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

Light

• God the only source of Jas. 1:17
• Created by God Gen. 1:3; Isa. 45:7
• Separated from darkness Gen. 1:4
• Sun, moon, and stars appointed to communicate to the earth Gen. 1:14-17; Jer. 31:35
• Divided into
  • Natural Job 24:14; Isa. 5:30
  • Extraordinary or miraculous Ex. 14:20; Ps. 78:14; Acts 9:3, 12:7
  • Artificial Jer. 25:10; Acts 16:29
• Communicated to the body through the eye Pr. 15:30; Mt. 6:22
• Described as
  • White and pure Mt. 17:2
  • Bright Job 37:21
  • Shining 2 Sam. 23:4; Job 41:18
  • Diffusive Job 25:3, 36:30
  • Useful and precious Eccl. 2:13
  • Agreeable Eccl. 11:7
  • Manifesting objects Jn. 3:20, 21; Eph. 5:13
• The theory of, beyond man's comprehension Job 38:19, 20, 24
• Illustrative of
  • Glory of God Ps. 104:2; 1 Tim. 6:16
  • Purity of God 1 Jn. 1:5
  • Wisdom of God Dan. 2:22
  • Guidance of God Ps. 27:1, 36:9
  • Favor of God Ps. 4:6; Isa. 2:5
  • Christ the source of all wisdom Lk. 2:32; Jn. 1:4, 9, 8:12, 12:46
  • Glory of Christ Acts 9:3, 5, 26:13
  • Purity of Christ Mt. 17:2
  • Word of God Ps. 119:105, 130; 2 Pet. 1:19
  • Gospel 2 Cor. 4:4; 1 Pet. 2:9
  • Ministers Mt. 5:14; Jn. 5:35
  • Wise rulers 2 Sam. 21:17, 23:4
  • The soul of man Job 18:5, 6
  • Saints Lk. 16:8; Eph. 5:8; Phil. 2:15
  • Future glory of saints Ps. 97:11; Col. 1:12
  • The path of the just Pr. 4:18
  • The glory of the church Isa. 60:1-3
  • Whatever makes manifest Jn. 3:21; Eph. 5:13