Agriculture or Husbandry
1. The cultivation of the earth. Ge 3:23.
2. The occupation of man before the fall. Ge 2:15.
3. Rendered laborious by the curse on the earth. Ge 3:17-19.
4. Man doomed to labour in, after the fall. Ge 3:23.
5. Contributes to the support of all. Ec 5:9.
6. The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of. Jer 5:24; Ho 2:8.
7. Requires
a. Wisdom. Isa 28:26.
b. Diligence. Pr 27:23-27; Ec 11:6.
c. Toil. 2Ti 2:6.
d. Patience in waiting. Jas 5:7.
8. Diligence in, abundantly recompensed. Pr 12:11; 13:23; 28:19; Heb 6:7.
9. Persons engaged in, called
a. Tillers of the ground. Ge 4:2.
b. Husbandmen. 2Ch 26:10.
c. Labourers. Mt 9:37; 20:1.
10. Peace favourable to. Isa 2:4; Jer 31:24.
11. War destructive to. Jer 50:16; 51:23.
12. Patriarchs engaged in. Ge 4:2; 9:20.
13. The labour of, supposed to be lessened by Noah. Ge 5:29; 9:20.
14. The Jews loved and followed. Jdj 6:11; 1Ki 19:19; 2Ch 26:10.
15. Soil of Canaan suited to. Ge 13:10; De 8:7-9.
16. Climate of Canaan favourable to. De 11:10,11.
17. Was promoted amongst the Jews by
a. Allotments to each family. Nu 36:7-9.
b. The rights of redemption. Le 25:23-28.
c. Separation from other nations. Ex 33:16.
d. The prohibition against usury. Ex 22:25.
e. The promises of God’s blessings on. Le 26:4; De 7:13; 11:14,15.
18. Enactments to protect
a. Not to covet the fields of another. De 5:21.
b. Not to move landmarks. De 19:14; Pr 22:28.
c. Not to cut down crops of another. De 23:25.
d. Against the trespass of cattle. Ex 22:5.
e. Against injuring the produce of. Ex 22:5.
19. Often performed by hirelings. 1Ch 27:26; 2Ch 26:10; Mt 20:8; Lu 17:7.
20. Not to be engaged in during the Sabbatical year. Ex 23:10,11.
21. Produce of, given as rent for land. Mt 21:33,34.
22. Produce of, often blasted because of sin. Isa 5:10; 7:23; Jer 12:13; Joe 1:10,11.
23. Grief occasioned by the failure of the fruits of. Joe 1:11; Am 5:16,17.
24. Produce of, exported. 1Ki 5:11; Eze 27:17.
25. Operations in
a. Hedging. Isa 5:2,5; Ho 2:6.
b. Ploughing. Job 1:14.
c. Digging. Isa 5:6; Lu 13:8; 16:3.
d. Manuring. Isa 25:10; Lu 14:34,35.
e. Harrowing. Job 39:10; Isa 28:24.
f. Gathering out the stones. Isa 5:2.
g. Sowing. Ec 11:4; Isa 32:20; Mt 13:3.
h. Planting. Pr 31:16; Isa 44:14; Jer 31:5.
i. Watering. De 11:10; 1Co 3:6-8.
j. Weeding. Mt 13:28.
k. Grafting. Ro 11:17-19,24.
l. Pruning. Le 25:3; Isa 5:6; Joh 15:2.
m. Mowing. Ps 129:7; Am 7:1.
n. Reaping. Isa 17:5.
o. Binding. Ge 37:7; Mt 13:30.
p. Gleaning. Le 19:9; Ru 2:3.
q. Stacking. Ex 22:6.
r. Threshing. De 25:4; Jdj 6:11.
s. Winnowing. Ru 3:2; Mt 3:12.
t. Storing in barns. Mt 6:26; 13:30.
26. Beasts used in
a. The ox. De 25:4.
b. The ass. De 22:10.
c. The horse. Isa 28:28.
27. Implements of
a. The plough. 1Sa 13:20.
b. The harrow. 2Sa 12:31.
c. The mattock. 1Sa 13:20; Isa 7:25.
d. The sickle. De 16:9; 23:25.
e. The pruning-hook. Isa 18:5; Joe 3:10.
f. The fork. 1Sa 13:21.
g. The axe. 1Sa 13:20.
h. The teethed threshing instrument. Isa 41:15.
i. The flail, &c. Isa 28:27.
j. The cart. 1Sa 6:7; Isa 28:27,28.
k. The shovel. Isa 30:24.
l. The sieve. Am 9:9.
m. The fan. Isa 30:24; Mt 3:12.
28. Illustrative of
a. Culture of the Church. 1Co 3:9.
b. Culture of the heart. Jer 4:3; Ho 10:12.