Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Necessary to the service of God Lu 9:62.
Exhortations to Jos 24:14,15.
Exhibited in

Seeking God with the heart. 2Ch 15:12.
Keeping the commandments of God. Ne 10:29.
Being on the Lord's side. Ex 32:26.
Following God fully. Nu 14:24; 32:12; Jos 14:8.
Serving God. Isa 56:6.
Loving God perfectly. De 6:5.
Blessedness of. Jos 1:7.

Opposed to

A divided service. Mt 6:24.
Double-mindedness. Jas 1:8.
Halting between two opinions. 1Ki 18:21.
Turning to the right or left. De 5:32.
Not setting the heart aright. Ps 78:8,37.

Exemplified

Moses. Ex 32:26.
Caleb. Nu 13:30.
Joshua. Jos 24:15.
Ruth. Ru 1:16.
Asa. 2Ch 15:8.
David. Ps 17:3.
Peter. Joh 6:68.
Paul. Ac 21:13.
Abraham. Heb 11:8.

Consecration of a place of worship 2Ch 2:4.
Solemn confirmation of a covenant Heb 9:18.
Devoting any thing to sacred uses 1Ch 28:12.
Subjects of

Tabernacle. Nu 7:1-89.
Temple of Solomon. 1Ki 8:1-63; 2Ch 7:5.
Second temple. Ezr 6:16,17.
Persons. Ex 22:29; 1Sa 1:11.
Property. Le 27:28; Mt 15:5.
Spoils of war. 2Sa 8:11; 1Ch 18:11.
Tribute from foreigners. 2Sa 8:10,11.
Walls of cities. Ne 12:27.
Houses when built. De 20:5; Ps 30:1.

By idolaters in setting up idols Da 3:2,3.
Things dedicated to God

Esteemed holy. Le 27:28; 2Ki 12:18.
Placed with the treasures of the Lord's house. 1Ki 7:51; 2Ch 5:1.
Special chambers prepared for. 2Ch 31:11,12.
Levites place over. 1Ch 26:20,26; 2Ch 31:12.
Applied to the repair and maintenance of the temple. 2Ki 12:4,5; 1Ch 26:27.
For support of priests. Nu 18:14; Eze 44:29.
Given to propitiate enemies. 2Ki 12:17,18.
Law respecting the release of. Le 27:1-34.

Of property often perverted Mr 7:9-13.
Illustrated of devotedness to God Ps 119:38.

Forbidden to the Jews Le 11:44,45.
Things liable to ceremonial

The person. Le 5:3.
Garments. Le 13:59.
Furniture, &c. Le 15:9,10; Nu 19:14,15.
Houses. Le 14:44.
The land. Le 18:25; De 21:23.
The sanctuary. Le 20:3; Zep 3:4.

Ceremonial caused by

Eating unclean things. Le 11:8; Ac 10:11,14.
Eating things that died. Le 17:15.
Touching a dead body or a bone. Nu 9:6,7; 19:11,16.
Touching a grave. Nu 19:16.
Touching a dead beast. Le 5:2; 11:24-28.
Being alone with a dead body. Nu 19:14.
Mourning for the dead. Le 21:1-3.
Having a leprosy. Le 13:3,11; Nu 5:2,3.
Having an issue, &c. Le 15:2; Nu 5:2.
Touching anything defiled by an issue, &c. Le 15:5-11.
Going into a leprous house. Le 14:46.
Sacrificing the red heifer. Nu 19:7.
Burning the red heifer. Nu 19:8.
Gathering the ashes of the red heifer. Nu 19:10.
Touching an unclean person. Nu 19:22.
Child bearing. Le 12:2.

Causes of, improperly enlarged by tradition Mr 7:2; Mt 15:20.
Moral, caused by

Following the sins of the heathen. Le 18:24.
Seeking after wizards. Le 19:31.
Giving children to Molech. Le 20:3.
Making and serving idols. Eze 20:17,18; 22:3,4; 23:7.
Blood shedding. Isa 59:3.

Moral, punished Le 18:24,25,28,29.
Those under, removed from the camp Nu 5:3,4; De 23:14.
Priests

To decide in all cases of. Le 10:10; 13:3.
Specially required to avoid. Le 21:1-6,11,12.
Not to eat holy things while under. Le 22:2,4-6.
Punished for eating of the holy things while under. Le 22:3.

Cleansed by legal offerings Nu 19:18,19; Heb 9:13.
Neglecting purification from, punished by cutting off Nu 19:13,20.
Ceremonial, abolished under the gospel Ac 10:15; Ro 14:14; Col 2:20-22.
Illustrative

Of sin. Mt 15:11,18; Jude 1:8.
Of unholy doctrines. 1Co 3:16,17.

Commanded Ps 37:4.
Reconciliation leads to Job 22:21,26.
Observing the sabbath leads to Isa 58:13,14.
Saints' experience in

Communion with God. Song 2:3.
The law of God. Ps 1:1; 119:24,35.
The goodness of God. Ne 9:25.
The comforts of God. Ps 94:19.

Hypocrites

Pretend to. Isa 58:2.
In heart despise. Job 27:10; Jer 6:10.
Promises to. Ps 37:4.
Blessedness. Ps 112:1.

Sent as a punishment for the extreme wickedness of man Ge 6:5-7,11-13,17.
Called the

Flood. Ge 9:28.
Waters of Noah. Isa 54:9.

Noah forewarned of Ge 6:13; Heb 11:7.
Long-suffering of God exhibited in deferring Ge 6:3; 1Pe 3:20.
The wicked warned of 1Pe 3:19,20; 2Pe 2:5.
Noah, &c, saved from Ge 6:18-22; 7:13,14.
Date of its commencement Ge 7:11.
Came suddenly and unexpectedly Mt 24:38,39.
Produced by

Forty days' incessant rain. Ge 7:4,12,17.
Opening up of the fountains of the great deep. Ge 7:11.

Increased gradually Ge 7:17,18.
Extreme height of Ge 7:19,20.
Time of its increase and prevailing Ge 7:24.
Causes of its abatement Ge 8:1,2.
Decrease of gradual Ge 8:3,5.
Date of its complete removal Ge 8:13.
Complete destruction of whole earth effected by Ge 7:23.
Entire face of the earth changed by 2Pe 3:5,6.
Traditional notice of Job 22:15-17.
That it shall never again occur

Promised. Ge 8:21,22.
Confirmed by covenant. Ge 9:9-11.
The rainbow a token. Ge 9:12-17.
A pledge of God's faithfulness. Isa 54:9,10.

Illustrative

Of the destruction of sinners. Ps 32:6; Isa 28:2,18.
Of baptism. 1Pe 3:20,21.
(Unexpectedness of,) of suddenness of Christ's coming. Mt 24:36-39; Lu 17:26,27-30.