Torrey’s New Topical Textbook

Often composed of Flint  De 8:15; 32:13.

Described as

Hard.  Jer 5:3.

Durable.  Job 19:24.

Barren.  Eze 26:4,14; Am 6:12; Lu 8:6.

Often sharp-pointed and craggy  1Sa 14:4.

Often had holes and clefts  Ex 33:22.

Were a defence to a country  Isa 33:16.

Dreaded by mariners  Ac 27:20.

Inhabited by

Wild goats.  Job 39:1.

Conies.  Ps 104:18; Pr 30:26.

Doves.  Song 2:14; Jer 48:28.

Eagles.  Job 39:28; Jer 49:16.

The olive tree flourished amongst  De 32:13; Job 29:6.

Bees often made their honey amongst  De 32:13; Ps 81:16.

Used as

Altars.  Jdj 6:20,21,26; 13:19.

Places for idolatrous worship.  Isa 57:5.

Places of Observation.  Ex 33:21; Nu 23:9.

Places of safety in danger.  1Sa 13:6; Isa 2:19; Jer 16:16; Re 6:15.

Places for shelter by the poor in their distress.  Job 24:8; 30:3,6.

The shadow of, grateful to travellers during the heat of the day  Isa 32:2.

Houses often built on  Mt 7:24,25.

Tombs often hewn out of  Isa 22:16; Mt 27:60.

Important events often engraved upon  Job 19:24.

Mentioned in scripture

Adullam.  1Ch 11:15.

Bozez.  1Sa 14:4.

Engedi.  1Sa 24:1,2.

Etam.  Jdj 15:8.

Horeb in Rephidim.  Ex 17:1-6.

Meribah in Kadesh.  Nu 20:1-11.

Oreb.  Jdj 7:25; Isa 10:26.

Rimmon.  Jdj 20:45.

Seneh.  1Sa 14:4.

Selahammahlekoth in the wilderness of Maon.  1Sa 23:25,28.

Selah in the valley of salt.  2Ki 14:7; 2Ch 25:11,12.

Man’s industry in cutting through  Job 28:9,10.

Hammers used for breaking  Jer 23:29.

Casting down from, a punishment  2Ch 25:12.

Miracles connected with

Water brought from.  Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11.

Fire ascended out of.  Jdj 6:21.

Broken in pieces by the wind.  1Ki 19:11.

Rent at the death of Christ.  Mt 27:51.

God’s power exhibited in removing  Job 14:18; Na 1:6.

Illustrative of

God as creator of his people.  De 32:18.

God as the strength of his people.  Ps 18:1,2; 67:2; Isa 17:10.

God as defence of his people.  Ps 31:2,3.

God as refuge of his people.  Ps 94:22.

God as salvation of his people.  De 32:15; Ps 89:26; 95:1.

Christ as refuge of his people.  Isa 32:2.

Christ as foundation of his church.  Mt 16:18; 1Pe 2:6.

Christ as source of spiritual gifts.  1Co 10:4.

Christ as a stumbling stone to the wicked.  Isa 8:14; Ro 9:33; 1Pe 2:8.

A place of safety.  Ps 27:5; 40:2.

Whatever we trust in.  De 32:31,37.

The ancestor of a nation.  Isa 51:1.

Clean and fit for food  De 12:15; 14:5.

Male of, called the roebuck  1Ki 4:23.

Described as

Cheerful.  Pr 5:19.

Wild.  2Sa 2:18.

Swift.  1Ch 12:8.

Inhabits the mountains  1Ch 12:8.

Often hunted by men  Pr 6:5.

Illustrative of

Christ.  Song 2:9,17.

The church.  Song 4:5; 7:3.

A good wife.  Pr 5:19.

The swift of foot.  2Sa 2:18.

Called the world from its extent  Lu 2:1.

Represented by the

Legs of iron in Nebuchadnezzar’s vision.  Da 2:33,40.

Terrible beast in Daniel’s vision.  Da 7:7,19.

Rome the capitol of  Ac 18:2; 19:21.

Judea a province of, under a procurator or a governor  Lu 3:2; Ac 23:34,26; 25:1.

Allusions to military affairs of

Strict obedience to superiors.  Mt 8:8,9.

Use of the panoply or defensive armour.  Ro 13:12; 2Co 6:7; Eph 6:11-17.

Soldiers not allowed to entangle themselves with earthly cares.  2Ti 2:4.

Hardship endured by soldiers.  2Ti 2:3.

The soldier’s special comrade who shared his toils and dangers.  Php 2:25.

Danger of sentinels’ sleeping.  Mt 28:13,14.

Expunging from the muster roll name of soldiers guilty of crimes.  Re 3:5.

Crowning of soldiers who distinguished themselves.  2Ti 4:7,8.

Triumphs of victorious generals.  2Co 2:14-16; Col 2:15.

Different military officers.  Ac 21:31; 23:23,24.

Italian and Augustus’ band.  Ac 10:1; 27:1.

Allusions to judicial affairs of

Person accused, examined by scourging.  Ac 22:24,29.

Criminals delivered over to the soldiers for execution.  Mt 27:26,27.

Accusation in writing placed over the head of those executed.  Joh 19:19.

Garments of those executed given to the soldiers.  Mt 27:35; Joh 19:23.

Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety.  Ac 21:33; 12:6; 2Ti 1:16; Ac 28:16.

Accusers and accused confronted together.  Ac 23:35; 25:16-19.

Accused person protected from popular violence.  Ac 23:20,24-27.

Power of life and death vested in its authorities.  Joh 18:31,39,40; 19:10.

All appeals made to the emperor.  Ac 25:11,12.

Those who appealed to Caesar, to be brought before him.  Ac 26:32.

Allusions to citizenship of

Obtained by purchase.  Ac 22:28.

Obtained by birth.  Ac 22:28.

Exempted from the degradation scourging.  Ac 16:37,38; 22:25.

Allusions to grecian game adapted by

Gladiatorial fights.  1Co 4:9; 15:32.

Foot races.  1Co 9:24; Php 2:16; 3:11-14; Heb 12:1,2.

Wrestling.  Eph 6:12.

Training of combatants.  1Co 9:25,27.

Crowning of conquerors.  1Co 9:25; Php 3:14; 2Ti 4:8.

Rules observed in conducting.  2Ti 2:5.

Emperors of, mentioned

Tiberius.  Lu 3:1.

Augustus.  Lu 2:1.

Claudius.  Ac 11:28.

Nero.  Php 4:22; 2Ti 4:22.

Predictions respecting

Its universal dominion.  Da 7:23.

Its division into ten parts.  Da 2:41-43; 7:20,24.

Origin of papal power in.  Da 7:8,20-25.