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

Fishes

• Created by God Gen. 1:20, 21; Ex. 20:11
• Made for God's glory Job 12:8, 9; Ps. 69:34
• Inhabit
  • Seas Num. 11:22; Ezek. 47:10
  • Rivers Ex. 7:18; Ezek. 29:5
  • Ponds Song 7:4; Isa. 19:10
• Number and variety of Ps. 104:25
• Different in flesh from beasts &c 1 Cor. 15:39
• Cannot live without water Isa. 50:2
• Man given dominion over Gen. 1:26, 28; Ps. 8:8
• Man permitted to eat Gen. 9:2, 3
• Used as food
  • By the Egyptians Num. 11:5
  • By the Jews Mt. 7:10
• Mode of cooking alluded to Lk. 24:42; Jn. 21:9
• The people of Tyre traded in Neh. 13:16
• Sold near the fish gate at Jerusalem 2 Chr. 33:14; Zeph. 1:10
• Distinction between clean and unclean Lev. 11:9-12; Dt. 14:9, 10
• Mentioned in scripture
  • Leviathan Job 41:1; Ps. 74:14
  • Whale Gen. 1:21; Mt. 12:40
• Solomon wrote the history of 1 Ki. 4:33
• No likeness of, to be made for worship Ex. 20:4; Dt. 4:18
• Catching of, a trade Mt. 4:18; Lk. 5:2
• Taken with
  • Nets Lk. 5:4-6; Jn. 21:6-8
  • Hooks Amos 4:2; Mt. 17:27
  • Spears Job 41:7
• Often suffered for man's sin Ex. 7:21; Ezek. 38:20
• Miracles connected with
  • Multiplying a few Mt. 14:17-21, 15:34
  • Immense draughts of Lk. 5:6, 9; Jn. 21:6, 11
  • Procuring tribute money from Mt. 17:27
  • Dressed on the shore Jn. 21:9
• Illustrative
  • Of the whole population of Egypt Ezek. 29:4, 5
  • Of the visible church Mt. 13:48
  • Of men ignorant of future events Eccl. 9:12
  • Of those ensnared by the wicked Hab. 1:14
  • (Good,) of saints Mt. 13:48, 49
  • (Bad,) of mere professors Mt. 13:48, 49