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Watchfulness
- Christ an example of
#MT 26:38,40; LU 6:12
- Commanded
#MR 13:37; RE 3:2
- Exhortations to
#1TH 5:6; 1PE 4:7
- God especially requires in ministers
#EZE 3:17; ISA 62:6; MR 13:34
- Ministers exhorted to
#AC 20:31; 2TI 4:5
- Faithful ministers exercise
#HEB 13:17
- Faithful ministers approved by
#MT 24:45,46; LU 12:41-44
- SHOULD BE
. With prayer
#LU 21:36; EPH 6:18
. With thanksgiving
#COL 4:2
. With steadfastness in the faith
#1CO 16:13
. With heedfulness
#MR 13:33
. With sobriety
#1TH 5:6; 1PE 4:7
. At all times
#PR 8:34
. In all things
#2TI 4:5
- Saints pray to be kept in a state of
#PS 141:3
- MOTIVES TO
. Expected direction from God
#HAB 2:1
. Uncertain time of the coming of Christ
#MT 24:42; 25:13; MR 13:35,36
. Incessant assaults of the devil
#1PE 5:8
. Liability to temptation
#MT 26:41
- Blessedness of
#LU 12:37; RE 16:15
- Unfaithful ministers void of
#ISA 56:10
- The wicked averse to
#1TH 5:7
- Danger of remissness in
#MT 24:48-51; 25:5,8,12; RE 3:3
- Illustrated
#LU 12:35,36
- Exemplified
. David
#PS 102:7
. Anna
#LU 2:37
. Paul
#2CO 11:27
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Watchmen
- Soldiers generally acted as
#MT 27:65,66
- Citizens sometimes acted as
#NE 7:3
- WERE STATIONED
. On watch towers
#2KI 9:17; ISA 21:5
. On the walls of cities
#ISA 62:6
. In the streets of cities
#PS 127:1
. Around the temple in Jerusalem on special occasions
#2KI 11:6
- Paraded the streets at night to preserve order
#SO 3:3; 5:7
- IN TIME OF DANGER
. Increase in number
#JER 51:12
. Vigilant night and day
#NE 4:9; ISA 21:8
. Reported the approach of all strangers
#2SA 18:24-27; 2KI 9:18-20; ISA 21:6,7,9
. Sounded an alarm at the approach of enemies
#EZE 33:2,3
- Vigilance of, vain without God's protection
#PS 127:1
- Were relieved by turns
#NE 7:3
- Danger of sleeping on their posts, referred to
#MT 28:13,14
- Neglecting to give warning punished with death
#EZE 33:6
- Often interrogated by passengers
#ISA 21:11
- ILLUSTRATIVE
. Of ministers
#ISA 5:28; 62:6; EZE 3:17; HEB 13:17
. (Blind,) of careless ministers
#ISA 56:10
. (Looking for the morning,) of anxious waiting for God
#PS 130:5,6
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Water
- One of the elements of the world
#GE 1:2
- GOD ORIGINALLY
. Created the firmament to divide
#GE 1:6,7
. Collected into one place
#GE 1:9
. Created fowls and fishes, etc. from
#GE 1:20,21
- Necessary to vegetation
#GE 2:5,6; Job 14:9; ISA 1:30
- Some plants particularly require
#Job 8:11
- Necessary to the comfort and happiness of man
#ISA 41:17; ZEC 9:11
- COLLECTED IN
. Springs
#JOS 15:19
. Pools
#1KI 22:38; NE 2:14
. Ponds
#EX 7:19; ISA 19:10
. Fountains
#1KI 18:5; 2CH 32:3
. Wells
#GE 21:19
. Brooks
#2SA 17:20; 1KI 18:5
. Streams
#PS 78:16; ISA 35:6
. Rivers
#ISA 8:7; JER 2:18
. The sea
#GE 1:9,10; ISA 11:9
. The clouds
#GE 1:7; Job 26:8,9
- Rises in vapour to the clouds
#EC 1:7; PS 104:8
- Drops from the clouds in rain
#DE 11:11; 2SA 21:10
- DESCRIBED AS
