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

Forsaking God

• Idolaters guilty of 1 Sam. 8:8; 1 Ki. 11:33
• The wicked guilty of Dt. 28:20
• Backsliders guilty of Jer. 15:6
• Is forsaking
  • His house 2 Chr. 29:6
  • His covenant Dt. 29:25; 1 Ki. 19:10; Jer. 22:9; Dan. 11:30
  • His commandments Ezra 9:10
  • The right way 2 Pet. 2:15
• Trusting in man is Jer. 17:5
• Leads men to follow their own devices Jer. 2:13
• Prosperity tempts to Dt. 31:20, 32:15
• Wickedness of Jer. 2:13, 5:7
• Unreasonableness and ingratitude of Jer. 2:5, 6
• Brings confusion Jer. 17:13
• Followed by remorse Ezek. 6:9
• Brings down his wrath Ezra 8:22
• Provokes God to forsake men Judg. 10:13; 2 Chr. 15:2, 24:20, 24
• Resolve against Josh. 24:16; Neh. 10:29-39
• Curse pronounced upon Jer. 17:5
• Sin of, to be confessed Ezra 9:10
• Warnings against Josh. 24:20; 1 Chr. 28:9
• Punishment of Dt. 28:20; 2 Ki. 22:16, 17; Isa. 1:28; Jer. 1:16, 5:19
• Exemplified
  • Children of Israel 1 Sam. 12:10
  • Saul 1 Sam. 15:11
  • Ahab 1 Ki. 18:18
  • Amon 2 Ki. 21:22
  • Kingdom of Judah 2 Chr. 12:1, 5, 21:10; Isa. 1:4; Jer. 15:6
  • Kingdom of Israel 2 Chr. 13:11; 2 Ki. 17:7-18
  • Many disciples Jn. 6:66
  • Phygellus, &c 2 Tim. 1:15
  • Balaam 2 Pet. 2:15