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Sea, the.

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By: Reuben Archer Torrey

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The gathering together of the waters originally called. Gen. 1:10¹⁰And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:10).

Great rivers often called. Isa. 11:15¹⁵And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod. (Isaiah 11:15). Jer. 51:36³⁶Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. (Jeremiah 51:36).

Lakes often called. Deut. 3:17¹⁷The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward. (Deuteronomy 3:17). Matt. 8:24, 27, 32²⁴And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. (Matthew 8:24)
²⁷But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! (Matthew 8:27)
³²And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. (Matthew 8:32).

GOD

Created. Ex. 20:11¹¹For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:11). Psa. 95:5⁵The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. (Psalm 95:5). Acts 14:15¹⁵And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: (Acts 14:15).

Made the birds and fishes out of. Gen. 1:20-22²⁰And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. ²¹And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. ²²And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. (Genesis 1:20‑22).

Founded the earth upon. Psa. 24:2²For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. (Psalm 24:2).

Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree. Job 26:10¹⁰He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. (Job 26:10). Job 38:8, 10⁸Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? (Job 38:8)
¹⁰And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, (Job 38:10). Prov. 8:27, 29²⁷When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: (Proverbs 8:27)
²⁹When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: (Proverbs 8:29).

Measures the waters of. Isa. 40:12¹²Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? (Isaiah 40:12)

Does what He pleases in. Psa. 135:6⁶Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. (Psalm 135:6).

Dries up, by His rebuke. Isa. 50:2²Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. (Isaiah 50:2). Nah. 1:4⁴He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. (Nahum 1:4).

Shakes, by His word. Hag. 2:6⁶For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; (Haggai 2:6).

Stills, by His power, Psa. 65:7⁷Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. (Psalm 65:7). Psa. 89:9⁹Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. (Psalm 89:9). Psa. 107:29²⁹He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. (Psalm 107:29).

Of immense extent. Job 11:9⁹The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. (Job 11:9). Psa. 104:25²⁵So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. (Psalm 104:25).

Of great depth. Psa. 68:22²²The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: (Psalm 68:22).

Rivers supplied by exhalations from. Ecc. 1:7.

Replenished by rivers. Ecc. 1:7. Ezek. 47:8⁸Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. (Ezekiel 47:8).

CALLED THE

Deep. Job 41:31³¹He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. (Job 41:31). Psa. 107:24²⁴These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. (Psalm 107:24). 2 Cor. 11:25²⁵Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; (2 Corinthians 11:25).

Great waters. Psa. 77:19¹⁹Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. (Psalm 77:19).

Great and wide sea. Psa. 104:25²⁵So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. (Psalm 104:25).

The clouds the garment of. Job 38:9⁹When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, (Job 38:9).

Darkness the swaddling band of. Job 38:9⁹When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, (Job 38:9).

Sand the barrier of. Jer. 5:22²²Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? (Jeremiah 5:22).

Inhabited by innumerable creatures great and small. Psa. 104:25, 26²⁵So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. ²⁶There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. (Psalm 104:25‑26).

The wonders of God seen in. Psa. 107:24²⁴These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. (Psalm 107:24).

Made to glorify God. Psa. 69:34³⁴Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. (Psalm 69:34). Psa. 107:24²⁴These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. (Psalm 107:24).

SEAS MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE;

The Adriatic or sea of Adria. Acts 27:27²⁷But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; (Acts 27:27).

Mediterranean or great sea. Num. 34:6⁶And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border. (Numbers 34:6). Deut. 11:24²⁴Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. (Deuteronomy 11:24). Deut. 34:2²And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, (Deuteronomy 34:2). Zech. 14:8⁸And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. (Zechariah 14:8).

Red Sea. Ex. 10:19¹⁹And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. (Exodus 10:19). Ex. 13:18¹⁸But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. (Exodus 13:18). Ex. 23:31³¹And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. (Exodus 23:31).

