Torrey’s New Topical Textbook

Originally created by God  Ge 1:11,12; 2:9.

Made for the glory of God  Ps 148:9.

Different kinds of mentioned

Of the wood.  Song 2:3.

Of the forest.  Isa 10:19.

Bearing fruit.  Ne 9:25; Ec 2:5; Eze 47:12.

Evergreen.  Ps 37:35; Jer 17:2.

Deciduous or casting the leaves.  Isa 6:13.

Of various sizes  Eze 17:24.

Given as food to the animal creation  Ge 1:29,30; De 20:19.

Designed to beautify the earth  Ge 2:9.

Parts of mentioned

The roots.  Jer 17:8.

The stem or trunk.  Isa 11:1; 44:19.

The branches.  Le 23:40; Da 4:14.

The tender shoots.  Lu 21:29,30.

The leaves.  Isa 6:13; Da 4:12; Mt 21:19.

The fruit or seeds.  Le 27:30; Eze 36:30.

Each kind has its own seed for propagating its species  Ge 1:11,12.

Often propagated by birds who carry the seeds along with them  Eze 17:3,5.

Planted by man  Le 19:23.

Each kind of, known by its fruit  Mt 12:33.

Nourished

By the earth.  Ge 1:12; 2:9.

By the rain from heaven.  Isa 44:14.

Through their own sap.  Ps 104:16.

Specially flourished beside the rivers and streams of water  Eze 47:12.

When cut down often sprouted from their roots again  Job 14:7.

Were sold with the land on which they grew  Ge 23:17.

Often suffered from

Locusts.  Ex 10:5,15; De 28:42.

Hail and frost.  Ex 9:25; Ps 78:47.

Fire.  Joe 1:19.

Desolating armies.  2Ki 19:23; Isa 10:34.

Afford an agreeable shade in eastern countries during the heat of the day  Ge 18:4; Job 40:21.

Were cut down

With axes.  De 19:5; Ps 74:5; Mt 3:10.

For building.  2Ki 6:2; 2Ch 2:8,10.

By besieging armies for erecting forts.  De 20:20; Jer 6:6.

For making idols.  Isa 40:20; 44:14,17.

For fuel.  Isa 44:14-16; Mt 3:10.

God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people  Le 26:4; Eze 34:27; Joe 2:22.

God often renders, barren as a punishment  Le 26:20.

Early custom of planting, in consecrated grounds  Ge 21:33.

The Jews

Prohibited from planting in consecrated places.  De 16:21.

Prohibited from cutting down fruit bearing, for sieges.  De 20:19.

Often pitched their tents under.  Ge 18:1,4; Jdj 4:5; 1Sa 22:6.

Often buried under.  Ge 35:8; 1Sa 21:13.

Often executed criminals on.  De 21:22,23; Jos 10:26; Ga 3:13; Ge 40:19.

Considered trees on which criminals were executed abominable.  Isa 14:19.

Mentioned in scripture

Almond.  Ge 43:11; Ec 12:5; Jer 1:11.

Almug or algum.  1Ki 10:11,12; 2Ch 9:10,11.

Apple.  Song 2:3; 8:5; Joe 1:12.

Ash.  Isa 44:14.

Bay.  Ps 37:35.

Box.  Isa 41:19.

Cedar.  1Ki 10:27.

Chestnut.  Eze 31:8.

Cyprus.  Isa 44:14.

Fig.  De 8:8.

Fir.  1Ki 5:10; 2Ki 19:23; Ps 104:17.

Juniper.  1Ki 19:4,5.

Lign-aloes.  Nu 24:6.

Mulberry.  2Sa 5:23,24.

Myrtle.  Isa 41:19; 55:13; Zec 1:8.

Mustard.  Mt 13:32.

Oak.  Isa 1:30.

Oil-tree.  Isa 41:19.

Olive.  De 6:11.

Palm.  Ex 15:27.

Pine.  Isa 41:19.

Pomegranate.  De 8:8; Joe 1:12.

Shittah or shittim.  Ex 36:20; Isa 41:19.

Sycamore.  1Ki 10:27; Ps 78:47; Am 7:14; Lu 19:4.

Teil.  Isa 6:13.

Vine.  Nu 6:4; Eze 15:2.

Willow.  Isa 44:4; Eze 17:5.

