Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Amalekites, The.

Descent of  Ge 36:12,16.
Character of
Wicked.  1Sa 15:18.
Oppressive.  Jdj 10:12.
Warlike and Cruel.  1Sa 15:33.
Governed by Kings  1Sa 15:20,32.
A powerful and influential nation  Nu 24:7.
Possessed cities  1Sa 15:5.
COUNTRY of
In the south of Canaan.  Nu 13:29; 1Sa 27:8.
Extended from Havilah to Shur.  1Sa 15:7.
Was the scene of ancient warfare.  Ge 14:7.
Part of the Kenites dwelt amongst  1Sa 15:6.
Were the first to oppose Israel  Ex 17:8.
Discomfited at Rephidim through the intercession of Moses  Ex 17:9-13.
Doomed to utter destruction for opposing Israel  Ex 17:14,16; De 25:19.
Their utter destruction foretold  Nu 24:20.
Presumption of Israel punished by  Nu 14:45.
United with Eglon against Israel  Jdj 3:13.
Part of their possessions taken by Ephraim  Jdj 5:14; 12:15.
With Midian, oppressed Israel  Jdj 6:3-5.
Overcome by Gideon  Jdj 6:33,34; 7:21,22.
Saul
Overcame, and delivered Israel.  1Sa 14:48.
Commissioned to destroy.  1Sa 15:1-3.
Massacred.  1Sa 15:4-8.
Condemned for not utterly destroying.  1Sa 15:9-26; 28:18.
Agag, king of, slain by Samuel  1Sa 15:32,33.
Invaded by David  1Sa 27:8,9.
Pillaged and burned Ziklag  1Sa 30:1,2.
Pursued and slain by David  1Sa 30:10-20.
Spoil taken from, consecrated  2Sa 8:11,12.
Confederated against Israel  Ps 83:7.
Remnant of, completely destroyed during the reign of Hezekiah  1Ch 4:41-43.

Ambition.

God condemns  Ge 11:7; Isa 5:8.
Christ condemns  Mt 18:1,3,4; 20:25,26; 23:11,12.
Saints avoid  Ps 131:1,2.
Vanity of  Job 20:5-9; 24:24; Ps 49:11-20.
Leads to strife and contention  Jas 4:1,2.
Punishment of  Pr 17:19; Isa 14:12-15; Eze 31:10,11; Ob 1:3,4.
Connected with
Pride.  Hab 2:5.
Covetousness.  Hab 2:8,9.
Cruelty.  Hab 2:12.
Exemplified
Adam and Eve.  Ge 3:5,6.
Builders of Babel.  Ge 11:4.
Miriam and Aaron.  Nu 12:2.
Korah, &c.  Nu 16:3.
Absalom.  2Sa 15:4; 18:18.
Adonijah.  1Ki 1:5.
Sennacherib.  2Ki 19:23.
Shebna.  Isa 22:16.
Sons of Zebedee.  Mt 20:21.
Antichrist.  2Th 2:4.
Diotrephes.  3Jo 1:9.

Ammonites, The.

