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

Seeking God

• Commanded Isa. 55:6; Mt. 7:7
• Includes seeking
  • His Name Ps. 83:16
  • His word Isa. 34:16
  • His face Ps. 27:8, 105:4
  • His strength 1 Chr. 16:11; Ps. 105:4
  • His commandments 1 Chr. 28:8; Mal. 2:7
  • His precepts Ps. 119:45, 94
  • His kingdom Mt. 6:33; Lk. 12:31
  • His righteousness Mt. 6:33
  • Christ Mal. 3:1; Lk. 2:15, 16
  • Honor which comes from Him Jn. 5:44
  • Justification by Christ Gal. 2:16, 17
  • The city which God has prepared Heb. 11:10, 16, 13:14
• By prayer Job 8:5; Dan. 9:3
• In His house Dt. 12:5; Ps. 27:4
• Should be
  • Immediate Hos. 10:12
  • Evermore Ps. 105:4
  • While He may be found Isa. 55:6
  • With diligence Heb. 11:6
  • With the heart Dt. 4:29; 1 Chr. 22:19
  • In the day of trouble Ps. 77:2
• Ensures
  • His being found Dt. 4:29; 1 Chr. 28:9; Pr. 8:17; Jer. 29:13
  • His favor Lam. 3:25
  • His protection Ezra 8:22
  • His not forsaking us Ps. 9:10
  • Life Ps. 69:32; Amos 5:4, 6
  • Prosperity Job 8:5, 6; Ps. 34:10
  • Being heard of Him Ps. 34:4
  • Understanding all things Pr. 28:5
  • Gifts of righteousness Hos. 10:12
• Imperative upon all Isa. 8:19
• Afflictions designed to lead to Ps. 78:33, 34; Hos. 5:15
• None, by nature, are found to be engaged in Ps. 14:2; Rom. 3:11; Lk. 12:23, 30
• Saints
  • Specially exhorted to Zeph. 2:3
  • Desirous of Job 5:8
  • Purpose, in heart Ps. 27:8
  • Prepare their hearts for 2 Chr. 30:19
  • Set their hearts to 2 Chr. 11:16
  • Engage in, with the whole heart 2 Chr. 15:12; Ps. 119:10
  • Early in Job 8:5; Ps. 63:1; Isa. 26:9
  • Earnest in Song 3:2, 4
  • Characterized by Ps. 24:6
• Is never in vain Isa. 45:19
• Blessedness of Ps. 119:2
• Leads to joy Ps. 70:4, 105:3
• Ends in praise Ps. 22:26
• Promise connected with Ps. 69:32
• Shall be rewarded Heb. 11:6
• The wicked
  • Are gone out of the way of Ps. 14:2, 3; Rom. 3:11, 12
  • Prepare not their hearts for 2 Chr. 12:14
  • Refuse, through pride Ps. 10:4
  • Not led to, by affliction Isa. 9:13
  • Sometimes pretend to Ezra 4:2; Isa. 58:2
  • Rejected, when too late in Pr. 1:28
• They who neglect denounced Isa. 31:1
• Punishment of those who neglect Zeph. 1:4-6
• Exemplified
  • Asa 2 Chr. 14:7
  • Jehoshaphat 2 Chr. 17:3, 4
  • Uzziah 2 Chr. 26:5
  • Hezekiah 2 Chr. 31:21
  • Josiah 2 Chr. 34:3
  • Ezra Ezra 7:10
  • David Ps. 34:4
  • Daniel Dan. 9:3, 4