- God is glorified in Ex 14:4; Eze 38:22,23
- God holds in derision Ps 37:13; Pr 1:26,27
- Are multiplied De 31:17; Job 20:12-18; Ps 32:10
- Are continual Job 15:20; Ec 2:23; Isa 32:10
- Are often sudden Ps 73:10; Pr 6:15; Isa 30:13; Re 18:10
- Are often judicially sent Job 21:17; Ps 107:17; Jer 30:15
- Are for examples to others Ps 64:7-9; Zep 3:6,7; 1Co 10:5-11; 2Pe 2:6
- Are ineffectual of themselves, for their conversion Ex 9:30; Isa 9:13; Jer 2:30; Hag 2:17
- Their persecution of saints, a cause of De 30:7; Ps 55:19; Zec 2:9; 2Th 1:6
- Impenitence is a cause of Pr 1:30,31; Eze 24:13; Am 4:6-12; Zec 7:11,12; Re 2:21,22
- Sometimes humble them 1Ki 21:27
- Frequently harden Ne 9:28,29; Jer 5:3
- Produce slavish fear Job 15:24; Ps 73:19; Jer 49:3,5
- Saints should not be alarmed at Pr 3:25,26
- Exemplified . Pharaoh and the Egyptians Ex 9:14,15; 14:24,25
. Ahaziah 2Ki 1:1-4
. Gehazi 2Ki 5:27
. Jehoram 2Ch 21:12-19
. Uzziah 2Ch 26:19-21
. Ahaz, &c 2Ch 28:5-8,22
- The cultivation of the earth Ge 3:23
- The occupation of man before the fall Ge 2:15
- Rendered laborious by the curse on the earth Ge 3:17-19
- Man doomed to labour in, after the fall Ge 3:23
- Contributes to the support of all Ec 5:9
- The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of Jer 5:24; Ho 2:8
- REQUIRES . Wisdom Isa 28:26
. Diligence Pr 27:23-27; Ec 11:6
. Toil 2Ti 2:6
. Patience in waiting Jas 5:7
- Diligence in, abundantly recompensed Pr 12:11; 13:23; 28:19; Heb 6:7
- PERSONS ENGAGED IN, CALLED . Tillers of the ground Ge 4:2
. Husbandmen 2Ch 26:10
- Peace favourable to Isa 2:4; Jer 31:24
- War destructive to Jer 50:16; 51:23
- Patriarchs engaged in Ge 4:2; 9:20
- The labour of, supposed to be lessened by Noah Ge 5:29; 9:20
- The Jews loved and followed Jud 6:11; 1Ki 19:19; 2Ch 26:10
- Soil of Canaan suited to Ge 13:10; De 8:7-9
- Climate of Canaan favourable to De 11:10,11
- WAS PROMOTED AMONGST THE JEWS BY . Allotments to each family Nu 36:7-9
. The rights of redemption Le 25:23-28
. Separation from other nations Ex 33:16
. The prohibition against usury Ex 22:25
. The promises of God's blessings on Le 26:4; De 7:13; 11:14,15
- ENACTMENTS TO PROTECT . Not to covet the fields of another De 5:21
. Not to move landmarks De 19:14; Pr 22:28
. Not to cut down crops of another De 23:25
. Against the trespass of cattle Ex 22:5
. Against injuring the produce of Ex 22:5
- Often performed by hirelings 1Ch 27:26; 2Ch 26:10; Mt 20:8; Lu 17:7
- Not to be engaged in during the Sabbatical year Ex 23:10,11
- Produce of, given as rent for land Mt 21:33,34
- Produce of, often blasted because of sin Isa 5:10; 7:23; Jer 12:13; Joe 1:10,11
- Grief occasioned by the failure of the fruits of Joe 1:11; Am 5:16,17
- Produce of, exported 1Ki 5:11; Eze 27:17
- OPERATIONS IN . Hedging Isa 5:2,5; Ho 2:6
. Ploughing Job 1:14
. Digging Isa 5:6; Lu 13:8; 16:3
. Manuring Isa 25:10; Lu 14:34,35
. Harrowing Job 39:10; Isa 28:24
