- Often made by the banks of rivers Numbers 24:6
- KINDS OF, MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Herbs Deuteronomy 11:10; 1 Kings 21:2
- Cucumbers Isaiah 1:8
- Fruit trees Ecclesiastes 2:5,6
- Spices, &c Song of Solomon 4:16; 6:2
- Often enclosed Song of Solomon 4:12
- Often refreshed by fountains Song of Solomon 4:15
- Taken care of by gardeners John 20:15
- Lodges erected in Isaiah 1:8
- OFTEN USED FOR
- Entertainments Song of Solomon 5:1
- Retirement John 18:1
- Burial places 2 Kings 21:18,26; John 19:41
- Idolatrous worship Isaiah 1:29; 65:3
- Blasting of, a punishment Amos 4:9
- Jews ordered to plant, in Babylon Jeremiah 29:5,28
- OF EDEN
- Planted by the Lord Genesis 2:8
- Called the garden of the Lord Genesis 13:10
- Called the garden of God Ezekiel 28:13
- Had every tree good for food Genesis 2:9
- Watered by a river Genesis 2:10-14
- Man placed in, to dress and keep Genesis 2:8,15
- Man driven from, after the fall Genesis 3:23,24
- Fertility of Canaan like Genesis 13:10; Joel 2:3
- The future state of the Jews shall be like Isaiah 51:3; Ezekiel 36:35
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the church Song of Solomon 5:1; 6:2,11
- (Enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security Of the church Song of Solomon 4:12
- (Well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church Isaiah 58:11; Jeremiah 31:12
- (When dried up,) of the wicked Isaiah 1:30
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswickian theology.[1]
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