- The cultivation of the earth Ge 3:23
- The occupation of man before the fall Ge 2:15
- Rendered laborious by the curse on the earth Ge 3:17-19
- Man doomed to labour in, after the fall Ge 3:23
- Contributes to the support of all Ec 5:9
- The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of Jer 5:24; Ho 2:8
- REQUIRES
- Wisdom Isa 28:26
- Diligence Pr 27:23-27; Ec 11:6
- Toil 2Ti 2:6
- Patience in waiting Jas 5:7
- Diligence in, abundantly recompensed Pr 12:11; 13:23; 28:19; Heb 6:7
- PERSONS ENGAGED IN, CALLED
- Tillers of the ground Ge 4:2
- Husbandmen 2Ch 26:10
- Labourers Mt 9:37; 20:1
- Peace favourable to Isa 2:4; Jer 31:24
- War destructive to Jer 50:16; 51:23
- Patriarchs engaged in Ge 4:2; 9:20
- The labour of, supposed to be lessened by Noah Ge 5:29; 9:20
- The Jews loved and followed Jud 6:11; 1Ki 19:19; 2Ch 26:10
- Soil of Canaan suited to Ge 13:10; De 8:7-9
- Climate of Canaan favourable to De 11:10,11
- WAS PROMOTED AMONGST THE JEWS BY
- Allotments to each family Nu 36:7-9
- The rights of redemption Le 25:23-28
- Separation from other nations Ex 33:16
- The prohibition against usury Ex 22:25
- The promises of God's blessings on Le 26:4; De 7:13; 11:14,15
- ENACTMENTS TO PROTECT
- Not to covet the fields of another De 5:21
- Not to move landmarks De 19:14; Pr 22:28
- Not to cut down crops of another De 23:25
- Against the trespass of cattle Ex 22:5
- Against injuring the produce of Ex 22:5
- Often performed by hirelings 1Ch 27:26; 2Ch 26:10; Mt 20:8; Lu 17:7
- Not to be engaged in during the Sabbatical year Ex 23:10,11
- Produce of, given as rent for land Mt 21:33,34
- Produce of, often blasted because of sin Isa 5:10; 7:23; Jer 12:13; Joe 1:10,11
- Grief occasioned by the failure of the fruits of Joe 1:11; Am 5:16,17
- Produce of, exported 1Ki 5:11; Eze 27:17
- OPERATIONS IN
- Hedging Isa 5:2,5; Ho 2:6
- Ploughing Job 1:14
- Digging Isa 5:6; Lu 13:8; 16:3
- Manuring Isa 25:10; Lu 14:34,35
- Harrowing Job 39:10; Isa 28:24
- Gathering out the stones Isa 5:2
- Sowing Ec 11:4; Isa 32:20; Mt 13:3
- Planting Pr 31:16; Isa 44:14; Jer 31:5
- Watering De 11:10; 1Co 3:6-8
- Weeding Mt 13:28
- Grafting Ro 11:17-19,24
- Pruning Le 25:3; Isa 5:6; Joh 15:2
- Mowing Ps 129:7; Am 7:1
- Reaping Isa 17:5
- Binding Ge 37:7; Mt 13:30
- Gleaning Le 19:9; Ru 2:3
- Stacking Ex 22:6
- Threshing De 25:4; Jud 6:11
- Winnowing Ru 3:2; Mt 3:12
- Storing in barns Mt 6:26; 13:30
- BEASTS USED IN
- The ox De 25:4
- The ass De 22:10
- The horse Isa 28:28
- IMPLEMENTS OF
- The plough 1Sa 13:20
- The harrow 2Sa 12:31
- The mattock 1Sa 13:20; Isa 7:25
- The sickle De 16:9; 23:25
- The pruning-hook Isa 18:5; Joe 3:10
- The fork 1Sa 13:21
- The axe 1Sa 13:20
- The teethed threshing instrument Isa 41:15
- The flail, &c Isa 28:27
- The cart 1Sa 6:7; Isa 28:27,28
- The shovel Isa 30:24
- The sieve Am 9:9
- The fan Isa 30:24; Mt 3:12
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Culture of the Church 1Co 3:9
- Culture of the heart Jer 4:3; Ho 10:12
The New Topical Text Book
Agriculture or Husbandry
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.