14. EXTERNAL NATURE
EXTERNAL NATURE The Heavens.
ORDERS OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES.
SUN AND MOON.
Psalms 19:5-6 Ecclesiastes 1:5
Revelation 16:8 THE STARS.
Revelation 2:28 OTHER STELLAR BODIES.
Jude 1:13 HEAVENLY BODIES EXTINGUISHED OR OBSCURED.
Revelation 8:12 OLD AND NEW HEAVENS.
LIGHT.
(Is Wonderful And Beautiful.)
Job 38:24 Ecclesiastes 11:7 (Witnessing For God.)
Psalms 97:6 (Symbolic Use Of.)
DARKNESS.
Jeremiah 4:28 Jeremiah 13:15-16
John 11:10 The Earth.
ISLANDS.
MOUNTAINS.
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Psalms 76:4 MOUNTAINS AS RESORTS.
(For The View.)
Numbers 27:12 Deuteronomy 3:27 Deuteronomy 32:49 (For Safety In Speaking.)
1 Samuel 26:13 2 Chronicles 13:4 (For Incantations.)
Numbers 23:13 Numbers 23:27-28 (For The Temptation Of Christ.)
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Luke 4:5 MOUNTAINS AS REPRESENTATIVES, AND SYMBOLS.
(Of A Nation.)
Ezekiel 36:6-7 (Of A Tribunal Of Justice.)
EARTHQUAKES.
Revelation 8:5 MINING EXCAVATIONS.
QUARRIES.
SALT.
(Metaphorical.)
Luke 14:34-35 (Sown As A Symbol Of Destruction.)
Judges 9:45 USEFUL AND PRECIOUS METALS.
Isaiah 2:7 Lamentations 4:1-2 PRECIOUS STONES.
Waters.
WELLS AND FOUNTAINS.
(Literal.)
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(Figurative.)
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Proverbs 5:15 (Pool Of Bethesda.)
John 5:2-4 RIVERS AND BROOKS.
(Literal.)
(Metaphorical.)
Psalms 110:7 THE FOUR RIVERS OF PARADISE.
IDEAL RIVERS.
(Ezekiel's Vision Of The River Of Salvation.)
Ezekiel 47:1-12 (John's Vision Of The River Of Life.) Revelation 22:1-2
FLOODS.
Job 30:14 Lamentations 3:54 RIVERS AND FOUNTAINS POISONED.
DROUGHT.
(Described.)
Job 38:38 (Employed In Comparison.)
Job 6:17-20 THE SEA.
(Literal.)
(Metaphorical.)
Psalms 124:4-5 (Turned Into Blood.) Revelation 8:8-9
Meteorology. THE SEASONS.
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Proverbs 26:1 Song of Solomon 2:8-14 Matthew 24:32-33 The Rabbins make six seasons in Palestine. -H SIGNS OF THE WEATHER.
Job 37:21-22 Ecclesiastes 11:4
CLOUDS.
Psalms 147:8 Ecclesiastes 11:3
MIST AND RAIN.
(Literal.)
(Metaphorical.)
Isaiah 45:8 ICE, SNOW, AND HAIL.
Psalms 78:47-48 Jeremiah 18:13-14
Revelation 8:7 Revelation 16:21
DEW.
WINDS.
THUNDER.
1 Samuel 7:10 The Vegetable Kingdom.
GRASS AND REEDS.
HERBS.
GOURD.
FLOWERS.
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1 Kings 7:26 Song of Solomon 2:1 Song of Solomon 2:16
FRUITS.
Numbers 13:23-24 Deuteronomy 32:32 Song of Solomon 6:11-12
FRUITS CUT OFF.
Isaiah 24:1-7 Jeremiah 4:25-26
Jeremiah 11:16 Jeremiah 12:10-13
TREES.
(Growth.)
(Destruction.)
Isaiah 40:23-24 Ezekiel 20:46-48 Zechariah 11:1-2
Matthew 3:10 Articulates, Molluscs, Fish, And Reptiles. THE HORSELEECH.
INSECTS.
(Literal.) Deuteronomy 28:42 Proverbs 30:24-25 Proverbs 30:27-28
(Figurative.)
Isaiah 7:17-19 (Locusts Compared To A Devastating Army.)
Joel 2:1-9 (Deliverance Promised.)
Joel 2:20 THE SNAIL.
FISH.
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SERPENTS.
(Noxious.) Deuteronomy 32:24 Deuteronomy 32:33
Psalms 140:3 (References To The Practice Of Charming Them.)
Psalms 58:4-5 Ecclesiastes 10:11
LEVIATHAN.
(His Strength.)
(His Armor.)
Job 41:12-17 (His Invulnerability.)
Job 41:26-30 (His Swiftness.)
Job 41:31-32 (His Fearless And Untamable Nature.)
Job 41:33-34 (His Terrible Aspect.)
Job 41:18-21 (But God, His Maker, Is Still More To Be Feared.)
Birds. THE RAVEN.
Genesis 8:6-7 THE DOVE.
(Noah's Messenger.)
Genesis 8:8-12 (Gregarious And Timid.)
Hosea 11:11 THE PARTRIDGE.
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1 Samuel 26:20 THE PEACOCK AND OSTRICH.
Job 39:18 THE HAWK AND EAGLE.
