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

Arrows

• Deadly and destructive weapons Pr. 26:18
• Called shafts Isa. 49:2
• Sharp Ps. 120:4; Isa. 5:28
• Bright and polished Isa. 49:2; Jer. 51:11
• Sometimes poisoned Job 6:4
• Carried in a quiver Gen. 27:3; Isa. 49:2; Jer. 5:16; Lam. 3:13
• Discharged
  • From a bow Ps. 11:2; Isa. 7:24
  • From engines 2 Chr. 26:15
  • At a mark for amusement 1 Sam. 20:20-22
  • At the beasts of the earth Gen. 27:3
  • Against enemies 2 Ki. 19:32; Jer. 50:14
  • With great force Num. 24:8; 2 Ki. 9:24
• Fleetness of, alluded to Zech. 9:14
• The ancients divined by Ezek. 21:21
• Illustrative
  • Of Christ Isa. 49:2
  • Of the word of Christ Ps. 45:5
  • Of God's judgment Dt. 32:23-42; Ps. 7:13, 21:12, 64:7; Ezek. 5:16
  • Of severe afflictions Job 6:4; Ps. 38:2
  • Of bitter words Ps. 64:3
  • Of slanderous tongues Jer. 9:8
  • Of false witnesses Pr. 25:18
  • Of devices of the wicked Ps. 11:2
  • Of young children Ps. 127:4
  • Of lightnings Ps. 77:17, 18; Hab. 3:11
  • (Broken), of destruction of power Ps. 76:3
  • (Falling from the hand), of the paralyzing power Ezek. 39:3