Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Of Israel at the exodus  Ex 14:22; 1Co 10:2.
Of Israel before receiving the law  Ex 19:10.
Of priests before consecration  Ex 29:4.
Of Levites before consecration  Nu 8:6,7.
Of high priest on day of atonement  Le 16:4,24.
Of things for burnt-offerings  2Ch 4:6.
Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean  Le 15:2-13; 17:15; 22:4-7; Nu 19:7-12,21.
Of the healed leper  Le 14:8,9.
Of Nazarites after vow expired  Ac 21:24,26.
Used by the devout before entering God's house  Ps 26:6; Heb 10:22.
Multiplied by traditions  Mt 15:2; Mr 7:3,4.
Means used for
Water of separation.  Nu 19:9.
Running water.  Le 15:13.
Water mixed with blood.  Ex 24:5-8; Heb 9:19.

Was by
Sprinkling.  Nu 19:13,18; Heb 9:19.
Washing parts of the body.  Ex 30:19.
Washing the whole body.  Le 8:6; 14:9.

Of priests performed in the brazen laver  Ex 30:18; 2Ch 4:6.
Vessels in the houses of the Jews for  Joh 2:6.
Consequence of neglecting those prescribed by law  Le 17:16; Nu 19:13,20.
Availed to sanctifying the flesh  Heb 9:13.
Insufficient for spiritual purification  Job 9:30,31; Jer 2:22.
The Jews laid great stress on  Joh 3:25.
Illustrative of
Purification by the blood of Christ.  Heb 9:9-12.
Regeneration.  Eph 5:26; 1Jo 1:7.

Occasioned by the condensing of the clouds  Job 36:27,28; Ps 77:17; Ec 11:3.
God
Made a decree for.  Job 28:26.
Prepares.  Ps 147:8.
Gives.  Job 5:10.
Causes, to come down.  Joe 2:23.
Exhibits goodness in giving.  Ac 14:17.
Exhibits greatness in giving.  Job 36:26,27.
Sends upon the evil and good.  Mt 5:45.
Should be praised for.  Ps 147:7,8.
Should be feared on account of.  Jer 5:24.

Impotence of idols exhibited in not being able to give  Jer 14:22.
Not sent upon the earth immediately after creation  Ge 2:5.
Rarely falls in Egypt  De 11:10; Zec 14:18.
Canaan abundantly supplied with  De 11:11.
Designed for
Refreshing the earth.  Ps 68:9; 72:6.
Making fruitful the earth.  Heb 6:7.
Replenishing the springs and fountains of the earth.  Ps 104:8.

Promised in due season to the obedient  Le 26:4; De 11:14; Eze 34:26,27.
Frequently withheld on account of iniquity  De 11:17; Jer 3:3; 5:25; Am 4:7.
The want of
Causes the earth to open.  Job 29:23; Jer 14:4.
Dries up springs and fountains.  1Ki 17:7.
Occasions famine.  1Ki 18:1,2.
Removed by prayer.  1Ki 8:35,36; Jas 5:18.

Withheld for three years and six months in the days of Elijah  1Ki 17:1; Jas 5:17.
Divided into
Great.  Ezr 10:9.
Plentiful.  Ps 68:9.
Overflowing.  Eze 38:22.
Sweeping.  Pr 28:3.
Small.  Job 37:6.

The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing  De 11:14; Jer 5:24.
The latter, before harvest  Joe 2:23; Zec 10:1.
The rainbow often appears during  Ge 9:14; Eze 1:28.
Often succeeded by heat and sunshine  2Sa 23:4; Isa 18:4.
The appearance of a cloud from the west indicated  1Ki 18:44; Lu 12:54.
The north wind drives away  Pr 25:23.
Unusual in harvest time  Pr 26:1.
Thunder and lightning often with  Ps 135:7.
Storm and tempest often with  Mt 7:25,27.
Instances of extraordinary
Time of the flood.  Ge 7:4,12.
Plague of, upon Egypt.  Ex 9:18,23.
During wheat harvest in the days of Samuel.  1Sa 12:17,18.
After long drought in Ahab's reign.  1Ki 18:45.
After the captivity.  Ezr 10:9,13.

Often impeded travelling in the east  1Ki 18:44; Isa 4:6.
Often destroyed houses  Eze 13:13-15; Mt 7:27.
Illustrative
Of the word of God.  Isa 55:10,11.
Of the doctrine of faithful ministers.  De 32:2.
Of Christ in the communication of his graces.  Ps 72:6; Ho 6:3.
Of spiritual blessings.  Ps 68:9; 84:6; Eze 34:26.
Of righteousness.  Ho 10:12.
(Destructive,) of God's judgments.  Job 20:23; Ps 11:6; Eze 38:22.
(Destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor.  Pr 28:3.

Unclean and not to be eaten  Le 11:15; De 14:14.
Called the raven of the valley  Pr 30:17.
Described as
Black.  Song 5:11.
Solitary in disposition.  Isa 34:11.
Improvident.  Lu 12:24.
Carnivorous.  Pr 30:17.

God provides food for  Job 38:41; Ps 147:9; Lu 12:24.
Sent by Noah from the ark  Ge 8:7.
Elijah fed by  1Ki 17:4-6.
Plumage of, illustrative of the glory of Christ  Song 5:11.

Is the cutting of the corn in harvest  Job 24:6; Le 23:10.
The sickle used for  De 16:9; Mr 4:29.
Both men and women engaged in  Ru 2:8,9.
The Jews not to reap
The corners of their fields.  Le 19:9; 23:22.
During the Sabbatical year.  Le 25:5.
During the year of jubilee.  Le 25:11.
The fields of others.  De 23:25.

Mode of gathering the corn for, alluded to  Ps 129:7; Isa 17:5.
Corn after, was bound up into sheaves  Ge 37:7; Ps 129:7.
Persons engaged in
Under the guidance of a steward.  Ru 2:5,6.
Visited by the master.  Ru 2:4; 2Ki 4:18.
Fed by the master who himself presided at their meals.  Ru 2:14.
Received wages.  Joh 4:36; Jas 5:4.

A time of great rejoicing  Ps 126:5,6.
The Jews often hindered from, on account of their sins  Mic 6:15.
Often unprofitable on account of sin  Jer 12:13.
Illustrative of
Receiving the reward of wickedness.  Job 4:8; Pr 22:8; Ho 8:7; Ga 6:8.
Receiving the reward of righteousness.  Ho 10:12; Ga 6:8,9.
Ministers receiving temporal provision for spiritual labours.  1Co 9:11.
Gathering in souls to God.  Joh 4:38.
The judgments of God on the antichristian world.  Re 14:14-16.
The final judgment.  Mt 13:30,39-43.

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