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

Vineyards

• Origin and antiquity of Gen. 9:20
• The design of planting Ps. 107:37; 1 Cor. 9:7
• Frequently walled or fenced with hedges Num. 22:24; Pr. 24:31; Isa. 5:2, 5
• Cottages built in, for the keepers Isa. 1:8
• Provided with the apparatus for making wine Isa. 5:2; Mt. 21:33
• The stones carefully gathered out of Isa. 5:2
• Laws respecting
  • Not to be planted with different kinds of seed Dt. 22:9
  • Not to be cultivated in the Sabbatical year Ex. 23:11; Lev. 25:4
  • The spontaneous fruit of, not to be gathered during the sabbatical year Lev. 25:5, 11
  • Compensation in kind to be made for injury done to Ex. 22:5
  • Strangers entering, allowed to eat fruit of, but not to take any away Dt. 23:24
  • The gleaning of, to be left for the poor Lev. 19:10; Dt. 24:21
  • The fruit of new, not to be eaten for three years Lev. 19:23
  • The fruit of new, to be holy to the Lord in the fourth year Lev. 19:24
  • The fruit of new, to be eaten by the owners from the fifth year Lev. 19:25
  • Planters of, not liable to military service till they had eaten of the fruit Dt. 20:6
• Frequently let out to husbandmen Song 8:11; Mt. 21:33
• Rent of, frequently paid by part of the fruit Mt. 21:34
• Were often mortgaged Neh. 5:3, 4
• Estimated rent of Song 8:11; Isa. 7:23
• Estimated profit arising from, to the cultivators Song 8:12
• The poor engaged in the culture of 2 Ki. 25:12; Isa. 61:5
• Members of the family often wrought in Song 1:6; Mt. 21:28-30
• Mode of hiring and paying laborers for working in Mt. 20:1, 2
• Of the kings of Israel superintended by officers of the state 1 Chr. 27:27
• The vintage or ingathering of
  • Was a time of great rejoicing Isa. 16:10
  • Sometimes continued to the time of sowing seed Lev. 26:5
  • Failure in, occasioned great grief Isa. 16:9, 10
• Of red grapes particularly esteemed Isa. 27:2
• The produce of, was frequently destroyed by enemies Jer. 48:32
• The whole produce of, often destroyed by insects, &c Dt. 28:39; Amos 4:9
• In unfavorable seasons produced but little wine Isa. 5:10; Hag. 1:9, 11
• The wicked judicially deprived of the enjoyment of Amos 5:11; Zeph. 1:13
• The Rechabites forbidden to plant Jer. 35:7-9
• Of the slothful man neglected and laid waste Pr. 24:30, 31
• Illustrative
  • Of the Jewish Church Isa. 5:7, 27:2; Jer. 12:10; Mt. 21:33
  • (Failure of,) of severe calamities Isa. 32:10
  • (Cleaning grapes of,) of the elect Isa. 24:13