Harvest, the · Torrey

Ingathering of fruits of the fields Mr 4:29
To continue without intermission Ge 8:22
CALLED THE
Appointed weeks of harvest Jer 5:24
Harvest time 2Sa 23:13; Jer 50:16
Fields appeared white before Joh 4:35
Of barley at the passover Le 23:6,10; Ru 1:22
Of wheat at Pentecost Ex 34:22; 1Sa 12:17
Men and women engaged in Ru 2:8,9
PERSONS ENGAGED IN
Reapers Ru 2:4
Binders Ge 37:7; Ps 129:7
Called harvest-men Isa 17:5
Called labourers Mt 9:37
Fed by the husbandman during Ru 2:14
Received wages Joh 4:35
Often defrauded of their wages Jas 5:4
Former and latter rain necessary to abundance of Jer 5:24; Am 4:7
Patience required in waiting for Jas 5:7
Not to be commenced until the first fruits had been offered to God Le 23:10,14
A time of great joy Ps 126:6; Isa 9:3
Omitted in the sabbatical year Le 25:5
Omitted in year of jubilee Le 25:11,12
The Sabbath to observed during Ex 34:21
Legal provision for the poor during Le 19:9,10; 23:22; De 24:19
FAILURE OF
Occasioned by drought Am 4:7
Occasioned by locusts Joe 1:4
Sometimes continued for years Ge 45:6
A cause of great grief Isa 16:9; Joe 1:11
A punishment for sin Isa 17:10,11
Slothfulness during, ruinous Pr 10:5
Miraculous thunder, &c in 1Sa 12:17,18
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of seasons of grace Jer 8:20
Of the end of the world Mt 13:30,39
Of a time when many are ready to receive the gospel Mt 9:37,38; Joh 4:35
Of a time of judgment Jer 51:33; Ho 6:11
Of ripeness for wrath Joe 3:13; Re 14:15
(Dew in,) of God's protection Isa 18:4
(Cold in,) of a refreshing message Pr 25:13
(Rain in,) of honour given to fools Pr 26:1

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