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R. A. Torrey

Torrey’s New Topical Textbook

Public-domain topical textbook (1897) · 623 entries on site

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Manna

Miraculously given to Israel for food in the wilderness — Ex 16:4 , 15 ; Ne 9:15 . Called God’s manna. — Ne 9:20 . Bread of heaven. — Ps 105:40 . Bread from heaven. — Ex 16:4 ; Joh 6:31 . Corn of heaven. — Ps 78:24 . Angel’s food. — Ps 78:25 . Spiritual meat. — 1Co 10:3 . Previously unknown — De 8:3 , 16 . Described as Like coriander seed. — Ex 16:31 ; Nu 11:7 . White. — Ex 16:31 . Like in colour to bdellium. — Nu 11:7 . Like in taste to wafers made with honey. — Ex 16:31 . Like in taste to oil. — Nu 11:18 . Like hoar frost. — Ex 16:14 . Fell after the evening dew — Nu 11:9 . None fell on the Sabbath day — Ex 16:26 , 27 . Gathered every morning — Ex 16:21 . An omer of, gathered for each person — Ex 16:16 . Two portions of, gathered the sixth day on account of the Sabbath — Ex 16:5 , 22-26 . He that gathered much or little had sufficient and nothing over — Ex 16:18 . Melted away by the sun — Ex 16:21 . Given When Israel murmured for bread. — Ex 16:2 , 3 . In answer to prayer. — Ps 105:40 . Through Moses. — Joh 6:31 , 32 . To exhibit God’s glory. — Ex 16:7 . As a sign of Moses’s divine mission. — Joh 6:30 , 31 . For forty years. — Ne 9:21 . As a test of obedience. — Ex 16:4 . To teach that man does not live by bread only. — De 8:3 ; Mt 4:4 . To humble and prove Israel. — De 8:16 . Kept longer than a day (except on the Sabbath) became corrupt — Ex 16:19 , 20 . The Israelites At first covetous of. — Ex 16:17 . Ground, made into cakes and baked in pans. — Nu 11:8 . Counted inferior to food of Egypt. — Nu 11:4-6 . Loathed. — Nu 21:5 . Punished for despising. — Nu 11:10-20 . Punished for loathing. — Nu 21:6 . Ceased when Israel entered Canaan — Ex 16:35 ; Jos 5:12 . Illustrative of Christ. — Joh 6:32-35 . Blessedness given to saints. — Re 2:17 . A golden pot of, laid up in the holiest for a memorial — Ex 16:32-34 ; Heb 9:4 .

Meekness

Christ set an example of — Ps 45:4 ; Isa 53:7 ; Mt 11:29 ; 21:5 ; 2Co 10:1 ; 1Pe 2:21-23 . His teaching — Mt 5:38-45 . A fruit of the Spirit — Ga 5:22 , 23 . Saints should Seek. — Zep 2:3 . Put on. — Col 3:12-13 . Receive the word of God with. — Jas 1:21 . Exhibit, in conduct, &c. — Jas 3:13 . Answer for their hope with. — 1Pe 3:15 . Show to all men. — Tit 3:2 . Restore the erring with. — Ga 6:1 . Precious in the sight of God — 1Pe 3:4 . Ministers should Follow after. — 1Ti 6:11 . Instruct opposers with. — 2Ti 2:24 , 25 . Urge, on their people. — Tit 3:1 , 2 . A characteristic of wisdom — Jas 3:17 . Necessary to a Christian walk — Eph 4:1 , 2 ; 1Co 6:7 . Those who are gifted with Are preserved. — Ps 76:9 . Are exalted. — Ps 147:6 ; Mt 23:12 . Are guided and taught. — Ps 25:9 . Are richly provided for. — Ps 22:26 . Are beautified with salvation. — Ps 149:4 . Increase their joy. — Isa 29:19 . Shall inherit the earth. — Ps 37:11 . The gospel to be preached to those who possess — Isa 61:1 . Blessedness of — Mt 5:5 . Exemplified Moses. — Nu 12:3 . David. — 1Sa 30:6 ; 2Sa 16:9-12 . Paul. — 1Co 4:12 ; 1Th 2:7 .

Mercy Seat

Moses commanded to make — Ex 25:17 . Bezaleel given wisdom to make — Ex 31:2 , 3 , 7 . Made of pure gold — Ex 25:17 ; 37:6 . The cherubim formed out of, and at each end of it — Ex 25:18-20 ; Heb 9:5 . Placed upon the ark of testimony — Ex 25:21 ; 26:34 ; 40:20 . God Appeared over in the cloud. — Le 16:2 . Dwelt over. — Ps 80:1 . Spoke from above. — Ex 25:22 ; Nu 7:89 . Covered with a cloud of incense on the day of atonement — Le 16:13 . The blood of sacrifices on the day of atonement sprinkled upon and before — Le 16:14 , 15 . Illustrative of Christ. — Ro 3:25 ; Heb 9:3 . The throne of grace. — Heb 4:16 .

Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God

Moses and Aaron Rod turned into a serpent. — Ex 4:3 ; 7:10 . Rod restored. — Ex 4:4 . Hand made leprous. — Ex 4:6 . Hand healed. — Ex 4:7 . Water turned into blood. — Ex 4:9 , 30 . River turned into blood. — Ex 7:20 . Frogs brought. — Ex 8:6 . Frogs removed. — Ex 8:13 . Lice brought. — Ex 8:17 . Flies brought. — Ex 8:21-24 . Flies removed. — Ex 8:31 . Murrain of beasts. — Ex 9:3-6 . Boils and blains brought. — Ex 9:10 , 11 . Hail brought. — Ex 9:23 . Hail removed. — Ex 9:33 . Locusts brought. — Ex 10:13 . Locust removed. — Ex 10:19 . Darkness brought. — Ex 10:22 . The first-born destroyed. — Ex 12:29 . The red-sea divided. — Ex 14:21 , 22 . Egyptians overwhelmed. — Ex 14:26-28 . Water sweetened. — Ex 15:25 . Water from rock in Horeb. — Ex 17:6 . Amalek vanquished. — Ex 17:11-13 . Destruction of Korah. — Nu 16:28-32 . Water from rock in Kadesh. — Nu 20:11 . Healing by brazen serpent. — Nu 21:8 , 9 . Joshua Waters of Jordan divided. — Jos 3:10-17 . Jordan restored to its course. — Jos 4:18 . Jericho taken. — Jos 6:6-20 . The sun and moon stayed. — Jos 10:12-14 . Gideon Midianites destroyed. — Jdj 7:16-22 . Samson A lion killed. — Jdj 14:6 . Philistines killed. — Jdj 14:19 ; 15:15 . The gates of Gaza carried away. — Jdj 16:3 . Dagon’s house pulled down. — Jdj 16:30 . Samuel Thunder and rain in harvest. — 1Sa 12:18 . The prophet of Judah Jeroboam’s hand withered. — 1Ki 13:4 . The altar rent. — 1Ki 13:5 . The withered hand restored. — 1Ki 13:6 . Elijah Drought caused. — 1Ki 17:1 ; Jas 5:17 . Meal and oil multiplied. — 1Ki 17:14-16 . A child restored to life. — 1Ki 17:22 , 23 . Sacrifice consumed by fire. — 1Ki 18:36 , 38 . Men destroyed by fire. — 2Ki 1:10-12 . Rain brought. — 1Ki 18:41-45 ; Jas 5:18 . Waters of Jordan divided. — 2Ki 2:8 . Taken to heaven. — 2Ki 2:11 . Elisha Waters of Jordan divided. — 2Ki 2:14 . Waters healed. — 2Ki 2:21 , 22 . Children torn by bears. — 2Ki 2:24 . Oil multiplied. — 2Ki 4:1-7 . Child restored to life. — 2Ki 4:32-35 . Naaman healed. — 2Ki 5:10 , 14 . Gehazi struck with leprosy. — 2Ki 5:27 . Iron caused to swim. — 2Ki 6:6 . Syrians smitten with blindness. — 2Ki 6:20 . Syrians restored to sight. — 2Ki 6:20 . A man restored to life. — 2Ki 13:21 . Isaiah Hezekiah healed. — 2Ki 20:7 . Shadow put back on the dial. — 2Ki 20:11 . The seventy disciples Various miracles. — Lu 10:9 , 17 . The apostles Many miracles. — Ac 2:43 ; 5:12 . Peter Lame man cured. — Ac 3:7 . Death of Ananias. — Ac 5:5 . Death of Sapphira. — Ac 5:10 . The sick healed. — Ac 5:15 , 16 . AEneas made whole. — Ac 9:34 . Dorcas restored to life. — Ac 9:40 . Stephen Great miracles. — Ac 6:8 . Philip Various miracles. — Ac 8:6 , 7 , 13 . Paul Elymas smitten with blindness. — Ac 13:11 . Lame man cured. — Ac 14:10 . An unclean spirit cast out. — Ac 16:18 . Special miracles. — Ac 19:11 , 12 . Eutychus restored to life. — Ac 20:10-12 . Viper’s bite made harmless. — Ac 28:5 . Father of Publius healed. — Ac 28:8 . Paul and Barnabas Various miracles. — Ac 14:3 .

Murmuring

Forbidden — 1Co 10:10 ; Php 2:14 . Against God. — Pr 19:3 . The sovereignty of God. — Ro 9:19 , 20 . The service of God. — Mal 3:14 . Christ. — Lu 5:30 ; 15:2 ; 19:7 ; Joh 6:41-43 , 52 . Ministers of God. — Ex 17:3 ; Nu 16:41 . Disciples of Christ. — Mt 7:2 ; Lu 5:30 ; 6:2 . Unreasonableness of — La 3:39 . Tempts God — Ex 17:2 . Provokes God — Nu 14:2 , 11 ; De 9:8 , 22 . Saints cease from — Isa 29:23 , 24 . Characteristic of the wicked — Jude 1 :16. Guilt of encouraging others in — Nu 13:31-33 ; 14:36 , 37 . Punishment of — Nu 11:1 ; 14:27-29 ; 16:45 , 46 ; Ps 106:25 , 26 . Illustrated — Mt 20:11 ; Lu 15:29 , 30 . Exemplified Cain. — Ge 4:13 , 14 . Moses. — Ex 5:22 , 23 . Israelites. — Ex 14:11 ; 15:24 ; 16:2 ; 17:2 , 3 ; Nu 11:1-4 ; 21:5 . Aaron, &c. — Nu 12:1 , 2 , 8 . Korah &c. — Nu 16:3 . Elijah. — 1Ki 19:4 . Job. — Job 3:1-26 . Jeremiah. — Jer 20:14-18 . Jonah. — Jon 4:8 , 9 . Disciples. — Mr 14:4 , 5 ; Joh 6:61 . Pharisees. — Lu 15:2 ; 19:7 . Jews. — Joh 6:41-43 . Grecians. — Ac 6:1 .

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