. Fluid
#PS 78:16; PR 30:4
. Unstable
#GE 49:4
. Penetrating
#PS 109:18
. Reflecting images
#PR 27:9
. Wearing the hardest substances
#Job 14:19
. Cleansing
#EZE 36:25; EPH 5:26
. Refreshing
#Job 22:7; PR 25:25
- Congealed by cold
#Job 38:29; PS 147:16,17
- WAS USED BY JEWS
. As their principal beverage
#GE 24:43; 1KI 13:19,22; 18:4; HO 2:5
. For culinary purposes
#EX 12:9
. For washing the person
#GE 18:4; 24:32
. For legal purification
#EX 29:4; HEB 9:10,19
- Kept for purification in large waterpots
#JOH 2:6
- Carried in vessels
#GE 21:14; 1SA 26:11; MR 14:13
- Artificial mode of conveying, into large cities
#2KI 20:20
- Frequently brackish and unfit for use
#EX 15:23; 2KI 2:19
- The want of, considered a great calamity
#EX 17:1-3; NU 20:2; 2KI 3:9,10; ISA 3:1
- In times of scarcity, sold at an enormous price
#LA 5:4
- MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
. Turned into blood
#EX 7:17,20
. Turned into wine
#JOH 2:7-9
. Brought from the rock
#EX 17:6; NU 20:11
. Brought from the jaw-bone of an ass
#JUD 15:19
. Consumed by fire from heaven
#1KI 18:38
. Divided and made to stand on heap
#EX 14:21,22; JOS 3:16
. Trenches filled with
#2KI 3:17-22
. Iron made to swim in
#2KI 6:5,6
. Our Lord, etc. walking on
#MT 14:26-29
. Healing powers communicated to
#2KI 5:14; JOH 5:4; 9:7
- The world and its inhabitants once destroyed by
#GE 7:20-23; 2PE 3:6
- The world not to be again destroyed by
#GE 9:8-15; 2PE 3:7
- ILLUSTRATIVE
. Of the support of God
#ISA 8:6
. Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit
#ISA 41:17,18; 44:3; EZE 36:25; JOH 7:38,39
. Of persecutors
#PS 124:4,5
. Of persecutions
#PS 88:17
. Of hostile armies
#ISA 8:7; 17:13
. (Still,) of the ordinances of the gospel
#PS 23:2
. (Deep,) of severe affliction
#PS 66:12; 69:1; ISA 30:20; 43:2
. (Deep,) of counsel in the heart
#PR 20:5
. (Deep,) of the words of the wise
#PR 18:4
. (Poured out,) of the wrath of God
#HO 5:10
. (Poured out,) of faintness by terror
#PS 22:14
. (Pouring, out of buckets,) of a numerous progeny
#NU 24:7
. (Spilled on the ground,) of death
#2SA 14:14
. (Its instability,) of a wavering disposition
#GE 49:4
. (Its weakness,) of faintness and cowardice
#JOS 7:5; EZE 7:17
. (Difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention
#PR 17:14
. (Rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked
#Job 24:18; PS 58:7
. (Many,) of different nations and people
#RE 17:1,15; JER 51:13
. (Many,) of a variety of afflictions
#2SA 22:17
. (Noise of many,) of the word of Christ
#RE 1:15
. (Covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the
knowledge of God
#ISA 11:9; HAB 2:14
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Wave-offering
- Placed in the hand of the priest and waved before the Lord
#EX 29:24; LE 8:27
- CONSISTED OF
. The fat, right shoulder, etc. of the priest's consecration
ram
#EX 29:22,23; LE 8:25,26
. The breast of the priest's consecration ram
#EX 29:26; LE 8:29
. The breast of all peace offerings
#LE 7:30; 9:18,21; 6:17,20
