Night (Torrey's Topical Textbook)

(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

The darkness first called
Genesis 1:5
Caused by God
Psalms 104:20
Belongs to God
Psalms 74:16
The heavenly bodies designed to separate day from
Genesis 1:14
The moon and stars designed to rule and give light by
Genesis 1:16-18; Jeremiah 31:35
Commenced at sunset
Genesis 28:11
Continued until sunrise
Psalms 104:22; Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2
REGULAR SUCCESSION OF
- Established by covenant
  Genesis 8:22; Jeremiah 33:20
- Ordained for the glory of God
  Psalms 19:2
Originally divided into three watches
Lamentations 2:19; Judges 7:19; Exodus 14:24
Divided into four watches by the Romans
Luke 12:38; Matthew 14:25; Mark 13:35
FREQUENTLY
- Exceeding dark
  Proverbs 7:9
- Cold and frosty
  Genesis 31:40; Jeremiah 36:30
- Accompanied by heavy dew
  Numbers 11:9; Judges 6:38,40; Job 29:19; Solomon 5:2
Unsuitable for labour
John 9:4
Unsuitable for travelling
John 11:10
Designed for rest
Psalms 104:23
Wearisome to the afflicted
Job 7:3,4
Favourable to the purposes of the wicked
Genesis 31:39; Job 24:14,15; Obadiah 1:5; I Thessalonians 5:2
Wild beasts go forth in search of prey during
II Samuel 21:10; Psalms 104:21,22
THE JEWS
- Forbidden to keep the wages of servants during
  Leviticus 19:13
- Forbidden to allow malefactors to hang during
  Deuteronomy 21:23
- In affliction spent, in sorrow and humiliation
  Psalms 6:6; 30:5; Joel 1:13
- In affliction spent, in prayer
  Psalms 22:2
- Often kept lamps burning during
  Proverbs 31:18
Eastern shepherds watched over their flocks during
Genesis 31:40; Luke 2:8
Eastern fishermen continued their employment during
Luke 5:5; John 21:3
GOD FREQUENTLY
- Revealed his will in
  Genesis 31:24; 46:2; Numbers 22:30; Daniel 7:2
- Visited his people in
  I Kings 3:5; Psalms 17:3
- Executed his judgments in
  Exodus 12:12; II Kings 19:35; Job 27:20; Daniel 5:30
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Spiritual darkness
  Romans 13:12
- Seasons of severe calamities
  Isaiah 21:12; Amos 5:8
- Seasons of spiritual desertion
  Solomon 3:1
- Death
  John 9:4

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