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

Mountains

• The elevated parts of the earth Gen. 7:19, 20
• God
  • Formed Amos 4:13
  • Set fast Ps. 65:6
  • Gives strength to Ps. 95:4
  • Weighs, in a balance Isa. 40:12
  • Waters, from his chambers Ps. 104:13
  • Parches, with drought Hag. 1:11
  • Causes, to smoke Ps. 104:32, 144:5
  • Sets the foundations of, on fire Dt. 32:22
  • Makes waste Isa. 42:15
  • Causes, to tremble Nah. 1:5; Hab. 3:10
  • Causes, to skip Ps. 114:4, 6
  • Causes, to melt Judg. 5:5; Ps. 97:5; Isa. 64:1, 3
  • Removes Job 9:5
  • Overturns Job 9:5, 28:9
  • Scatters Hab. 3:6
• Made to glorify God Ps. 148:9
• Called
  • God's mountains Isa. 49:11
  • The ancient mountains Dt. 33:15
  • The everlasting mountains Hab. 3:6
  • Perpetual hills Hab. 3:6
  • Everlasting hills Gen. 49:26
  • Pillars of heaven Job 26:11
• Many exceedingly high Ps. 104:18; Isa. 2:14
• Collect the vapors which ascend from the earth Ps. 104:6, 8
• Are the sources of springs and rivers Dt. 8:7; Ps. 104:8-10
• Canaan abounded in Dt. 11:11
• Volcanic fires of, alluded to Isa. 64:1, 2; Jer. 51:25; Nah. 1:5, 6
• Mentioned in scripture
  • Ararat Gen. 8:4
  • Abarim Num. 33:47, 48
  • Amalek Judg. 12:15
  • Bashan Ps. 68:15
  • Bethel 1 Sam. 13:2
  • Carmel Josh. 15:55, 19:26; 2 Ki. 19:23
  • Ebal Dt. 11:29, 27:13
  • Ephraim Josh. 17:15; Judg. 2:9
  • Gerizim Dt. 11:29; Judg. 9:7
  • Gilboa 1 Sam. 31:1; 2 Sam. 1:6, 21
  • Gilead Gen. 31:21, 25; Song 4:1
  • Hachilah 1 Sam. 23:19
  • Hermon Josh. 13:11
  • Hor Num. 20:22, 34:7, 8
  • Horeb Ex. 3:1
  • Lebanon Dt. 3:25
  • Mizar Ps. 42:6
  • Moreh Judg. 7:1
  • Moriah Gen. 22:2; 2 Chr. 3:1
  • Nebo (part of Abarim) Num. 32:3; Dt. 34:1
  • Olives or mount of corruption 1 Ki. 11:7; 2 Ki. 23:13; Lk. 21:37
  • Pisgah (part of Abarim) Num. 21:20; Dt. 34:1
  • Seir Gen. 14:6, 36:8
  • Sinai Ex. 19:2, 18,20, 23, 31:18
  • Sion 2 Sam. 5:7
  • Tabor Judg. 4:6, 12, 14
• A defense to a country Ps. 125:2
• Afford refuge in time of danger Gen. 14:10; Judg. 6:2; Mt. 24:16; Heb. 11:38
• Afforded pasturage Ex. 3:1; 1 Sam. 25:7; 1 Ki. 22:17; Ps. 147:8; Amos 4:1
• Abounded with
  • Herbs Pr. 27:25
  • Minerals Dt. 8:9
  • Precious things Dt. 33:15
  • Stone for building 1 Ki. 5:14, 17; Dan. 2:45
  • Forests 2 Ki. 19:23; 2 Chr. 2:2, 8-10
  • Vineyards 2 Chr. 26:10; Jer. 31:5
  • Spices Song 4:6, 8:14
  • Deer 1 Chr. 12:8; Song 2:8
  • Game 1 Sam. 26:20
  • Wild beasts Song 4:8; Hab. 2:17
• Often inhabited Gen. 36:8; Josh. 11:21
• Sometimes selected as places for divine worship Gen. 22:2, 5; Ex. 3:12; Isa. 2:2
• Often selected as places for idolatrous worship Dt. 12:2; 2 Chr. 21:11
• Proclamations often made from Isa. 40:9
• Beacons or ensigns often raised upon Isa. 13:2, 30:17
• Illustrative
  • Of difficulties Isa. 40:4; Zech. 4:7; Mt. 17:20
  • Of persons in authority Ps. 72:3; Isa. 44:23
  • Of the church of God Isa. 2:2; Dan. 2:35, 44, 45
  • Of God's righteousness Ps. 36:6
  • Of proud and haughty persons Isa. 2:14
  • (Burning,) of destructive enemies Jer. 51:25; Rev. 8:8
  • (Breaking forth into singing,) of exceeding joy Isa. 44:23, 55:12
  • (Threshing of,) of heavy judgments Isa. 41:15
  • (Made waste,) of desolation Isa. 42:15; Mal. 1:3
  • (Dropping new wine,) of abundance Amos 9:13