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

Serpents

• Created by God Job 26:13
• Characterized as subtle Gen. 3:1; Mt. 10:16
• Called crooked Job 26:13; Isa. 27:1
• Unclean and unfit for food Mt. 7:10
• Infest
  • Hedges Eccl. 10:8
  • Holes in walls Amos 5:19
  • Deserts Dt. 8:15
• Produced from eggs Isa. 59:5
• Cursed above all creatures Gen. 3:14
• Doomed to creep on their belly Gen. 3:14
• Doomed to eat their food mingled with dust Gen. 3:14; Isa. 65:25; Mic. 7:17
• Many kinds of poisonous Dt. 32:24; Ps. 58:4
• All kinds of, can be tamed Jas. 3:7
• Were often enchanted or fascinated Eccl. 10:11
• Dangerous to travellers Gen. 49:17
• Man's aversion and hatred to Gen. 3:15
• Often sent as a punishment Num. 21:6; Dt. 32:24; 1 Cor. 10:9
• Miracles connected with
  • Moses' rod turned into Ex. 4:3, 7:9, 15
  • Israelites cured by looking at one of brass Num. 21:8, 9; Jn. 3:14, 15
  • Power over, given to the disciples Mk. 16:18; Lk. 10:19
• Illustrative
  • Of the devil Gen. 3:1; 2 Cor. 11:3; Rev. 12:9, 20:2
  • Of hypocrites Mt. 23:33
  • Of the tribe of Dan Gen. 49:17
  • Of enemies who harass and destroy Isa. 14:29; Jer. 8:17
  • (Sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked Ps. 140:3
  • (Poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine Pr. 23:31, 32