. Left shoulder, of Nazarite's peace offering
#NU 6:17,19
. The first fruits of barely harvest
#LE 23:10,11
. The first fruits of wheaten bread
#LE 23:20
. The Jealousy offering
#NU 5:25
. The leper's trespass offering
#LE 14:12,24
- Of the fat, etc. of the consecration ram burnt on the altar
#EX 29:25; LE 8:28
- Was given to the priest as his due
#EX 29:26-28; LE 7:31,34; 8:29; 10:15; 23:20; NU 18:11
- Was to be eaten in a holy place by the priest's family
#LE 10:14
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Weeks
- A period of time consisting of seven days
#LE 23:15,16; LU 18:12
- A space of seven years sometimes so called
#GE 29:27,28; DA 9:24,25,27
- Origin of computing time by
#GE 2:2
- The feast of pentecost called the feast of weeks
#EX 34:22; AC 2:1
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Weights
- Generally regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
#EX 30:24
- Sometimes regulated by the king's standard
#2SA 14:26
- Were frequently used in scales or balances
#Job 31:6; ISA 40:12
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
. Gerah
#EX 30:13; EZE 45:12
. Bekah or half shekel
#GE 24:22
. Shekel
#EX 30:13; EZE 45:12
. Dram
#NE 7:70,71
. Maneh or pound
#NE 7:71; EZE 45:12
. Talent
#2SA 12:30; RE 16:21
- Value of money estimated according to
#GE 23:16; 43:21; JER 32:9
- All metals were given by
#EX 37:24; 1CH 28:14
- Provisions were sold by, in times of scarcity
#LE 26:26; EZE 4:10,16
- THE JEWS
. Forbidden to have various
#DE 25:13,14
. Forbidden to have unjust
#LE 19:35,36
. Frequently used unjust
#MIC 6:11
- ILLUSTRATIVE
. Of sins
#HEB 12:1
. Of the restraints put on the elements
#Job 28:25
. (Heavy,) of the exceeding glory reserved for saints
#2CO 4:17
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Wells
- First mention of
#GE 16:14
- FREQUENTLY MADE
. Near encampments
#GE 21:30; 26:18
. Outside cities
#GE 24:11; JOH 4:6,8
. In the courts of houses
#2SA 17:18
. In the desert
#2CH 26:10
- Supplied by springs
#PR 16:22
- Supplied by the rain
#PS 84:6
- Surrounded by trees
#GE 49:22; EX 15:27
- Names often given to
#GE 16:14; 21:31
- Canaan abounded with
#DE 6:11
- Many supplied from Lebanon
#SO 4:15
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
. Beerlahairoi
#GE 16:14
. Bethlehem
#2SA 23:15; 1CH 11:17,18
. Beer (east of Jordan)
#NU 21:16-18
. Beer-sheba
#GE 21:30,31
. Elim
#EX 15:27
. Esek
#GE 26:20
. Hagar
#GE 21:19
. Haran
#GE 29:3,4
. Jacob
#JOH 4:6
. Rehoboth
#GE 26:22
. Sitnah
#GE 26:21
- Often deep and difficult to draw from
#JOH 4:11
- Often covered to prevent their being filled with sand
#GE 29:2,3
- Had troughs placed near for watering cattle
#GE 24:19,20; EX 2:16
- FREQUENTED BY
. Women who came to draw water
#GE 24:13,14; JOH 4:7
. Travellers
#GE 24:11,13,42; JOH 4:6
- Strangers not to draw from, without permission
#NU 20:17
- Water of, frequently sold
#NU 20:19
- Were a frequent cause of strife
#GE 21:25; 26:21,22; EX 2:16,17
- Were often stopped up by enemies
#GE 26:15,18; 2KI 3:19,25
- Often afforded no water
