- 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



. Labourers

Mt 9:37; 20:1



- 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

. Hedging

Isa 5:2,5; Ho 2:6



. 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



. Watering

De 11:10; 1Co 3:6-8



. Weeding

Mt 13:28



. Grafting

Ro 11:17-19,24



. Pruning

Le 25:3; Isa 5:6; Joh 15:2



. Mowing

Ps 129:7; Am 7:1



. Reaping

Isa 17:5



. Binding

Ge 37:7; Mt 13:30



. Gleaning

Le 19:9; Ru 2:3



. Stacking

Ex 22:6



. Threshing

De 25:4; Jud 6:11



. Winnowing

Ru 3:2; Mt 3:12



. 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 sickle

De 16:9; 23:25



. 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



. The fan

Isa 30:24; Mt 3:12



- ILLUSTRATIVE OF

. Culture of the Church

1Co 3:9



. Culture of the heart

Jer 4:3; Ho 10:12