Dictionary entry

Reaping

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Is the cutting of the corn in harvest Job 24:6; Le 23:10

The sickle used for De 16:9; Mr 4:29

Both men and women engaged in Ru 2:8,9

THE JEWS NOT TO REAP

The corners of their fields Le 19:9; 23:22

During the Sabbatical year Le 25:5

During the year of jubilee Le 25:11

The fields of others De 23:25

Mode of gathering the corn for, alluded to Ps 129:7; Isa 17:5

Corn after, was bound up into sheaves Ge 37:7; Ps 129:7

PERSONS ENGAGED IN

Under the guidance of a steward Ru 2:5,6

Visited by the master Ru 2:4; 2Ki 4:18

Fed by the master who himself presided at their meals Ru 2:14

Received wages Joh 4:36; Jas 5:4

A time of great rejoicing Ps 126:5,6

The Jews often hindered from, on account of their sins Mic 6:15

Often unprofitable on account of sin Jer 12:13

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

Receiving the reward of wickedness Job 4:8; Pr 22:8; Ho 8:7; Ga 6:8

Receiving the reward of righteousness Ho 10:12; Ga 6:8,9

Ministers receiving temporal provision for spiritual labours 1Co 9:11

Gathering in souls to God Joh 4:38

The judgments of God on the antichristian world Re 14:14-16

The final judgment Mt 13:30,39-43