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

Fountains and Springs

• Created by God Ps. 74:15, 104:10
• God to be praised for Rev. 14:7
• Come from the great deep Gen. 7:11; Job 38:16
• Found in hills and valleys Dt. 8:7; Ps. 104:10
• Send forth each but one kind of water Jas. 3:11
• Afford
  • Drink to the beasts Ps. 104:11
  • Refreshment to the birds Ps. 104:12
  • Fruitfulness to the earth 1 Ki. 18:5; Joel 3:18
• Frequented by travellers Gen. 16:7
• Abound in Canaan Dt. 8:7; 1 Ki. 18:5
• Sometimes dried up Isa. 58:11
• Drying up of, a severe punishment Ps. 107:33, 34; Hos. 13:15
• Constantly flowing
  • Especially esteemed Isa. 58:11
  • Could not be ceremonially defiled Lev. 11:36
• Sometimes stopped or turned off to distress enemies 2 Chr. 32:3, 4
• Mentioned in scripture
  • In the way to Shur Gen. 16:7
  • Of the waters of Nephtoah Josh. 15:9
  • Of Jezreel 1 Sam. 29:1
  • Of Pisgah Dt. 4:49
  • Upper and nether springs Josh. 15:19; Judg. 1:15
• Illustrative
  • Of God Ps. 36:9; Jer. 2:13, 17:13
  • Of Christ Zech. 13:1
  • Of the Holy Spirit Jn. 7:38, 39
  • Of constant supplies of grace Ps. 87:7
  • Of eternal life Jn. 4:14; Rev. 21:6
  • Of the means of grace Isa. 41:18; Joel 3:18
  • Of a good wife Pr. 5:18
  • Of a numerous posterity Dt. 33:28
  • Of spiritual wisdom Pr. 16:22, 18:4
  • Of the law of the wise Pr. 13:14
  • Of godly fear Pr. 14:27
  • (Sealed up,) of the church Song 4:12
  • (Not failing,) of the church Isa. 58:11
  • (Always flowing,) of unceasing wickedness of the Jews Jer. 6:7
  • (Corrupt,) of the natural heart Jas. 3:11; Mt. 15:18, 19
  • (Troubled,) of saints led astray Pr. 25:26