. Gathering out the stones Isa 5:2
. Sowing Ec 11:4; Isa 32:20; Mt 13:3
. Planting Pr 31:16; Isa 44:14; Jer 31:5
. Watering De 11:10; 1Co 3:6-8
. Weeding Mt 13:28
. Grafting Ro 11:17-19,24
. Pruning Le 25:3; Isa 5:6; Joh 15:2
. Reaping Isa 17:5
. Stacking Ex 22:6
. Storing in barns Mt 6:26; 13:30
- BEASTS USED IN . The ox De 25:4
. The ass De 22:10
. The horse Isa 28:28
- IMPLEMENTS OF . The plough 1Sa 13:20
. The harrow 2Sa 12:31
. The mattock 1Sa 13:20; Isa 7:25
. The pruning-hook Isa 18:5; Joe 3:10
. The fork 1Sa 13:21
. The axe 1Sa 13:20
. The teethed threshing instrument Isa 41:15
. The flail, &c Isa 28:27
. The cart 1Sa 6:7; Isa 28:27,28
. The shovel Isa 30:24
. The sieve Am 9:9
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF . Culture of the Church 1Co 3:9
. Culture of the heart Jer 4:3; Ho 10:12
- Forbidden Ex 23:32; 34:12; De 7:2,3; 13:6,8; Jos 23:6,7; Jud 2:2; Ezr 9:12; Pr 1:10,15; 2Co 6:14-17; Eph 5:11
- Lead to idolatry Ex 34:15,16; Nu 25:1-8; De 7:4; Jud 3:5-7; Re 2:20
- Have led to murder and human sacrifice Ps 106:37,38
- Provoke the anger of God De 7:4; 31:16,17; 2Ch 19:2; Ezr 9:13,14; Ps 106:29,40; Isa 2:6
- Provoke God to leave mean to reap the fruits of them Jos 23:12,13; Jud 2:1-3
- Are ensnaring Ex 23:33; Nu 25:18; De 12:30; 13:6; Ps 106:36
- Are degrading Isa 1:23
- Are ruinous to spiritual interest Pr 29:24; Heb 12:14,15; 2Pe 3:17
- Are ruinous to moral character 1Co 15:33
- Are a proof of folly Pr 12:11
- Children who enter into, bring shame upon their parents Pr 28:7
- Evil consequences of Pr 28:19; Jer 51:7
- The wicked are prone to Ps 50:18; Jer 2:25
- The wicked tempt saints to Ne 6:2-4
- Sin of, to be confessed, deeply repented of, and forsaken Ezr 10:1-44
- Involve saints in their guiltiness 2Jo 1:9-11; Re 18:4
- Involve saints in their punishment Nu 16:26; Jer 51:6; Re 18:4
- Unbecoming in those called saints 2Ch 19:2; 2Co 6:14-16; Php 2:15
- Exhortations to shun all inducements to Pr 1:10-15; 4:14,15; 2Pe 3:17
- Exhortations to hate and avoid Pr 14:7; Ro 16:17; 1Co 5:9-11; Eph 5:6,7; 1Ti 6:5; 2Ti 3:5
- A call to come out from Nu 16:26; Ezr 10:11; Jer 51:6,45; 2Co 6:17; 2Th 3:6; Re 18:4
- Means of preservation from Pr 2:10-20; 19:27
- Blessedness of avoiding Ps 1:1
- Blessedness of forsaking Ezr 9:12; Pr 9:6; 2Co 6:17,18
- Saints grieve to meet with, in their intercourse with the world Ps 57:4; 120:5,6; 2Pe 2:7,8
- Saints grieve to witness in their brethren Ge 26:35; Ezr 9:3; 10:6
- Saints hate and avoid Ps 26:4,5; 31:6; 101:7; Re 2:2
- Saints deprecate Ge 49:6; Ps 6:8; 15:4; 101:4,7; 119:115; 139:19
- Saints are separate from Ex 33:16; Ezr 6:21
- Saints should be circumspect when unintentionally thrown into Mt 10:16; Col 4:5; 1Pe 2:12
- Pious parents prohibit, to their children Ge 28:1
- Persons in authority should denounce Ezr 10:9-11; Ne 13:23-27
- Punishment of Nu 33:56; De 7:4; Jos 23:13; Jud 2:3; 3:5-8; Ezr 9:7,14; Re 2:16, Ps 106:41,42;22,23
- Exemplified . Solomon 1Ki 11:1-8