#JER 14:3; ZEC 9:11
- ILLUSTRATIVE
. Of the ordinances of the Church
#ISA 12:3
. Of the Holy Spirit in saints
#SO 4:15; JOH 4:14
. Of the mouth of the righteous
#PR 10:11
. Of wisdom and understanding in man
#PR 16:22; 18:4
. (A fruitful bough by,) of Joseph's numerous posterity
#GE 49:22
. (Drinking from one's own,) of enjoyment of domestic
happiness
#PR 5:15
. (Without water,) of hypocrites
#2PE 2:17
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Whirlwind
- Generally came from the south
#Job 37:9; ISA 21:1; ZEC 9:14
- Sometimes came from the north
#EZE 1:4
- Called the whirlwind of God
#JER 23:19; 30:23
- Arose up from the earth
#JER 25:32
- MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
. Elijah taken to heaven in
#2KI 2:1,11
. God spoke to Job from
#Job 38:1; 40:6
- Frequently continued for a long time
#JER 30:23
- Destructive nature of
#PR 1:27
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE
. Speed with which God executes his purposes
#NA 1:3
. Velocity of Christ's second coming
#ISA 66:15
. Velocity of the chariots in hostile armies
#ISA 5:28; JER 4:13
. Fury of God's judgments
#JER 25:32; 30:23
. Sudden destruction of the wicked
#PS 58:9; PR 1:27; ISA 17:13; 40:24; 41:16; JER 30:23
. Unavoidable fruit of a life of sin and vanity
#HO 8:7
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Wicked, The, are compared to
- Abominable branches
#ISA 14:19
- Ashes under the feet
#MAL 4:3
- Bad fishes
#MT 13:48
- Beasts
#PS 49:12; 2PE 2:12
- Blind, The
#ZEP 1:17; MT 15:14
- Brass and iron
#JER 6:28; EZE 22:18
- Briars and thorns
#ISA 55:13; EZE 2:6
- Bulls of Bashan
#PS 22:12
- Carcasses trodden under feet
#ISA 14:19
- Chaff
#Job 21:18; PS 1:4; MT 3:12
- Clouds without water
#Jude 1:12
- Corn blasted
#2KI 19:26
- Corrupt trees
#LU 6:43
- Deaf adders
#PS 58:4
- Dogs
#PR 26:11; MT 7:6; 2PE 2:22
- Dross
#PS 119:119; EZE 22:18,19
- Early dew that passes away
#HO 13:3
- Evil figs
#JER 24:8
- Fading oaks
#ISA 1:30
- Fiery oven
#PS 21:9; HO 7:4
- Fire of thorns
#PS 118:12
- Fools building upon sand
#MT 7:26
- Fuel of fire
#ISA 9:19
- Garden without water
#ISA 1:30
- Goats
#MT 25:32
- Grass
#PS 37:2; 92:7
- Grass on the housetop
#2KI 19:26
- Green bay-trees
#PS 37:35
- Green herbs
#PS 37:2
- Heath in the desert
#JER 17:6
- Horses rushing into the battle
#JER 8:6
- idols
#PS 115:8
- Lions greedy of prey
#PS 17:12
- Melting wax
#PS 68:2
- Morning-clouds
#HO 13:3
- Moth-eaten garments
#ISA 50:9; 51:8
- Passing whirlwinds
#PR 10:25
- Potsherds
#PR 26:23
- Raging waves of the sea
#Jude 1:13
- Reprobate silver
#JER 6:30
- Scorpions
#EZE 2:6
- Serpents
#PS 58:4; MT 23:33
- Smoke
#HO 13:3
- Stony ground
#MT 13:5
- Stubble
#Job 21:18; MAL 4:1
- Swine
#MT 7:6; 2PE 2:22
- Tares
#MT 13:38
- Troubled sea
#ISA 57:20
- Visions of the night
#Job 20:8
- Wandering stars
#Jude 1:13
- Wayward children
#MT 11:16
- Wells without water
#2PE 2:17
- Wheels
#PS 83:13
- Whited sepulchres
#MT 23:27
- Wild ass's colt
#Job 11:12
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