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From:
The New Topical Textbook
By:
Reuben Archer Torrey
• 1 min. read • grade level: 11
The young of the herd.
Job 21:10
10
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. (Job 21:10)
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Jer. 31:12
12
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. (Jeremiah 31:12)
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Playfulness of, alluded to.
Psa. 29:6
6
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. (Psalm 29:6)
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FED ON
Milk.
1 Sam. 6:10
10
And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: (1 Samuel 6:10)
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Branches of trees, &c.
Isa. 27:10
10
Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. (Isaiah 27:10)
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Fattened in stalls, &c.
1 Sam. 28:24
24
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: (1 Samuel 28:24)
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Amos 6:4
4
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; (Amos 6:4)
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Offered in sacrifice.
Lev. 9:2, 3
2
And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.
3
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; (Leviticus 9:2‑3)
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Heb. 9:12, 19
12
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. (Hebrews 9:12)
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For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, (Hebrews 9:19)
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Of a year old best for sacrifice.
Mic. 6:6
6
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? (Micah 6:6)
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If first-born not redeemed.
Num. 18:17
17
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor unto the Lord. (Numbers 18:17)
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Eaten in the patriarchal age.
Gen. 18:7, 8
7
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. (Genesis 18:7‑8)
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When fattened considered a delicacy.
1 Sam. 28:24, 25
24
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
25
And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. (1 Samuel 28:24‑25)
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Amos 6:4
4
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; (Amos 6:4)
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Luke 15:23, 27
23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: (Luke 15:23)
27
And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. (Luke 15:27)
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ILLUSTRATIVE OF
Saints nourished by grace.
Mal. 4:2
2
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (Malachi 4:2)
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Sacrifices of praise.
Hos. 14:2
2
Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. (Hosea 14:2)
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Heb. 13:5
5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Hebrews 13:5)
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Patient endurance.
Eze. 1:7
7
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the color of burnished brass. (Ezekiel 1:7)
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Rev. 4:7
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And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. (Revelation 4:7)
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