Torrey's Topical Textbook

"Hell" to "Highways"

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Hell

- The place of disembodied spirits Ac 2:31

. Which Christ visited Lu 23:43; Ac 2:31; 1Pe 3:19

. Contains, a place of rest, Abraham's bosom Lu 16:23

. Paradise Lu 23:43

. And a place of torment Lu 16:23

- The place of future punishment

. Destruction from the presence of God 2Th 1:9

- DESCRIBED AS . Everlasting punishment Mt 25:46

. Everlasting fire Mt 25:41

. Everlasting burnings Isa 33:14

. A furnace of fire Mt 13:42,50

. A lake of fire Re 20:15

. Fire and brimstone Re 14:10

. Unquenchable fire Mt 3:12

. Devouring fire Isa 33:14

- Prepared for the devil, &c Mt 25:41

- Devils are confined in, until the judgment day 2Pe 2:4; Jude 1:6

- Punishment of, is eternal Isa 33:14; Re 20:10

- The wicked shall be turned into Ps 9:17

- Human power cannot preserve from Eze 32:27

- The body suffers in Mt 5:29; 10:28

- The soul suffers in Mt 10:28

- The wise avoid Pr 15:24

- Endeavour to keep others from Pr 23:14; Jude 1:23

- The society of the wicked leads to Pr 5:5; 9:18

- The beast, false prophets, and the devil shall be cast into Re 19:20; 20:10

- The powers of, cannot prevail against the Church Mt 16:18

- Illustrated Isa 30:33

Herbs, &c

- Called the green herbs 2Ki 19:26

- GOD . Created Ge 1:11,12; 2:5

. Causes to grow Job 38:27; Ps 104:14

- Each kind of, contains its own seed Ge 1:11,12

- Given as food to man Ge 1:28,29; 9:3

- FOUND IN . The fields Jer 12:4

. The mountains Pr 27:25

. The marshes Job 8:11

. The deserts Job 24:5; Jer 17:6

- Cultivated in gardens De 11:10; 1Ki 21:2

- Cultivated for food Pr 15:17; Heb 6:7

- Require rain dew De 32:2; Job 38:26,27

- Mode of watering, alluded to De 11:10

- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE . Aloe So 4:14

. Anise Mt 23:23

. Barley Ex 9:31; 2Sa 14:30

. Beans 2Sa 17:28

. Bulrushes Ex 2:3; Isa 58:5

. Calamus So 4:14

. Cummin Isa 28:27; Mt 23:23

. Cucumber Nu 11:5; Isa 1:8

. Fitches Isa 28:25,27

. Flag Ex 2:3; Job 8:11

. Flax Ex 9:31

. Garlic Nu 11:5

. Gourds 2Ki 4:39

. Grass Nu 22:4

. Heath Jer 17:6; 48:6

. Hyssop Ex 12:22; 1Ki 4:33

. Leeks Nu 11:5

. Lentiles Ge 25:34

. Mandrakes Ge 30:14; So 7:13

. Mallows Job 30:4

. Millet Eze 4:9

. Melon Nu 11:5

. Mint Mt 23:23

. Myrrh So 4:14

. Onions Nu 11:5

. Reeds Job 40:21; Isa 19:6

. Rushes Job 8:11

. Rye Ex 9:32

. Saffron So 4:14

. Spikenard So 4:14

. Tares or Darnel Mt 13:30

. Wheat Ex 9:32; Jer 12:13

- Bitter, used at passover Ex 12:8; Nu 9:11

- Poisonous, not fit for man's use 2Ki 4:39,40

- DESTROYED BY . Hail and lightning Ex 9:22-25

. Locusts, &c Ex 10:12,15; Ps 105:34,35

. Drought Isa 42:15

. Tithable among the Jews Lu 11:42

- Were sometimes used instead of animal food by weak saints Ro 14:2

- ILLUSTRATIVE . Of the wicked 2Ki 19:26; Ps 37:2

. (Dew on,) of grace given to saints Isa 18:4

High Places

- Used for idolatrous worship 1Ki 11:7,8

- God sometimes worshipped on 1Sa 9:12; 1Ki 3:2,4; 2Ch 33:17

- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE . Gibeon 1Ki 3:4

. Arnon Nu 21:28

. Baal Nu 22:41

. Tophet Jer 7:31

. Bamah Eze 20:29

. Aven Ho 10:8

- Adorned with tapestry Eze 16:16

- Surrounded with groves 1Ki 14:23

- BUILT BY . Solomon 1Ki 11:7

. Jeroboam 1Ki 12:31

. Jehoram 2Ch 21:11

. Ahaz 2Ch 28:25

. Manasseh 2Ki 21:3; 2Ch 33:3

. People of Judah 1Ki 14:23

. People of Israel 2Ki 17:9

- Priests ordained for 1Ki 12:32; 13:33

- Sacrifices and incense offered to idols upon 2Ki 12:3; 16:4

- Enchantments used upon Nu 23:3; 24:1

- Of the Canaanites to be destroyed Nu 33:52

- THE JEWS . Built, in their cities 2Ki 17:9

. Built, in all their streets Eze 16:24,31

. Condemned for building Eze 16:23-35

. Provoked God with 1Ki 14:22,23; Ps 78:58

. Threatened with destruction of Le 26:30

. Punished for 2Ki 17:11,18

- DESTROYED . Asa, partially 2Ch 14:3,5; 15:17

. Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:6

. Hezekiah 2Ki 18:4; 2Ch 31:1

. Josiah 2Ki 23:8; 2Ch 34:3

- NOT REMOVED . Jehoash 2Ki 12:3

. Amaziah 2Ki 14:4

. Azariah 2Ki 15:4

. Jotham 2Ki 15:35

