Rivers

Rivers

Source of — Job 28:10; Psalm 104:8,10.

Enclosed within banks — Daniel 12:5.

Flow through valleys — Psalm 104:8,10.

Some of

Great and mighty. — Genesis 15:18; Psalm 74:15.
Deep. — Ezekiel 47:5; Zechariah 10:11.
Broad. — Isaiah 33:21.
Rapid. — Judges 5:21.
Parted into many streams. — Genesis 2:10; Isaiah 11:5.

Run into the sea — Ecclesiastes 1:7; Ezekiel 47:8.

God’s power over, unlimited — Isaiah 50:2; Nahum 1:4.

Useful for

Supplying drink to the people. — Jeremiah 2:18.
Commerce. — Isaiah 23:3.
Promoting vegetation. — Genesis 2:10.
Bathing. — Exodus 2:5.

Baptism often performed in — Matthew 3:6.

Of Canaan abounded with fish — Leviticus 11:9,10.

Banks of

Covered with flags. — Exodus 2:3,5.
Planted with trees. — Ezekiel 47:7.
Frequented by doves. — Song 5:12.
Frequented by wild beasts. — Jeremiah 49:19.
Places of common resort. — Psalm 137:1.
Frequently overflowed. — Joshua 3:15; 1 Chronicles 12:15.
Peculiarly fruitful. — Psalm 1:3; Isaiah 32:20.

Gardens often made beside — Numbers 24:6.

Cities often built beside — Psalm 46:4; 137:1.

Often the boundaries of kingdoms — Joshua 22:25; 1 Kings 4:24.

Mentioned in scripture

Of Eden. — Genesis 2:10.
Of Jotbath. — Deuteronomy 10:7.
Of Ethiopia. — Isaiah 18:1.
Of Babylon. — Psalm 137:1.
Of Egypt. — Genesis 15:18.
Of Damascus. — 2 Kings 5:12.
Of Ahava. — Ezr 8:15.
Of Judah. — Joel 3:18.
Of Philippi. — Acts 16:13.
Abana. — 2 Kings 5:12.
Arnon. — Deuteronomy 2:36; Joshua 12:1.
Chebar. — Ezekiel 1:1,3; 10:15,20.
Euphrates. — Genesis 2:14.
Gihon. — Genesis 2:13.
Gozan. — 2 Kings 17:6; 1 Chronicles 5:26.
Hiddekel. — Genesis 2:14.
Jabbok. — Deuteronomy 2:37; Joshua 12:2.
Jordan. — Joshua 3:8; 2 Kings 5:10.
Kanah. — Joshua 16:8.
Kishon. — Judges 5:21.
Pharpar. — 2 Kings 5:12.
Pison. — Genesis 2:11.
Ulai. — Daniel 8:16.

Many, fordable in some places — Genesis 32:22; Joshua 2:7; Isaiah 6:2.

Illustrative

Of the abundance of grace in Christ. — Isaiah 32:2; John 1:16.
Of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit. — Psalm 46:4; Isaiah 41:18; 43:19,20; John 7:38,39.
Of heavy afflictions. — Psalm 69:2; Isaiah 43:2.
Of abundance. — Job 20:17; 29:6.
Of people flying from judgments. — Isaiah 23:10.
(Steady course of,) of peace of saints. — Isaiah 66:12.
(Fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints. — Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah 17:8.
(Drying up of,) of God’s judgments. — Isaiah 19:1-8; Jeremiah 51:36; Nahum 1:4; Zechariah 10:11.
(Overflowing of,) of God’s judgments. — Isaiah 8:7,8; 28:2,18; Jeremiah 47:2.

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