Torrey’s New Topical Textbook

Every herb, tree and grass yields its own  Ge 1:11,12,29.

Each kind of, has its own body  1Co 15:38.

Sowing of

Time for, called seed time.  Ge 8:22.

Necessary to its productiveness.  Joh 12:24; 1Co 15:36.

Required constant diligence.  Ec 11:4,6.

Often attended with great waste.  Mt 13:4,5,7.

Often attended with danger.  Ps 126:5,6.

Yearly return of time of sowing, secured by covenant  Ge 8:21,22.

The ground carefully ploughed, and prepared for  Isa 28:24,25.

Often sown beside rivers  Ec 11:1; Isa 32:20.

Often trodden into the ground, by the feet of oxen  Isa 32:20.

Required to be watered by the rain  Isa 55:10.

In Egypt required to be artificially watered  De 11:10.

Yielded an abundant increase in Canaan  Ge 26:12; Mt 13:23.

Mosaic laws respecting

Different kinds of, not to be sown in the same field.  Le 19:19; De 22:9.

If dry, exempted from uncleanness though touched by an unclean thing.  Le 11:37.

If wet, rendered unclean by contact with an unclean thing.  Le 11:38.

The tithe of, to be given to God.  Le 27:30.

Not to be sown during the sabbatical year.  Le 25:4,20.

Not to be sown in year of jubilee.  Le 25:11.

Difference between, and the plant which grows from it, noticed  1Co 15:37,38.

The Jews punished by

Its rotting in the ground.  Joe 1:17; Mal 2:3.

Its yielding but little increase.  Isa 5:10; Hag 1:6.

Its increase being consumed by locusts.  De 28:38; Joe 1:4.

Its increase being consume by enemies.  Le 26:16; De 28:33,51.

Its being choked by thorns.  Jer 12:13; Mt 13:7.

Illustrative of

The word of God.  Lu 8:11; 1Pe 1:23.

Spiritual life.  1Jo 3:9.

Sowing, illustrative of

Preaching the gospel.  Mt 13:3,32; 1Co 9:11.

Scattering or dispersing a people.  Zec 10:9.

Christian liberality.  Ec 11:6; 2Co 9:6.

Men’s works producing a corresponding recompence.  Job 4:8; Ho 10:12; Ga 6:7,8.

The death of Christ and its effects.  Joh 12:24.

The burial of the body.  1Co 15:36-38.

Commanded  Isa 55:6; Mt 7:7.

Includes seeking

His Name.  Ps 83:16.

His word.  Isa 34:16.

His face.  Ps 27:8; 105:4.

His strength.  1Ch 16:11; Ps 105:4.

His commandments.  1Ch 28:8; Mal 2:7.

His precepts.  Ps 119:45,94.

His kingdom.  Mt 6:33; Lu 12:31.

His righteousness.  Mt 6:33.

Christ.  Mal 3:1; Lu 2:15,16.

Honour which comes from him.  Joh 5:44.

Justification by Christ.  Ga 2:16,17.

The city which God has prepared.  Heb 11:10,16; 13:14.

By prayer  Job 8:5; Da 9:3.

In his house  De 12:5; Ps 27:4.

Should be

Immediate.  Ho 10:12.

Evermore.  Ps 105:4.

While he may be found.  Isa 55:6.

With diligence.  Heb 11:6.

With the heart.  De 4:29; 1Ch 22:19.

In the day of trouble.  Ps 77:2.

Ensures

His being found.  De 4:29; 1Ch 28:9; Pr 8:17; Jer 29:13.

His favour.  La 3:25.

His protection.  Ezr 8:22.

His not forsaking us.  Ps 9:10.

Life.  Ps 69:32; Am 5:4,6.

Prosperity.  Job 8:5,6; Ps 34:10.

Being heard of him.  Ps 34:4.

Understanding all things.  Pr 28:5.

Gifts of righteousness.  Ho 10:12.

Imperative upon all  Isa 8:19.

Afflictions designed to lead to  Ps 78:33,34; Ho 5:15.

None, by nature, are found to be engaged in  Ps 14:2; Ro 3:11; Lu 12:23,30.

Saints

Specially exhorted to.  Zep 2:3.

Desirous of.  Job 5:8.

Purpose, in heart.  Ps 27:8.

Prepare their hearts for.  2Ch 30:19.

Set their hearts to.  2Ch 11:16.

Engage in, with the whole heart.  2Ch 15:12; Ps 119:10.

Early in.  Job 8:5; Ps 63:1; Isa 26:9.

Earnest in.  Song 3:2,4.

Characterised by.  Ps 24:6.

Is never in vain  Isa 45:19.

Blessedness of  Ps 119:2.

Leads to joy  Ps 70:4; 105:3.

Ends in praise  Ps 22:26.

Promise connected with  Ps 69:32.

Shall be rewarded  Heb 11:6.

The wicked

Are gone out of the way of.  Ps 14:2,3; Ro 3:11,12.

Prepare not their hearts for.  2Ch 12:14.

Refuse, through pride.  Ps 10:4.

Not led to, by affliction.  Isa 9:13.

Sometimes pretend to.  Ezr 4:2; Isa 58:2.

Rejected, when too late in.  Pr 1:28.

They who neglect denounced  Isa 31:1.

Punishment of those who neglect  Zep 1:4-6.

Exemplified

Asa.  2Ch 14:7.

Jehoshaphat.  2Ch 17:3,4.

Uzziah.  2Ch 26:5.

Hezekiah.  2Ch 31:21.

Josiah.  2Ch 34:3.

Ezra.  Ezr 7:10.

David.  Ps 34:4.

Daniel.  Da 9:3,4.

A characteristic of the wicked  Ps 49:18.

Prosperity frequently leads to  Ps 30:6; Ho 12:8; Lu 12:17-19.

Obstinate sinners often given up to  Ps 81:11,12; Ho 4:17; 2Th 2:10,11.

Exhibited in thinking that

Our own ways are right.  Pr 14:12.

We should adhere to established wicked practices.  Jer 44:17.

We are pure.  Pr 30:12.

We are better than others.  Lu 18:11.

We are rich in spiritual things.  Re 3:17.

We may have peace while in sin.  De 29:19.

We are above adversity.  Ps 10:6.

Gifts entitle us to heaven.  Mt 7:21,22.

Privileges entitle us to heaven.  Mt 3:9; Lu 13:25,26.

God will not punish our sins.  Ps 10:11; Jer 5:12.

Christ shall not come to judge.  2Pe 3:4.

Our lives shall be prolonged.  Isa 56:12; Lu 12:19; Jas 4:13.

Frequently preserved in, to the last  Mt 7:22; 25:11,12; Lu 13:24,25.

Fatal consequences of  Mt 7:23; 24:48-51; Lu 12:20; 1Th 5:3.

Exemplified

Ahab.  1Ki 20:27,34.

Israelites.  Ho 12:8.

Jews.  Joh 8:33,41.

Church of Laodicea.  Re 3:17.

Babylon.  Isa 47:7-11.