. Jehoshaphat 2Ch 18:3; 19:2; 20:35-37
. Jehoram 2Ch 21:6
. Ahaziah 2Ch 22:3-5
. Israel Eze 44:7
. Judas Iscariot Mt 26:14-16
- Examples of avoiding . Man of God 1Ki 13:7-10
. Nehemiah, &c Ne 6:2-4; 10:29-31
. David Ps 101:4-7; 119:115
. Jeremiah Jer 15:17
. Joseph of Arimathaea Lu 23:51
. Church of Ephesus Re 2:6
- Examples of forsaking . Israelites Nu 16:27; 10:3,4, Ezr 6:21,22;16,17
. Sons of the Priests Ezr 10:18,19
- Examples of the judgments of God against . Korah, &c Nu 16:32
. Judas Iscariot Ac 1:18
- Designed for sacrifice Ex 20:24
- To be made of earth, or unhewn stone Ex 20:24,25; De 27:5,6
- Of brick, hateful to God Isa 65:3
- Natural rocks sometimes used as Jud 6:19-21; 13:19,20
- Were not to have steps up to them Ex 20:26
- For idolatrous worship, often erected on roofs of houses 2Ki 23:12; Jer 19:13; 32:29
- Idolaters planted groves near Jud 6:30; 1Ki 16:32,33; 2Ki 21:3
- The Jews not to plant groves near De 16:21
- For idolatrous worship, to be destroyed Ex 34:13; De 7:5
- Probable origin of inscriptions on De 27:8
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE . Of Noah Ge 8:20
. Of Abraham Ge 12:7,8; 13:18; 22:9
. Of Isaac Ge 26:25
. Of the temple of Solomon 2Ch 4:1,19
. Of the second temple Ezr 3:2,3
. Of Reubenites, &c east of Jordan Jos 22:10
. Of the people of Israel Jud 21:4
. Of Samuel 1Sa 7:17
. Of Jeroboam at Bethel 1Ki 12:33
. Of Ahaz 2Ki 16:10-12
. Of the Athenians Ac 17:23
. For burnt-offering Ex 27:1-8
. For incense Ex 30:1-6
- Protection afforded by 1Ki 1:50,51
- Afforded no protection to murderers Ex 21:14; 1Ki 2:18-34
- Dimensions, &c of Ex 27:1; 38:1
- Horns on the corners of Ex 27:2; 38:2
- Covered with brass Ex 27:2
- All its vessels of brass Ex 27:3; 38:3
- A net-working grate of brass placed in Ex 27:4,5; 38:4
- Furnished with rings and staves Ex 27:6,7; 38:5-7
- Made after a divine pattern Ex 27:8
- CALLED . The brazen altar Ex 39:39; 1Ki 8:64
. The altar of God Ps 43:4
. The altar of the Lord Mal 2:13
- Placed in the court before the door of the tabernacle Ex 40:6,29
- Sanctified by God Ex 29:44
- Anointed and sanctified with holy oil Ex 40:10; Le 8:10,11
- Cleansed and purified with blood Ex 29:36,37
- Was most holy Ex 40:10
- Sanctified whatever touched it Ex 29:37
- All sacrifices to be offered on Ex 29:38-42; Isa 56:7
- All gifts to be presented at Mt 5:23,24
- Nothing polluted or defective to be offered on Le 22:22; Mal 1:7,8
- Offering at the dedication of Nu 7:1-89
- THE FIRE UPON . Came from before the Lord Le 9:24
. Was continually burning Le 6:13
. Consumed the sacrifices Le 1:8,9
- Sacrifices bound to the horns of Ps 118:27
- The blood of sacrifices put on the horns and poured at the foot of Le 4:7, Ex 29:12; 18,25; 8:15
- THE PRIESTS . Alone to serve Nu 18:3,7
. Derived support from 1Co 9:13
- Ahaz removed and profaned 2Ki 16:10-16
- The Jews condemned for swearing lightly by Mt 23:18,19
- A type of Christ Heb 13:10