Dictionary entry

Ox, The

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Often found wild De 14:5

INCLUDES THE

Bull Ge 32:15; Job 21:10

Bullock Ps 50:9; Jer 46:21

Cow Nu 18:17; Job 21:10

Heifer Ge 15:9; Nu 19:2

Was clean and fit for food De 14:4

DESCRIBED AS

Strong Ps 144:14; Pr 14:4

Beautiful Jer 46:20; Ho 10:11

Not without sagacity Isa 1:3

Horns and hoofs of, alluded to Ps 69:31

Lowing of, alluded to 1Sa 15:14; Job 6:5

WAS FED

With grass Job 40:15; Ps 106:20; Da 4:25

With corn Isa 30:24

With straw Isa 11:7

On the hills Isa 7:25

In the valleys 1Ch 27:29; Isa 65:10

In stalls Hab 3:17

Rapid manner of collecting its food alluded to Nu 22:4

Formed a part of the patriarchal wealth Ge 13:2,5; 26:14; Job 1:3

Formed a part of the wealth of Israel in Egypt Ge 50:8; Ex 10:9; 12:32

Formed a part of the wealth of the Jews Nu 32:4; Ps 144:14

Required great care and attention Pr 27:23

Herdmen appointed over Ge 13:7; 1Sa 21:7

Urged on by the goad Jud 3:31

USED FOR

Drawing wagons &c Nu 7:3; 1Sa 6:7

Carrying burdens 1Ch 12:40

Ploughing 1Ki 19:19; Job 1:14; Am 6:12

Earing the ground Isa 30:24; 32:20

Treading out the corn Ho 10:11

Sacrifice Ex 20:24; 2Sa 24:22

Food 1Ki 1:9; 19:21; 2Ch 18:2

Often stall-fed for slaughter Pr 15:17

Goes to the slaughter unconscious Pr 7:22

Young of, considered a great delicacy Ge 18:7; Am 6:4

Male firstlings of, belonged to God Ex 34:19

Tithe of, given to the priests 2Ch 31:6

LAWS RESPECTING

To rest on the Sabbath Ex 23:12; De 5:14

Not to be yoked with an ass in the same plough De 22:10

Not to be muzzled when treading out the corn De 25:4; 1Co 9:9

If stolen to be restored double Ex 22:4

Of others not to be coveted Ex 20:17; De 5:21

Of others if lost or hurt through neglect, to be made good Ex 22:9-13

Killing a man, to be stoned Ex 21:28-32

Mode of reparation for one, killing another Ex 21:35,36

Straying to be brought back to its owner Ex 23:4; De 22:1,2

Fallen under its burden to be raised up again De 22:4

Fat of, not to be eaten Le 7:23

Increase of, promised De 7:13; 28:4

Publicly sold 2Sa 24:24; Lu 14:19

Often given as a present Ge 12:16; 20:14

The wicked often took, in pledge from the poor Job 24:3

Custom of sending the pieces of, to collect the people to war 1Sa 11:7

Sea of brass rested on figures of 1Ki 7:25

ILLUSTRATIVE

(Engaged in husbandry,) of Ministers Isa 30:24; 32:20

(Not muzzled in treading corn,) of Minister's right to support 1Co 9:9,10

(Prepared for a feast,) of the provision of the gospel Pr 9:2; Mt 22:4

(Led to slaughter,) of a rash youth Pr 7:22

(Led to slaughter,) of saints under persecution Jer 11:19

(Stall fed,) of sumptuous living Pr 15:17

BULL OR BULLOCK ILLUSTRATIVE

Of fierce enemies Ps 22:12; 68:30

(Firstling of,) of the glory of Joseph De 33:17

(In a net,) of the impatient under judgment Isa 51:20

(Fatted,) of greedy mercenaries Jer 46:21

(Unaccustomed to the yoke,) of intractable sinners Jer 31:18

KINE ILLUSTRATIVE

Of proud and wealthy rules Am 4:1

(well favoured,) of years of plenty Ge 41:2,26,29

(Lean,) of years of scarcity Ge 41:3; 27:30

HEIFER ILLUSTRATIVE

Of a beloved wife Jud 14:18

(Sliding back,) of backsliding Israel Ho 4:16

(Taught, &c) of Israel's fondness for ease in preference to obedience Ho 10:11

(Of three years old,) of Moab in affliction Isa 15:5; Jer 48:34

(Fair,) of the beauty and wealth of Egypt Jer 46:20

(At grass,) of the luxurious Chaldees Jer 50:11