Luke 17:37 THE HABITS OF BIRDS.
(Their Nests.)
(Singing.)
(Migrations.)
Jeremiah 8:7 (Care For Young.)
Luke 13:34 (Neglect Of Young.)
(Quarrels.)
Jeremiah 12:9 BIRDS AS IMAGES OF SORROW.
Mammals.
ANIMAL INSTINCTS AND HABITS.
(Eating In Silence.)
Job 6:5 (Sleeping During The Day.)
Job 37:7-8 (Leaving Their Dams At Maturity.)
Job 39:4 (Sexual Impulses.) Jeremiah 2:23-25
(Increase.)
Job 39:1-3 (Nursing Their Young.) Lamentations 4:3 BREEDING OF CATTLE.
(The Kind Of Cattle Which Laban Gave Jacob For His Services.) Genesis 30:35-36 (Jacob's Device To Produce The Like.) Genesis 30:37-43 (Jacob Attributes His Success To Providence.)
Genesis 31:8-9 (Breeding Of Hybrids Forbidden.)
Leviticus 19:19 (Mules Natural Hybrids.)
Genesis 36:24 SHEEP AND GOATS.
(Increase Prayed For.)
Psalms 144:13 (Migration In Search Of Pasturage.) 1 Chronicles 4:38-40 1 Chronicles 5:9
SEE Genesis 37:12-14 (Lambs Given As A Witness.) Genesis 21:28-31 (God's People Called A Flock.)
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John 10:16 (Sinners Likened To Lost Sheep.)
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Isaiah 53:6 (Christ's Parable Of The Lost Sheep.) Matthew 18:12-13
OXEN.
(Wild.)
(Domesticated.)
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Job 1:3 (Evil-Doers Called Cows And Bulls.)
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Hosea 10:11 LOSS OF STOCK A DIVINE INFLICTION.
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Zechariah 14:15 HORNS, SYMBOLIZING PRIDE AND POWER.
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ASSES.
(Lost And Sought.)
(Found.) 1 Samuel 10:14-16
WILD ASSES.
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Jeremiah 14:6 THE HORSE.
(His Speed.)
Jeremiah 12:5-6 (His Strength And Spirit In Battle.)
Jeremiah 8:16 (But He Requires Training.)
Psalms 32:9 (And May Not Be Depended Upon Against God.)
Psalms 147:10 ST. JOHN'S VISION OF HORSES.
Revelation 9:16-19 THE CAMEL AND DROMEDARY.
(Their Swiftness.)
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Jeremiah 2:23 (Carried Off By Robbers.)
Job 1:17 THE DOG.
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Psalms 59:14-15 Revelation 22:15 THE CONEY.
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Leviticus 11:5 Deuteronomy 14:7 THE ROE AND HART.
Song of Solomon 2:16-17 Lamentations 1:6
WILD BEASTS.
Amos 5:18-20 THE WOLF.
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Acts 20:29 THE FOX.
Luke 13:32 THE LION.
(Strong And Terrible.)
Jeremiah 12:8 Jeremiah 25:37-38
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1 Peter 5:8 (Ezekiel's Parable.)
Ezekiel 19:1-9 THE BEAR.
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Isaiah 59:11 THE UNICORN AND DRAGON.
Jeremiah 10:22 THE BEHEMOTH.
(His Food And Dwelling.)
Job 40:20-24 (His Great Strength.)
Job 40:16-18 (But God Is Stronger.)
Job 40:19 Man And The Animal Creation.
MAN'S DOMINION OVER ANIMALS.
James 3:7 THE ANIMALS PRESERVED WITH NOAH.
Genesis 6:19-20 DESTRUCTION THREATENED.
Zephaniah 1:2-3 MAN AND ANIMALS COMPARED.
(Contrast.) Psalms 104:22-23 1 Corinthians 15:39 Ecclesiastes 3:21
(Resemblance.)
Psalms 49:12 Ecclesiastes 3:19-20 ANIMALS TO BE KINDLY TREATED.
Leviticus 22:28 Deuteronomy 22:4 Deuteronomy 22:6-7 Deuteronomy 25:4
1 Timothy 5:18 INSTANCES OF KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.
Genesis 24:32 Genesis 24:45-46 JACOB'S PRESENT TO ESAU.
Genesis 32:13-19 ANIMALS USED FOR TRANSPORTATION.
(Camels For Riding.)
Genesis 24:61 Genesis 31:17-18 (Asses For Burthen.)
Genesis 42:26 (Asses For Riding.)
Numbers 22:21 2 Samuel 19:25-26
1 Kings 13:27 (White Asses Ridden By Rulers.)
Judges 5:10 (An Ass Colt Ridden By Christ.)
Matthew 21:7-8 (Horses For Riding.)
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FISHING.
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FOWLING.
Proverbs 1:17 Ecclesiastes 9:12 Lamentations 3:52
HUNTING.
(For Food.)
(For Mischief.)
Judges 15:4-5 (To Destroy Wild Beasts.) 1 Samuel 17:34-35
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Isaiah 51:20 HEBREW LAW ON DEATH OR DAMAGE BY HORNED CATTLE.
Exodus 21:35-36 MAN MAY LEARN WISDOM FROM ANIMALS.
Proverbs 6:6-8 Proverbs 30:29-31