Torrey’s New Topical Textbook

Is an abomination  Jer 7:9,10.

Forbidden  Ex 20:15; Mr 10:19; Ro 13:9.

From the poor specially forbidden  Pr 22:2.

Includes fraud in general  Le 19:13.

Includes fraud concerning wages  Le 19:13; Mal 3:5; Jas 5:4.

Proceeds from the heart  Mt 15:19.

Defiles a man  Mt 15:20.

The wicked

Addicted to.  Ps 119:61.

Store up the fruits of.  Am 3:10.

Lie in wait to commit.  Ho 6:9.

Commit, under shelter of the night.  Job 24:14; Ob 1:5.

Consent to show who commit.  Ps 50:18.

Associate with those who commit.  Isa 1:23.

May, for a season, prosper in.  Job 12:6.

Plead excuses for.  Jer 7:9,10.

Repent not of.  Re 9:21.

Destroy themselves by.  Pr 21:7.

Connected with murder  Jer 7:9; Ho 4:2.

Shame follows the detection of  Jer 2:26.

Brings a curse on those who commit it  Ho 4:2,3; Zec 5:3,4; Mal 3:5.

Brings the wrath of God upon those who commit it  Eze 22:29,31.

Excludes from heaven  1Co 6:10.

They who connive at

Hate their own souls.  Pr 29:24.

Shall be reproved of God.  Ps 50:18,21.

Mosaic law respecting  Ex 22:1-8.

Saints

Warned against.  Eph 4:28; 1Pe 4:15.

All earthly treasure exposed to  Mt 6:19.

Heavenly treasure secure from  Mt 6:20; Lu 12:33.

Woe denounced against  Isa 10:2; Na 3:1.

Illustrates the guilt of false teachers  Jer 23:30; Joh 10:1,8,10.

Exemplified

Rachel.  Ge 31:19.

Achan.  Jos 7:21.

Shechemites.  Jdj 9:25.

Micah.  Jdj 17:2.

Lasted from the deliverance out of Egypt until the appointment of kings  Ex 19:4-6; 1Sa 8:7.

Was established on

The right of redemption.  Ex 6:6,7; 2Sa 7:23; Isa 43:3.

The right of covenant.  De 26:17-19.

Consisted in his

Promulgating laws.  Ex 20:1-23:33.

Directing the movements of the nation.  Ex 40:36,37; Nu 9:17-23.

Proclaiming war.  Ex 17:14-16; Nu 31:1,2; Jos 6:2,3; 8:1.

Appointing civil officers.  Ex 3:10; Nu 27:18,20.

Appointing ecclesiastical officers.  Ex 28:1; 40:12-15.

Being the supreme judge.  Nu 9:8-11; 15:34,35; 27:5-11.

Exercise of the prerogative of mercy.  Nu 14:20; De 9:18-20.

Distribution of conquered lands.  Jos 13:1-7.

Exacting tribute.  Ex 35:4-29; Le 27:30; De 16:16; 26:1-4.

The tabernacle designed as a royal residence for God during  Ex 25:8; Le 26:11,12.

The emblem of the divine presence appeared over the tabernacle during  Nu 9:15,16.

Guilt of Israel in rejecting  1Sa 2:17.

The removing or separating corn, &c form the straw  1Ch 21:20.

Was performed

By a rod or staff.  Isa 28:27.

By cart wheels.  Isa 28:27,28.

By instruments with teeth.  Isa 41:15; Am 1:3.

By the feet of horses and oxen.  Isa 28:28; Ho 10:11; 2Sa 24:22.

Cattle employed in, not to be muzzled  De 25:4; 1Co 9:9; 1Ti 5:18.

Continued until the vintage in years of abundance  Le 26:5.

The place for

Called the floor.  Jdj 6:37; Isa 21:10.

Called the threshing floor.  Nu 18:27; 2Sa 24:18.

Called the barn-floor.  2Ki 6:27.

Called the corn-floor.  Ho 9:1.

Was large and roomy.  Ge 50:10.

Generally on high ground.  1Ch 21:18; 2Ch 3:1.

Sometimes beside the wine-press for concealment.  Jdj 6:11.

Used for winnowing the corn.  Ru 3:2.

Often robbed.  1Sa 23:1.

The Jews slept on, during the time of.  Ru 3:7.

Fulness of, promised as a blessing.  Joe 2:24.

Scarcity in, a punishment.  Ho 9:2.