High Priest, The

- Specially called of God Ex 28:1,2; Heb 5:4

- Consecrated to his office Ex 40:13; Le 8:12

- WAS CALLED . The priest Ex 29:30; Ne 7:65

. God's high priest Ac 23:4

. Ruler of the people Ex 22:28; Ac 23:5

- The office of, hereditary Ex 29:29

- Next in rank to the king La 2:6

- Often exercised chief civil power 1Sa 4:18

- DUTIES OF . Offering gifts and sacrifices Heb 5:1

. Lighting the sacred lamps Ex 30:8; Nu 8:3

. Making atonement in the most holy place once a year Le 16:1-34; Heb 9:7

. Bearing before the Lord the names of Israel for a memorial Ex 28:12,29

. Enquiring of God by Urim and Thummim 1Sa 23:9-12; 30:7,8

. Consecrating the Levites Nu 9:11-21

. Appointing priests to offices 1Sa 2:36

. Taking charge of money collected in the sacred treasury 2Ki 12:10; 22:4

. Presiding in the superior court Mt 26:3,57-62; Ac 5:21-28; 23:1-5

. Taking the census of the people Nu 1:3

. Blessing the people Le 9:22,23

- Sometimes enabled to prophesy Joh 11:49-52

- Assisted by a deputy 2Sa 15:24; Lu 3:2

- THE DEPUTY OF . Called the second priest 2Ki 25:18

. Had oversight of the tabernacle Nu 4:16

. Had oversight of the Levites Nu 3:32

- To marry a virgin of Aaron's family Le 21:13,14

- Forbidden to mourn for any Le 21:1-12

- To be tender and compassionate Heb 5:2

- Needed to sacrifice for himself Heb 5:1-3

- SPECIAL GARMENTS OF . Ephod with its curious girdle Ex 28:6,7

. Girdle Ex 28:4,39

. Broidered coat Ex 28:4,39

. Robe of the ephod Ex 28:31-35

. Breastplate Ex 28:15-29

. Linen mitre Ex 28:4,39

. Plate or crown of gold, &c Ex 28:36-38

- Made by divine wisdom given to Bezaleel, &c Ex 28:3; 36:1; 39:1

- Were for beauty and ornament Ex 28:2

- Worn at his consecration Le 8:7,9

. Worn seven days after consecration Ex 29:30

. Descended to his successors Ex 29:29

- Wore the ordinary priest's garments when making atonement in the holy place Le 16:4

- Office of, promised to the posterity of Phinehas for his zeal Nu 25:12,13

- Family of Eli degraded from office of, for bad conduct 1Sa 2:27-36

- Sometimes deposed by the kings 1Ki 2:27

- Office of, made annual by the Romans Joh 11:49-51; Ac 4:6

- TYPIFIED CHRIST IN . Being called of God Heb 5:4,5

. His title Heb 3:1

. His appointment Isa 61:1; Joh 1:32-34

. Making atonement Le 16:33; Heb 2:17

. Splendid dress Ex 28:2; Joh 1:14

. Being liable to temptation Heb 2:18

. Compassion and sympathy for the weak and ignorant Heb 4:15; 5:1,2

. Marrying a virgin Le 21:13,14; 2Co 11:2

. Holiness of office Le 21:15; Heb 7:26

. Performing by himself all the services on day of atonement Le 16:1-34; Heb 1:3

. Bearing the names of Israel upon his heart Ex 28:29; So 8:6

. Alone entering into most holy place Heb 9:7, 12,24; 4:14

. Interceding Nu 16:43-48; Heb 7:25

. Blessing Le 9:22,23; Ac 3:26

- INFERIOR TO CHRIST IN . Needing to make atonement for his own sins Heb 5:2,3; 7:26-28; 9:7

. Being of the order of Aaron Heb 6:20; 8:4,5,1, 7:11-17;2,6

. Being made without an oath Heb 7:20-22

. Not being able to continue Heb 7:23,24

. Offering oftentimes the same sacrifices Heb 9:25, 10:11, 26,28;12,14

. Entering into holiest every year Heb 9:7, 12,25

Highways

- Roads for public use Nu 20:19; De 2:27

- Called the king's highway Nu 20:17

- Marked out by heaps of stones Jer 31:21

- Generally broad Jud 20:32,45; Mt 7:13

- Generally straight 1Sa 6:12; Isa 40:3

- Made to all cities of refuge De 19:2,3

- Often made in deserts Isa 40:3

- INFESTED WITH . Serpents Ge 49:17

. Wild beasts 1Ki 13:24; Isa 35:9

. Robbers Jer 3:2; Lu 10:30-33

- Beggars sat by sides of Mt 20:30; Mr 10:46

- Often obstructed Jer 18:15

- All obstructions removed from, before persons of distinction Isa 40:3,4; Mt 3:3

- By-paths more secure in times of danger Jud 5:6

- Desolation of, threatened as a punishment Le 26:22; Isa 33:8

- ILLUSTRATIVE . Of Christ Joh 14:6

. Of the way of holiness Isa 35:8

. Of facilities for the restoration of the Jews Isa 11:16; 62:10

. (Made in the deserts,) of facilities for the spread of the gospel Isa 40:3; 43:19

. (Narrow,) of the way of life Mt 7:14

. (Broad,) of the way to destruction Mt 7:13