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.

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