Followed by a winnowing with a shovel or fan  Isa 30:24; 41:16; Mt 3:12.

Illustrative

Of the judgments of God.  Isa 21:10; Jer 51:33; Hab 3:12.

Of the labours of ministers.  1Co 9:9,10.

Of the church in her conquests.  Isa 41:15,16; Mic 4:13.

(Gathering the sheaves for,) of preparing the enemies of the Church for judgments.  Mic 4:12.

(Dust made by,) of complete destruction.  2Ki 13:7; Isa 41:15.

(An instrument for, with teeth,) of the Church overcoming opposition.  Isa 41:15.

The duration of the world  Job 22:16; Re 10:6.

The measure of the continuance of anything  Jdj 18:31.

An appointed season  Ne 2:6; Ec 3:1,17.

Computed by

Years.  Ge 15:13; 2Sa 21:1; Da 9:2.

Months.  Nu 10:10; 1Ch 27:1; Job 3:6.

Weeks.  Da 10:2; Lu 18:12.

Days.  Ge 8:3; Job 1:4; Lu 11:3.

Hours, after the captivity.  Da 5:5; Joh 11:9.

Moments  Ex 33:5; Lu 4:5; 1Co 15:52.

The heavenly bodies, appointed as a means for computing  Ge 1:14.

The sun-dial early invented for pointing out  2Ki 20:9-11.

Eras from which, computed

Nativity of the patriarchs during the patriarchal age.  Ge 7:11; 8:13; 17:1.

The exodus from Egypt.  Ex 19:1; 40:17; Nu 9:1; 33:38; 1Ki 6:1.

The jubilee.  Le 25:15.

Accession of kings.  1Ki 6:1; 15:1; Isa 36:1; Jer 1:2; Lu 3:1.

Building of the temple.  1Ki 9:10; 2Ch 8:1.

The captivity.  Eze 1:1; 33:21; 40:1.

Part of a period of, usually counted as the whole  1Sa 13:1; Es 4:16; 5:1.

In prophetic language, means a prophetic year, or 360 natural days  Da 12:7; Re 12:14.

Shortness of man’s portion of  Ps 89:47.

Should be redeemed  Eph 5:16; Col 4:5.

Should be spent in fear of God  1Pe 1:17.

Particular periods of, mentioned

The ancient time.  Isa 45:21.

The accepted time.  Isa 49:8; 2Co 6:2.

The time of visitation.  Jer 46:21; 50:27.

The time of refreshing.  Ac 3:19.

The time of restitution of all things.  Ac 3:21.

The time of reformation.  Heb 9:10.

The time of healing.  Jer 14:19.

The time of need.  Heb 4:16.

The time of temptation.  Lu 8:13.

The evil time.  Ps 37:19; Ec 9:12.

The time of trouble.  Ps 27:5; Jer 14:8.

All events of, predetermined by God  Ac 17:26.

All God’s purposes fulfilled in due time  Mr 1:15; Ga 4:4.

The tenth of anything  1Sa 8:15,17.

Antiquity of the custom of giving to God’s ministers  Ge 14:20; Heb 7:6.

Considered a just return to God for his blessings  Ge 28:22.

Under the law belonged to God  Le 27:30.

Consisted of a tenth

Of all the produce of the land.  Le 27:30.

Of all cattle.  Le 27:32.

Of holy things dedicated.  2Ch 31:6.

Given by God to the Levites for their services  Nu 18:21,24; Ne 10:37.

The tenth of, offered by the Levites as an heave offering to God  Nu 18:26,27.

The tenth of, given by the Levites to the priests as their portion  Nu 18:26,28; Ne 10:38.

Reasonableness of appointing, for the Levites  Nu 18:20,23,24; Jos 13:33.

When redeemed to a fifth part of the value added  Le 27:31.

Punishment for changing  Le 27:33.

The Jews slow in giving  Ne 13:10.

The Jews reproved for withholding  Mal 3:8.

The pious governors of Israel caused the payment of  2Ch 31:5; Ne 13:11,12.

Rulers appointed over, for distributing  2Ch 31:12; Ne 13:13.

The Pharisees scrupulous in paying  Lu 11:42; 18:12.

A second

Or its value yearly brought to the tabernacle and eaten before the Lord.  De 12:6,7,17-19; 14:22-27.

To be consumed at home every third year to promote hospitality and charity.  De 14:28,29; 26:12-15.