Descent of  Ge 19:38.
Called the
Children of Lot.  De 2:19.
Children of Ammon.  Jer 25:21.
Governed by hereditary kings  2Sa 10:1.
Country of
Belonged to the Zamzummims.  De 2:20,21.
Bordered on the Amorites.  Nu 21:24.
Was fertile.  Jer 49:4.
Well fortified.  Nu 21:24.
Half of, given to the Gadites.  Jos 13:25.
Character of
Cruel and covetous.  Am 1:13.
Proud and reproachful.  Zep 2:10.
Vindictive.  Eze 25:3,6.
Fond of ornaments.  2Ch 20:25.
Idolatrous.  Jdj 10:6; 1Ki 11:7,33; 2Ki 23:13.
Superstitious.  Jer 27:3,9.
Chief cities of
Rabbah.  2Sa 12:26,27; Jer 49:3.
Ai.  Jer 49:3.
Jewish laws respecting
Perpetual exclusion from the congregation.  De 23:3; Ne 13:1.
No covenant to made with.  De 23:6.
Not to be distressed.  De 2:19; 2Ch 20:10.
Assisted Eglon against Israel  Jdj 3:12,13.
With the Philistines oppressed Israel for eighteen years  Jdj 10:6-9.
Jephthah raised up to deliver Israel from  Jdj 10:15-18; 11:4-33.
Proposed a disgraceful treaty to Jabesh-gilead  1Sa 11:1-3.
Saul's victories over  1Sa 11:11; 14:47.
Ill-treated David's ambassadors  2Sa 10:1-4.
Hired the Syrians against David  2Sa 10:6.
Victories of Joab over  2Sa 10:7-14; 12:26-29.
The royal treasure of, taken  2Sa 12:30.
Of Rabbah reduced to hard bondage  2Sa 12:31.
Spoil of, consecrated to God  2Sa 8:11,12.
One of David's mighty men was of  2Sa 23:37.
Solomon intermarried with, and introduced idols of into Israel  1Ki 11:1-5.
Confederated against Jehoshaphat  2Ch 20:1; Ps 83:7.
Miraculous defeat of  2Ch 20:5-24.
Submitted to Uzziah  2Ch 26:8.
Defeated by Jotham  2Ch 27:5.
Seized upon the possessions of Gad  Jer 49:1.
Aided the Chaldeans against Judah  2Ki 24:2.
Vexed the Jews after captivity  Ne 4:3,7,8.
The Jews reprobated for intermarrying with  Ezr 9:1-3; Ne 13:23-28.
Predictions respecting
Subjection to Babylon.  Jer 25:9-21; 27:3,6.
Destructions for hatred to Israel.  Eze 25:2-10; Zep 2:8,9.
Punishment for oppressive cruelty.  Jer 49:1-5; Am 1:13-15.
Restoration.  Jer 49:6.
Subjection to the Jews.  Isa 11:14.

Amorites, The.

Descent of  Ge 10:15,16; 1Ch 1:13,14.
One of the seven nations of Canaan  Ge 15:21; Ex 3:8,17.
Governed by many independent kings  Jos 5:1; 9:10.
Kings of, great and powerful  Ps 136:18,20.
Originally inhabited a mountain district in the south  Nu 13:29; De 1:7,20; Jdj 1:36.
Acquired an extensive territory from Moab east of Jordan  Nu 21:26,30.
Had many and strong cities  Nu 32:17,33.
Of gigantic strength and stature  Am 2:9.
Character of
Profane and wicked.  Ge 15:16.
Idolatrous.  Jos 24:15.
Defeated by Chedorlaomer, &c  Ge 14:7.
Joined Abraham against the kings  Ge 14:13,24.
Jacob took a portion from  Ge 48:22.
Forbearance of God towards  Ge 15:16.
Doomed to utter destruction  De 20:17,18.
Refused a passage to Israel  Nu 21:21-23; De 2:30.
Deprived of their eastern territory by Israel  Nu 21:24-35.
Land of, given to Reubenites, &c  Jos 13:15-31.
Western kings of, confederated against Israel  Jos 10:1-5.
Miraculous overthrow of  Jos 10:11-14.
Kings of, degraded and slain  Jos 10:24-27.
The Gibeonites a tribe of, deceived Israel into a league  2Sa 21:2, Jos 9:3-16.
The Israelites unable to expel, but extracted tribute from  Jdj 1:34,35.
Had peace with Israel in the days of Samuel  1Sa 7:14.
Brought into bondage by Solomon  1Ki 9:20,21.
Ahab followed the abominations of  1Ki 21:26.
Manasseh exceeded abominations of  2Ki 21:11.
The Jews after the captivity condemned for intermarrying with  Ezr 9:1,2.
Descent from, illustrative of man's natural state  Eze 16:3.