- Created by God Job 26:13
- Characterised as subtle Genesis 3:1; Matthew 10:16
- Called crooked Job 26:13; Isaiah 27:1
- Unclean and unfit for food Matthew 7:10
- INFEST
- Hedges Ecclesiastes 10:8
- Holes in walls Amos 5:19
- Deserts Deuteronomy 8:15
- Produced from eggs Isaiah 59:5
- Cursed above all creatures Genesis 3:14
- Doomed to creep on their belly Genesis 3:14
- Doomed to eat their food mingled with dust Genesis 3:14; Isaiah 65:25; Micah 7:17
- Many kinds of poisonous Deuteronomy 32:24; Psalm 58:4
- All kinds of, can be tamed James 3:7
- Were often enchanted or fascinated Ecclesiastes 10:11
- Dangerous to travellers Genesis 49:17
- Man's aversion and hatred to Genesis 3:15
- Often sent as a punishment Numbers 21:6; Deuteronomy 32:24; 1 Corinthians 10:9
- MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
- Moses' rod turned into Exodus 4:3; 7:9,15
- Israelites cured by looking at one of brass Numbers 21:8,9; John 3:14,15
- Power over, given to the disciples Mark 16:18; Luke 10:19
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the devil Genesis 3:1; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Revelation 12:9; 20:2
- Of hypocrites Matthew 23:33
- Of the tribe of Dan Genesis 49:17
- Of enemies who harass and destroy Isaiah 14:29; Jeremiah 8:17
- (Sharp tongue of,) of malice of the wicked Psalm 140:3
- (Poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine Proverbs 23:21,32
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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