Water

One of the elements of the world — Ge 1:2.

God originally

Created the firmament to divide. — Ge 1:6,7.

Collected into one place. — Ge 1:9.

Created fowls and fishes, &c from. — Ge 1:20,21.

Necessary to vegetation — Ge 2:5,6; Job 14:9; Isa 1:30.

Some plants particularly require — Job 8:11.

Necessary to the comfort and happiness of man — Isa 41:17; Zec 9:11.

Collected in

Springs. — Jos 15:19.

Pools. — 1Ki 22:38; Ne 2:14.

Ponds. — Ex 7:19; Isa 19:10.

Fountains. — 1Ki 18:5; 2Ch 32:3.

Wells. — Ge 21:19.

Brooks. — 2Sa 17:20; 1Ki 18:5.

Streams. — Ps 78:16; Isa 35:6.

Rivers. — Isa 8:7; Jer 2:18.

The sea. — Ge 1:9,10; Isa 11:9.

The clouds. — Ge 1:7; Job 26:8,9.

Rises in vapour to the clouds — Ec 1:7; Ps 104:8.

Drops from the clouds in rain — De 11:11; 2Sa 21:10.

Described as

Fluid. — Ps 78:16; Pr 30:4.

Unstable. — Ge 49:4.

Penetrating. — Ps 109:18.

Reflecting images. — Pr 27:9.

Wearing the hardest substances. — Job 14:19.

Cleansing. — Eze 36:25; Eph 5:26.

Refreshing. — Job 22:7; Pr 25:25.

Congealed by cold — Job 38:29; Ps 147:16,17.

Was used by Jews

As their principal beverage. — Ge 24:43; 1Ki 13:19,22; 18:4; Ho 2:5.

For culinary purposes. — Ex 12:9.

For washing the person. — Ge 18:4; 24:32.

For legal purification. — Ex 29:4; Heb 9:10,19.

Kept for purification in large waterpots — Joh 2:6.

Carried in vessels — Ge 21:14; 1Sa 26:11; Mr 14:13.

Artificial mode of conveying, into large cities — 2Ki 20:20.

Frequently brackish and unfit for use — Ex 15:23; 2Ki 2:19.

The want of, considered a great calamity — Ex 17:1-3; Nu 20:2; 2Ki 3:9,10; Isa 3:1.

In times of scarcity, sold at an enormous price — La 5:4.

Miracles connected with

Turned into blood. — Ex 7:17,20.

Turned into wine. — Joh 2:7-9.

Brought from the rock. — Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11.

Brought from the jaw-bone of an ass. — Jdj 15:19.

Consumed by fire from heaven. — 1Ki 18:38.

Divided and made to stand on heap. — Ex 14:21,22; Jos 3:16.

Trenches filled with. — 2Ki 3:17-22.

Iron made to swim in. — 2Ki 6:5,6.

Our Lord, &c walking on. — Mt 14:26-29.

Healing powers communicated to. — 2Ki 5:14; Joh 5:4; 9:7.

The world and its inhabitants once destroyed by — Ge 7:20-23; 2Pe 3:6.

The world not to be again destroyed by — Ge 9:8-15; 2Pe 3:7.

Illustrative

Of the support of God. — Isa 8:6.

Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit. — Isa 41:17,18; 44:3; Eze 36:25; Joh 7:38,39.

Of persecutors. — Ps 124:4,5.

Of persecutions. — Ps 88:17.

Of hostile armies. — Isa 8:7; 17:13.

(Still,) of the ordinances of the gospel. — Ps 23:2.

(Deep,) of severe affliction. — Ps 66:12; 69:1; Isa 30:20; 43:2.

(Deep,) of counsel in the heart. — Pr 20:5.

(Deep,) of the words of the wise of the wise. — Pr 18:4.

(Poured out,) of the wrath of God. — Ho 5:10.

(Poured out,) of faintness by terror. — Ps 22:14.

(Pouring, out of buckets,) of a numerous progeny. — Nu 24:7.

(Spilled on the ground,) of death. — 2Sa 14:14.

(Its instability,) of a wavering disposition. — Ge 49:4.

(Its weakness,) of faintness and cowardice. — Jos 7:5; Eze 7:17.

(Difficulty of stopping,) of strife and contention. — Pr 17:14.

(Rapidly flowing away,) of the career of the wicked. — Job 24:18; Ps 58:7.

(Many,) of different nations and people. — Re 17:1,15; Jer 51:13.

(Many,) of a variety of afflictions. — 2Sa 22:17.

(Noise of many,) of the word of Christ. — Re 1:15.

(Covering the sea,) of the general diffusion of the knowledge of God. — Isa 11:9; Hab 2:14.