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

Rivers

• Source of Job 28:10; Ps. 104:8, 10
• Enclosed within banks Dan. 12:5
• Flow through valleys Ps. 104:8, 10
• Some of
  • Great and mighty Gen. 15:18; Ps. 74:15
  • Deep Ezek. 47:5; Zech. 10:11
  • Broad Isa. 33:21
  • Rapid Judg. 5:21
  • Parted into many streams Gen. 2:10; Isa. 11:5
• Run into the sea Eccl. 1:7; Ezek. 47:8
• God's power over, unlimited Isa. 50:2; Nah. 1:4
• Useful for
  • Supplying drink to the people Jer. 2:18
  • Commerce Isa. 23:3
  • Promoting vegetation Gen. 2:10
  • Bathing Ex. 2:5
• Baptism often performed in Mt. 3:6
• Of Canaan abounded with fish Lev. 11:9, 10
• Banks of
  • Covered with flags Ex. 2:3, 5
  • Planted with trees Ezek. 47:7
  • Frequented by doves Song 5:12
  • Frequented by wild beasts Jer. 49:19
  • Places of common resort Ps. 137:1
  • Frequently overflowed Josh. 3:15; 1 Chr. 12:15
  • Peculiarly fruitful Ps. 1:3; Isa. 32:20
• Gardens often made beside Num. 24:6
• Cities often built beside Ps. 46:4, 137:1
• Often the boundaries of kingdoms Josh. 22:25; 1 Ki. 4:24
• Mentioned in scripture
  • Of Eden Gen. 2:10
  • Of Jotbath Dt. 10:7
  • Of Ethiopia Isa. 18:1
  • Of Babylon Ps. 137:1
  • Of Egypt Gen. 15:18
  • Of Damascus 2 Ki. 5:12
  • Of Ahava Ezra 8:15
  • Of Judah Joel 3:18
  • Of Philippi Acts 16:13
  • Abana 2 Ki. 5:12
  • Arnon Dt. 2:36; Josh. 12:1
  • Chebar Ezek. 1:1, 3, 10:15, 20
  • Euphrates Gen. 2:14
  • Gihon Gen. 2:13
  • Gozan 2 Ki. 17:6; 1 Chr. 5:26
  • Hiddekel Gen. 2:14
  • Jabbok Dt. 2:37; Josh. 12:2
  • Jordan Josh. 3:8; 2 Ki. 5:10
  • Kanah Josh. 16:8
  • Kishon Judg. 5:21
  • Pharpar 2 Ki. 5:12
  • Pison Gen. 2:11
  • Ulai Dan. 8:16
• Many, fordable in some places Gen. 32:22; Josh. 2:7; Isa. 16:2
• Illustrative
  • Of the abundance of grace in Christ Isa. 32:2; Jn. 1:16
  • Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit Ps. 46:4; Isa. 41:18, 43:19, 20; Jn. 7:38, 39
  • Of heavy afflictions Ps. 69:2; Isa. 43:2
  • Of abundance Job 20:17, 29:6
  • Of people flying from judgments Isa. 23:10
  • (Steady course of,) of peace of saints Isa. 66:12
  • (Fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints Ps. 1:3; Jer. 17:8
  • (Drying up of,) of God's judgments Isa. 19:1-8; Jer. 51:36; Nah. 1:4; Zech. 10:11
  • (Overflowing of,) of God's judgments Isa. 8:7, 8, 28:2, 18; Jer. 47:2