The cultivation of the earth Ge 3:23
The occupation of man before the fall Ge 2:15
Rendered laborious by the curse on the earth Ge 3:17-19
Man doomed to labour in, after the fall Ge 3:23
Contributes to the support of all Ec 5:9
The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of Jer 5:24; Ho 2:8
REQUIRES
Wisdom Isa 28:26
Diligence Pr 27:23-27; Ec 11:6
Toil 2Ti 2:6
Patience in waiting Jas 5:7
Diligence in, abundantly recompensed Pr 12:11; 13:23; 28:19; Heb 6:7
PERSONS ENGAGED IN, CALLED
Tillers of the ground Ge 4:2
Husbandmen 2Ch 26:10
Peace favourable to Isa 2:4; Jer 31:24
War destructive to Jer 50:16; 51:23
Patriarchs engaged in Ge 4:2; 9:20
The labour of, supposed to be lessened by Noah Ge 5:29; 9:20
The Jews loved and followed Jud 6:11; 1Ki 19:19; 2Ch 26:10
Soil of Canaan suited to Ge 13:10; De 8:7-9
Climate of Canaan favourable to De 11:10,11
WAS PROMOTED AMONGST THE JEWS BY
Allotments to each family Nu 36:7-9
The rights of redemption Le 25:23-28
Separation from other nations Ex 33:16
The prohibition against usury Ex 22:25
The promises of God's blessings on Le 26:4; De 7:13; 11:14,15
ENACTMENTS TO PROTECT
Not to covet the fields of another De 5:21
Not to move landmarks De 19:14; Pr 22:28
Not to cut down crops of another De 23:25
Against the trespass of cattle Ex 22:5
Against injuring the produce of Ex 22:5
Often performed by hirelings 1Ch 27:26; 2Ch 26:10; Mt 20:8; Lu 17:7
Not to be engaged in during the Sabbatical year Ex 23:10,11
Produce of, given as rent for land Mt 21:33,34
Produce of, often blasted because of sin Isa 5:10; 7:23; Jer 12:13; Joe 1:10,11
Grief occasioned by the failure of the fruits of Joe 1:11; Am 5:16,17
Produce of, exported 1Ki 5:11; Eze 27:17
OPERATIONS IN
Ploughing Job 1:14
Digging Isa 5:6; Lu 13:8; 16:3
Manuring Isa 25:10; Lu 14:34,35
Harrowing Job 39:10; Isa 28:24
Gathering out the stones Isa 5:2
Sowing Ec 11:4; Isa 32:20; Mt 13:3
Planting Pr 31:16; Isa 44:14; Jer 31:5
Weeding Mt 13:28
Grafting Ro 11:17-19,24
Pruning Le 25:3; Isa 5:6; Joh 15:2
Reaping Isa 17:5
Stacking Ex 22:6
Storing in barns Mt 6:26; 13:30
BEASTS USED IN
The ox De 25:4
The ass De 22:10
The horse Isa 28:28
IMPLEMENTS OF
The plough 1Sa 13:20
The harrow 2Sa 12:31
The mattock 1Sa 13:20; Isa 7:25
The pruning-hook Isa 18:5; Joe 3:10
The fork 1Sa 13:21
The axe 1Sa 13:20
The teethed threshing instrument Isa 41:15
The flail, &c Isa 28:27
The cart 1Sa 6:7; Isa 28:27,28
The shovel Isa 30:24
The sieve Am 9:9
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
Culture of the Church 1Co 3:9