Sea of Joppa or sea of the Philistines. Ezra 3:7⁷They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. (Ezra 3:7), with Ex. 23:31³¹And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. (Exodus 23:31).

Salt or Dead Sea. Gen. 14:3³All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. (Genesis 14:3). Num. 34:12¹²And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about. (Numbers 34:12).

Sea of Galilee. Matt. 4:18¹⁸And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. (Matthew 4:18). Matt. 8:32³²And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. (Matthew 8:32). John 6:1¹After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. (John 6:1).

Sea of Jazer. Jer. 48:32³²O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. (Jeremiah 48:32).

Raised by the wind. Psa. 107:25, 26²⁵For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. ²⁶They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. (Psalm 107:25‑26). Jonah 1:4⁴But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. (Jonah 1:4).

Caused to foam by Leviathan. Job 41:31, 32³¹He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. ³²He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. (Job 41:31‑32).

THE WAVES OF,

Raised upon high. Psa. 93:3³The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. (Psalm 93:3). Psa. 107:25²⁵For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. (Psalm 107:25).

Tossed to and fro. Jer. 5:22²²Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? (Jeremiah 5:22).

Multitudinous. Jer. 51:42⁴²The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. (Jeremiah 51:42).

Mighty. Psa. 93:4⁴The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. (Psalm 93:4). Acts 27:41⁴¹And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. (Acts 27:41).

Tumultuous. Luke 21:25²⁵And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:25). Jude 13¹³Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. (Jude 13) v.

The shore of, covered with sand. Gen. 22:17¹⁷That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; (Genesis 22:17). 1 Kin. 4:29. Job 6:3³For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. (Job 6:3). Psa. 78:27²⁷He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: (Psalm 78:27).

Numerous islands in. Ezek. 26:18¹⁸Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. (Ezekiel 26:18).

Passed over in ships. Psa. 104:26²⁶There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. (Psalm 104:26). Psa. 107:23²³They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; (Psalm 107:23).

Sailing on, dangerous. Acts 27:9, 20⁹Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, (Acts 27:9)
²⁰And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. (Acts 27:20). 2 Cor. 11:26²⁶In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; (2 Corinthians 11:26).

COMMERCIAL NATIONS

Often built cities on the borders of. Gen. 49:13¹³Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. (Genesis 49:13). Ezek. 27:3³And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. (Ezekiel 27:3). Nah. 3:8⁸Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? (Nahum 3:8).

Derived great wealth from. Deut. 33:19¹⁹They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. (Deuteronomy 33:19).

Shall give up its dead at the last day. Rev. 20:13¹³And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. (Revelation 20:13).

The renewed earth shall be without. Rev. 21:1¹And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. (Revelation 21:1).

ILLUSTRATIVE

Of heavy afflictions. Isa. 43:2²When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isaiah 43:2). Lam. 2:13¹³What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee? (Lamentations 2:13).

(Troubled,) of the wicked. Isa. 57:20²⁰But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. (Isaiah 57:20).

(Roaring,) of hostile armies. Isa. 5:30³⁰And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. (Isaiah 5:30). Jer. 6:23²³They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion. (Jeremiah 6:23).

(Waves of,) of righteousness. Isa. 48:18¹⁸O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: (Isaiah 48:18).

(Waves of,) of devastating armies. Ezek. 26:3,4³Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. ⁴And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. (Ezekiel 26:3‑4).

(Waves of,) of the unsteady. James 1:6⁶But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. (James 1:6).

(Covered with waters,) of the diffusion of spiritual knowledge over the earth in the latter days. Isa. 11:9⁹They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. (Isaiah 11:9). Hab. 2:14¹⁴For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. (Habakkuk 2:14).

(Smooth as glass,) of the peace of heaven. Rev. 4:6⁶And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. (Revelation 4:6). Rev. 15:2²And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. (Revelation 15:2).

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