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The New Topical Textbook
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Reuben Archer Torrey
• 1 min. read • grade level: 14
Called the green herbs. 2 Kin. 19:26.
GOD
Created.
Gen. 1:11,12
11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:11‑12)
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Gen. 2:5
5
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. (Genesis 2:5)
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Causes, to grow.
Job 38:27
27
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? (Job 38:27)
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Psa. 104:14
14
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; (Psalm 104:14)
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Each kind of, contains its own seed.
Gen. 1:11, 12
11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:11‑12)
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Given as food to man.
Gen. 1:28, 29
28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. (Genesis 1:28‑29)
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Gen. 9:3
3
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. (Genesis 9:3)
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FOUND IN
The fields.
Jer. 12:4
4
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end. (Jeremiah 12:4)
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The mountains.
Prov. 27:25
25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. (Proverbs 27:25)
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The
marshes.
Job 8:11
11
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? (Job 8:11)
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The deserts.
Job 24:5
5
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. (Job 24:5)
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Jer. 17:6
6
For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. (Jeremiah 17:6)
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Cultivated in gardens.
Deut. 11:10
10
For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: (Deuteronomy 11:10)
. 1 Kin. 21:2.
Cultivated for food.
Prov. 15:17
17
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. (Proverbs 15:17)
.
Heb. 6:7
7
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: (Hebrews 6:7)
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Require rain and dew.
Deut. 32:2
2
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: (Deuteronomy 32:2)
.
Job 38:26, 27
26
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? (Job 38:26‑27)
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Mode of watering, alluded to. Deu. 11:10.
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE;
Aloe. SoS. 4:14.
Anise.
Matt. 23:23
23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (Matthew 23:23)
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Barley.
Ex. 9:31
31
And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. (Exodus 9:31)
.
2 Sam. 14:30
30
Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. (2 Samuel 14:30)
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Beans.
2 Sam. 17:28
28
Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, (2 Samuel 17:28)
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Bulrushes.
Ex. 2:3
3
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. (Exodus 2:3)
.
Isa. 58:5
5
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord? (Isaiah 58:5)
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Calamus. SoS. 4:14.
Cummin.
Isa. 28:27
27
For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod. (Isaiah 28:27)
.
Matt. 23:23
23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (Matthew 23:23)
.
Cucumber.
Num. 11:5
5
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: (Numbers 11:5)
.
Isa. 1:8
8
And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. (Isaiah 1:8)
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Pitches.
Isa. 28:25, 27
25
When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place? (Isaiah 28:25)
27
For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod. (Isaiah 28:27)
.
Flag.
Ex. 2:3
3
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. (Exodus 2:3)
.
Job 8:11
11
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? (Job 8:11)
.
Flax.
Ex. 9:31
31
And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. (Exodus 9:31)
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Garlic.
Num. 11:5
5
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: (Numbers 11:5)
.
Gourds. 2 Kin. 4:39.
Grass.
Num. 22:4
4
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. (Numbers 22:4)
.
Heath.
Jer. 17:6
6
For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. (Jeremiah 17:6)
.
Jer. 48:6
6
Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. (Jeremiah 48:6)
.
Hyssop.
Ex. 12:22
22
And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. (Exodus 12:22)
. 1 Kin. 4:33.
Leeks.
Num. 11:5
5
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: (Numbers 11:5)
.
Lentiles.
Gen. 25:34
34
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. (Genesis 25:34)
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Mandrakes.
Gen. 30:14
14
And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. (Genesis 30:14)
. SoS. 7:13.
Mallows.
Job 30:4
4
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. (Job 30:4)
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Millet.
Ezek. 4:9
9
Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. (Ezekiel 4:9)
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Melon.
Num. 11:5
5
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: (Numbers 11:5)
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Mint.
Matt. 23:23
23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (Matthew 23:23)
.
Myrrh. SoS. 4:14.
Onions.
Num. 11:5
5
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: (Numbers 11:5)
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Reeds.
Job 40:21
21
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. (Job 40:21)
.
Isa. 19:6
6
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. (Isaiah 19:6)
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Rushes.
Job 8:11
11
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? (Job 8:11)
.
Rye.
Ex. 9:32
32
But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up. (Exodus 9:32)
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Saffron. SoS. 4:14.
Spikenard. SoS. 4:14.
Tares or Darnel.
Matt. 13:30
30
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. (Matthew 13:30)
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Wheat.
Ex. 9:32
32
But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up. (Exodus 9:32)
.
Jer. 12:13
13
They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord. (Jeremiah 12:13)
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Bitter, used at Passover.
Ex. 12:8
8
And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. (Exodus 12:8)
.
Num. 9:11
11
The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. (Numbers 9:11)
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Poisonous, not fit for man's use. 2 Kin. 4:39, 40.
DESTROYED BY
Hail and lightning.
Ex. 9:22-25
22
And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
23
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
24
So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
25
And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. (Exodus 9:22‑25)
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Locusts,
&c.
Ex. 10:12, 15
12
And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. (Exodus 10:12)
15
For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt. (Exodus 10:15)
.
Psa. 105:34, 35
34
He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35
And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. (Psalm 105:34‑35)
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Drought.
Isa. 42:15
15
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. (Isaiah 42:15)
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Tltheable among the Jews.
Luke 11:42
42
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (Luke 11:42)
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Were sometimes used instead of animal food by weak saints.
Rom. 14:2
2
For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. (Romans 14:2)
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ILLUSTRATIVE
Of the wicked. 2 Kin. 19:26.
Psa. 37:2
2
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. (Psalm 37:2)
.
(Dew on,) of grace given to saints.
Isa. 18:4
4
For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. (Isaiah 18:4)
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