead of animal food by weak saints  Ro 14:2.

Illustrative

Of the wicked.  2Ki 19:26; Ps 37:2.

(Dew on,) of grace given to saints.  Isa 18:4.

Used for idolatrous worship  1Ki 11:7,8.

God sometimes worshipped on  1Sa 9:12; 1Ki 3:2,4; 2Ch 33:17.

Mentioned in scripture

Gibeon.  1Ki 3:4.

Arnon.  Nu 21:28.

Baal.  Nu 22:41.

Tophet.  Jer 7:31.

Bamah.  Eze 20:29.

Aven.  Ho 10:8.

Adorned with tapestry  Eze 16:16.

Surrounded with groves  1Ki 14:23.

Built by

Solomon.  1Ki 11:7.

Jeroboam.  1Ki 12:31.

Jehoram.  2Ch 21:11.

Ahaz.  2Ch 28:25.

Manasseh.  2Ki 21:3; 2Ch 33:3.

People of Judah.  1Ki 14:23.

People of Israel.  2Ki 17:9.

Priests ordained for  1Ki 12:32; 13:33.

Sacrifices and incense offered to idols upon  2Ki 12:3; 16:4.

Enchantments used upon  Nu 23:3; 24:1.

Of the Canaanites to be destroyed  Nu 33:52.

The Jews

Built, in their cities.  2Ki 17:9.

Built, in all their streets.  Eze 16:24,31.

Condemned for building.  Eze 16:23-35.

Provoked God with.  1Ki 14:22,23; Ps 78:58.

Threatened with destruction of.  Le 26:30.

Punished for.  2Ki 17:11,18.

Destroyed

Asa, partially.  2Ch 14:3,5; 15:17.

Jehoshaphat.  2Ch 17:6.

Hezekiah.  2Ki 18:4; 2Ch 31:1.

Josiah.  2Ki 23:8; 2Ch 34:3.

Not removed

Jehoash.  2Ki 12:3.

Amaziah.  2Ki 14:4.

Azariah.  2Ki 15:4.

Jotham.  2Ki 15:35.