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

Day

• The light first called Gen. 1:5
• Natural, from evening to evening Gen. 1:5; Lev. 23:32
• Artificial, the time of the sun's continuance above the horizon Gen. 31:39, 40; Neh. 4:21, 22
• Prophetical, a year Ezek. 4:6; Dan. 12:12
• Artificial, divided into
  • Break of Gen. 32:24, 26; Song 2:17
  • Morning Ex. 29:39; 2 Sam. 23:4
  • Noon Gen. 43:16; Ps. 55:17
  • Decline of Judg. 19:8, 9; Lk. 9:12, 24:29
  • Evening Gen. 8:11; Ps. 104:23; Jer. 6:4
• Sometimes divided into four parts Neh. 9:3
• Later subdivided into twelve hours Mt. 20:3, 5, 6; Jn. 11:9
• Time of, ascertained by the dial 2 Ki. 20:11
• Succession of, secured by covenant Gen. 8:22
• Made for the glory of God Ps. 74:16
• Proclaims the glory of God Ps. 19:2
• Under the control of God Amos 5:8, 8:9
• A Time of judgment called a day of
  • Anger Lam. 2:21
  • Wrath Job 20:28; Zeph. 1:15, 18; Rom. 2:5
  • Visitation Mic. 7:4
  • Destruction Job 21:30
  • Darkness Joel 2:2; Zeph. 1:15
  • Trouble Ps. 102:2
  • Calamity Dt. 32:35; Jer. 18:17
  • Adversity Pr. 24:10
  • Vengeance Pr. 6:34; Isa. 61:2
  • Slaughter Isa. 30:25; Jer. 12:3
  • Evil Jer. 17:17; Amos 6:3; Eph. 6:13
  • The Lord Isa. 2:12, 13:6; Zeph. 1:14
• A Time of mercy called a day of
  • Salvation 2 Cor. 6:2
  • Redemption Eph. 4:30
  • Visitation Jer. 27:22; 1 Pet. 2:12
  • God's power Ps. 110:3
• A Time of festivity called A
  • Good day Esther 8:17, 9:19
  • Day of good tidings 2 Ki. 7:9
  • Day which the Lord has made Ps. 118:24
  • Solemn day Num. 10:10; Hos. 9:5
  • Day of gladness Num. 10:10
• The time for labor Ps. 104:23; Jn. 9:4
• Wild beasts hide during Ps. 104:22
• Illustrative of
  • Time of judgment 1 Cor. 3:13, 4:3
  • Spiritual light 1 Th. 5:5, 8; 2 Pet. 1:19
  • The path of the just Pr. 4:18