Solomon wrote the history of  1Ki 4:33.

Illustrative

Of Christ.  Ro 11:24; Re 2:7; 22:2,14.

Of wisdom.  Pr 3:18.

Of kings, &c.  Isa 10:34; Eze 17:24; 31:7-10; Da 4:10-14.

Of the life and conversation of the righteous.  Pr 11:30; 15:4.

(Green,) of the innocence of Christ.  Lu 23:31.

(Good and fruitful,) of saints.  Nu 24:6; Ps 1:3; Isa 61:3; Jer 17:8; Mt 7:17,18.

(Evergreen,) of saints.  Ps 1:1-3.

(Duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints.  Isa 65:22.

(Casting their leaves yet retaining their substance,) of the elect remnant in the church.  Isa 6:13.

(Barren,) of the wicked.  Ho 9:16.

(Shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked.  Isa 7:2.

(Producing evil fruit,) of the wicked.  Mt 7:17-19.

(Dry,) of useless persons.  Isa 56:3.

(Dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment.  Lu 23:31.

Esteemed as a sin offering, and frequently so called  Le 5:6,9.

To be offered

For concealing knowledge of a crime.  Le 5:1.

For involuntarily touching unclean things.  Le 5:2,3.

For rash swearing.  Le 5:4.

For sins of ignorance in holy things.  Le 5:15.

For any sin of ignorance.  Le 5:17.

For breach of trust, or fraud.  Le 6:2-5.

Was a most holy offering  Le 14:13.

Consisted of

A she lamb or kid.  Le 5:6.

A ram without blemish.  Le 5:15; 6:6.

Two turtle doves by those unable to bring a lamb.  Le 5:7-10.

A meat offering by the very poor.  Le 5:11-13.

Being for minor offences was lessened for the poor, not so the sin offering  Le 4:1-5:19.

Atonement made by  Le 5:6,10,13,16,18; 6:7; 19:22.

Accompanied by confession  Le 5:5.

Generally accompanied by restitution  Le 5:16; 6:5.

To be slain where the sin offering and burnt offering were slain  Le 14:13; Eze 40:39.

Sometimes waved alive before the Lord  Le 14:12,13.

Special occasions of offering

Cleansing of a leper.  Le 14:2,12-14,21,22.

Purification of women.  Le 12:6-8.

Purification of those with issues.  Le 15:14,15.

Purification of Nazarites who had broken their vow.  Nu 6:12.

For connection with a betrothed bondmaid.  Le 19:20-22.

Was the perquisites of the priest  Le 14:13; Eze 44:29.

Illustrative of Christ  Isa 53:10; Eze 46:20.

Were twelve in number  Ge 49:28; Ac 26:12; Jas 1:1.

Descended from Jacob’s sons  Ge 35:22-26.

Manasseh and Ephraim numbered among, instead of Joseph and Levi  Ge 48:5; Jos 14:3,4.

Predictions respecting each of  Ge 49:3-27; De 33:6-29.

Each of

Under a president or chief.  Nu 1:4-16.

Divided into families.  Nu 1:2; 26:5-50; Jos 7:14.

Usually furnished an equal number of men for war.  Nu 31:4.

Each family of, had a chief or head  Nu 36:1; 1Ch 4:38.

Total strength of, on leaving Egypt  Ex 12:37; Nu 1:44-46; 2:32.

Divided into four divisions while in the wilderness  Nu 10:14-28.

Encamped in their divisions and by their standards round the tabernacles  Nu 2:2-31.

Canaan to be divided amongst according to their numbers  Nu 33:54.

Reuben, Gad and half Manasseh

Settled on east side of Jordan.  De 3:12-17; Jos 13:23-32.

Were required to assist in subduing Canaan.  Nu 32:6-32; De 3:18-20.

Total strength of, on entering the land of Canaan  Nu 26:51.

Canaan divided amongst nine and a half of, by lot  Jos 14:1-5.

Situation of, and bounds of the inheritance of each  Jos 15:1-17:18.

All inheritance to remain in the tribe and family to which allotted  Nu 36:3-9.

Names of, engraven on the breastplate of the high priest  Ex 28:21; 39:14.

Divided on mounts Ebal and Gerizim to hear the law  De 27:12,13.

Remained as one people until the reign of Rehoboam  1Ki 12:16-20.