Day.

From: The New Topical Textbook By: Reuben Archer Torrey

• 2 min. read • grade level: 14

The light first called. Gen. 1:5⁵And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. (Genesis 1:5). Natural, from evening to evening. Gen. 1:5⁵And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. (Genesis 1:5), &c. Lev. 23:32³²It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. (Leviticus 23:32).

Artificial, the time of the sun's continuance above the horizon. Gen. 31:39, 40³⁹That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. ⁴⁰Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. (Genesis 31:39‑40). Neh. 4:21, 22²¹So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. ²²Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labor on the day. (Nehemiah 4:21‑22).

Prophetical, a year. Ezek. 4:6⁶And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year. (Ezekiel 4:6). Dan. 12:12¹²Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. (Daniel 12:12).

ARTIFICIAL, DIVIDED INTO

Break of. Gen. 32:24, 26²⁴And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. (Genesis 32:24)
²⁶And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. (Genesis 32:26). SoS. 2:17.

Morning. Ex. 29:39³⁹The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: (Exodus 29:39). 2 Sam. 23:4⁴And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. (2 Samuel 23:4).

Noon. Gen. 43:16¹⁶And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. (Genesis 43:16). Psa. 55:17¹⁷Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. (Psalm 55:17).

Decline of. Judg. 19:8, 9⁸And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them. ⁹And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. (Judges 19:8‑9). Luke 9:12¹²And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. (Luke 9:12). Luke 24:29²⁹But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. (Luke 24:29).

Evening. Gen. 8:11¹¹And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. (Genesis 8:11). Psa. 104:23²³Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening. (Psalm 104:23), Jer. 6:4⁴Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out. (Jeremiah 6:4).

Sometimes divided into four parts. Neh. 9:3³And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God. (Nehemiah 9:3).

Latterly subdivided into twelve hours. Matt. 20:3, 5, 6³And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, (Matthew 20:3)
⁵Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. ⁶And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? (Matthew 20:5‑6). John 11:9⁹Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. (John 11:9).

Time of, ascertained by the dial. 2 Kin. 20:11.

Succession of, secured by covenant Gen. 8:22²²While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. (Genesis 8:22).

Made for the glory of God. Psa. 74:16¹⁶The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. (Psalm 74:16).

Proclaims the glory of God. Psa. 19:2²Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. (Psalm 19:2).

Under the control of God. Amos 5:8⁸Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name: (Amos 5:8). Amos 8:9⁹And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: (Amos 8:9).

A TIME OF JUDGMENT CALLED A DAY OF

Anger. Lam. 2:21²¹The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. (Lamentations 2:21).

Wrath. Job 20:28²⁸The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. (Job 20:28). Zeph. 1:15, 18¹⁵That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, (Zephaniah 1:15)
¹⁸Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. (Zephaniah 1:18). Rom. 2:5⁵But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; (Romans 2:5).

Visitation. Mic. 7:4⁴The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. (Micah 7:4).

Destruction. Job 21:30³⁰That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. (Job 21:30).

Darkness. Joel 2:2²A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. (Joel 2:2). Zeph. 1:15¹⁵That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, (Zephaniah 1:15).

Trouble. Psa. 102:2²Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. (Psalm 102:2).

Calamity. Deut. 32:35³⁵To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. (Deuteronomy 32:35). Jer. 18:17¹⁷I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. (Jeremiah 18:17).

Adversity. Prov. 24:10¹⁰If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. (Proverbs 24:10).

Vengeance. Prov. 6:34³⁴For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. (Proverbs 6:34). Isa. 61:2²To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; (Isaiah 61:2).

Slaughter. Isa. 30:25²⁵And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. (Isaiah 30:25). Jer. 12:3³But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. (Jeremiah 12:3). Evil. Jer. 17:17¹⁷Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. (Jeremiah 17:17). Amos 6:3³Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; (Amos 6:3). Eph. 6:13¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (Ephesians 6:13).

The Lord. Isa. 2:12¹²For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: (Isaiah 2:12). Isa. 13:6⁶Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. (Isaiah 13:6). Zeph. 1:14¹⁴The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. (Zephaniah 1:14).

A TIME OF MERCY CALLED A DAY OF

Salvation. 2 Cor. 6:2²(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) (2 Corinthians 6:2).

Redemption. Eph. 4:30³⁰And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. (Ephesians 4:30).

Visitation. Jer. 27:22²²They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the Lord; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place. (Jeremiah 27:22). 1 Peter 2:12¹²Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. (1 Peter 2:12).

God's power. Psa. 110:3³Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. (Psalm 110:3).

A TIME OF FESTIVITY CALLED A

Good day. Esther 8:17¹⁷And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. (Esther 8:17). Esther 9:19¹⁹Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. (Esther 9:19).

Day of good tidings. 2 Kin. 7:9,

Day which the Lord has made. Psa. 118:24²⁴This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24).

Solemn day. Num. 10:10¹⁰Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the Lord your God. (Numbers 10:10). Hos. 9:5⁵What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord? (Hosea 9:5).

Day of gladness. Num. 10:10¹⁰Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the Lord your God. (Numbers 10:10).

The time for labor. Psa. 104:23²³Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening. (Psalm 104:23). John 9:4⁴I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. (John 9:4).

Wild beasts hide during. Psa. 104:22²²The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. (Psalm 104:22).

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

Time of judgment. 1 Cor. 3:13¹³Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. (1 Corinthians 3:13), with 1 Cor. 4:3³But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. (1 Corinthians 4:3).

Spiritual light. 1 The. 5:5, 8. 2 Peter 1:19¹⁹We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: (2 Peter 1:19).

The path of the just. Prov. 4:18¹⁸But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. (Proverbs 4:18).

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