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

Water

• One of the elements of the world Gen. 1:2
• God originally
  • Created the firmament to divide Gen. 1:6, 7
  • Collected into one place Gen. 1:9
  • Created fowls and fishes, &c from Gen. 1:20, 21
• Necessary to vegetation Gen. 2:5, 6; Job 14:9; Isa. 1:30
• Some plants particularly require Job 8:11
• Necessary to the comfort and happiness of man Isa. 41:17; Zech. 9:11
• Collected in
  • Springs Josh. 15:19
  • Pools 1 Ki. 22:38; Neh. 2:14
  • Ponds Ex. 7:19; Isa. 19:10
  • Fountains 1 Ki. 18:5; 2 Chr. 32:3
  • Wells Gen. 21:19
  • Brooks 2 Sam. 17:20; 1 Ki. 18:5
  • Streams Ps. 78:16; Isa. 35:6
  • Rivers Isa. 8:7; Jer. 2:18
  • The sea Gen. 1:9, 10; Isa. 11:9
  • The clouds Gen. 1:7; Job 26:8, 9
• Rises in vapor to the clouds Eccl. 1:7; Ps. 104:8
• Drops from the clouds in rain Dt. 11:11; 2 Sam. 21:10
• Described as
  • Fluid Ps. 78:16; Pr. 30:4
  • Unstable Gen. 49:4
  • Penetrating Ps. 109:18
  • Reflecting images Pr. 27:19
  • Wearing the hardest substances Job 14:19
  • Cleansing Ezek. 36:25; Eph. 5:26
  • Refreshing Job 22:7; Pr. 25:25
• Congealed by cold Job 38:29; Ps. 147:16, 17
• Was used by Jews
  • As their principal beverage Gen. 24:43; 1 Ki. 13:19, 22, 18:4; Hos. 2:5
  • For culinary purposes Ex. 12:9
  • For washing the person Gen. 18:4, 24:32
  • For legal purification Ex. 29:4; Heb. 9:10, 19
• Kept for purification in large waterpots Jn. 2:6
• Carried in vessels Gen. 21:14; 1 Sam. 26:11; Mk. 14:13
• Artificial mode of conveying, into large cities 2 Ki. 20:20
• Frequently brackish and unfit for use Ex. 15:23; 2 Ki. 2:19
• The want of, considered a great calamity Ex. 17:1-3; Num. 20:2; 2 Ki. 3:9, 10; Isa. 3:1
• In times of scarcity, sold at an enormous price Lam. 5:4
• Miracles connected with
  • Turned into blood Ex. 7:17, 20
  • Turned into wine Jn. 2:7-9
  • Brought from the rock Ex. 17:6; Num. 20:11
  • Brought from the jaw-bone of an ass Judg. 15:19
  • Consumed by fire from heaven 1 Ki. 18:38
  • Divided and made to stand on heap Ex. 14:21, 22; Josh. 3:16
  • Trenches filled with 2 Ki. 3:17-22
  • Iron made to swim in 2 Ki. 6:5, 6
  • Our Lord, &c walking on Mt. 14:26-29
  • Healing powers communicated to 2 Ki. 5:14; Jn. 5:4, 9:7
• The world and its inhabitants once destroyed by Gen. 7:20-23; 2 Pet. 3:6
• The world not to be again destroyed by Gen. 9:8-15; 2 Pet. 3:7
• Illustrative
  • Of the support of God Isa. 8:6
  • Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit Isa. 41:17, 18, 44:3; Ezek. 36:25; Jn. 7:38, 39
  • Of persecutors Ps. 124:4, 5
  • Of persecutions Ps. 88:17
  • Of hostile armies Isa. 8:7, 17:13
  • (Still,) of the ordinances of the gospel Ps. 23:2
  • (Deep,) of severe affliction Ps. 66:12, 69:1; Isa. 30:20, 43:2
  • (Deep,) of counsel in the heart Pr. 20:5
  • (Deep,) of the words of the wise Pr. 18:4
  • (Poured out,) of the wrath of God Hos. 5:10
  • (Poured out,) of faintness by terror Ps. 22:14
  • (Pouring, out of buckets,) of a numerous progeny Num. 24:7
  • (Spilled on the ground,) of death 2 Sam. 14:14
  • (Its instability,) of a wavering disposition Gen. 49:4
  • (Its weakness,) of faintness and cowardice Josh. 7:5; Ezek. 7:17
  • (Difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention Pr. 17:14
  • (Rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked Job 24:18; Ps. 58:7
  • (Many,) of different nations and people Rev. 17:1, 15; Jer. 51:13
  • (Many,) of a variety of afflictions 2 Sam. 22:17
  • (Noise of many,) of the word of Christ Rev. 1:15
  • (Covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God Isa. 11:9; Hab. 2:14