New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Commerce

• The barter of one commodity for another 1 Ki. 5:8, 11
• The exchange of commodities for money 1 Ki. 10:28, 29
• Called
  • Trade Gen. 34:10; Mt. 25:16
  • Traffic Gen. 42:34; Ezek. 17:4
  • Buying and selling Jas. 4:13
• Articles of, called
  • Merchandise Ezek. 26:12; Mt. 22:5
  • Wares Jer. 10:17; Ezek. 27:16; Jonah 1:5
• Persons engaged in, called
  • Merchants Gen. 37:28; Pr. 31:24
  • Chapmen 2 Chr. 9:14
  • Traffickers Isa. 23:8
  • Sellers and buyers Isa. 24:2
• Carried on in fairs, &c Ezek. 27:12, 19; Mt. 11:16
• Inland, by caravans Job 6:19; Isa. 21:13
• Maritime, by ships 2 Chr. 8:18, 9:21
• Persons of distinction engaged in Isa. 23:8
• Increased the wealth of nations and individuals 2 Chr. 9:20-22; Pr. 31:14-18; Ezek. 28:4, 5
• Carried on by
  • Ishmaelites Gen. 37:25
  • Egyptians Gen. 42:2-34
  • Ethiopians Isa. 45:14
  • Ninevites Nah. 3:16
  • Syrians Ezek. 27:16, 18
  • People of Tarshish Ezek. 27:25
  • People of Tyre Ezek. 28:5, 13, 16
  • Jews Ezek. 27:17
• Of the Jews
  • Under strict laws Lev. 19:36, 37, 25:14, 17
  • Commenced after their settlement in Canaan Gen. 49:13; Judg. 5:17
  • Greatly extended by Solomon 1 Ki. 9:26, 27; 2 Chr. 9:21
  • Checked in Jehoshaphat's time 1 Ki. 22:48, 49
• Success in, led to pride, &c Ezek. 28:2, 16-18
• Evil practices connected with Pr. 20:14; Ezek. 22:13; Hos. 12:7
• Denunciations connected with abuses of Isa. 23:11; Ezek. 7:12, 13, 27:32-36, 28:16-18
• Articles of
  • Blue cloth Ezek. 27:24
  • Brass Ezek. 27:13
  • Corn 1 Ki. 5:11; Ezek. 27:17
  • Cattle Ezek. 27:21
  • Chests of rich apparel Ezek. 27:24
  • Chariots 1 Ki. 10:29
  • Clothes for chariots Ezek. 27:20
  • Embroidery Ezek. 27:16, 24
  • Gold 2 Chr. 8:18
  • Honey Ezek. 27:17
  • Horses 1 Ki. 10:29; Ezek. 27:14
  • Ivory 2 Chr. 9:21; Ezek. 27:15
  • Iron and steel Ezek. 27:12, 19
  • Land Gen. 23:13-16; Ruth 4:3
  • Lead Ezek. 27:12
  • Linen 1 Ki. 10:28
  • Oil 1 Ki. 5:11; Ezek. 27:17
  • Perfumes Song 3:6
  • Precious stones Ezek. 27:16, 22, 28:13, 16
  • Purple Ezek. 27:16
  • Slaves Gen. 37:28, 36; Dt. 24:7
  • Silver 2 Chr. 9:21
  • Timber 1 Ki. 5:6, 8
  • Tin Ezek. 27:12
  • White wool Ezek. 27:18
  • Wine 2 Chr. 2:15; Ezek. 27:18
• Illustrative of intercourse with the apostasy Rev. 18:3-19