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Vail or Veil
A covering for the head usually worn by women—.
Was worn
As a token of modesty.—.
As a token of subjection.—,,,.
For concealment.—.
The removing of, considered rude and insolent—.
Removing of, threatened as a punishment to ungodly women—.
Moses put one on to conceal the glory of his face—; .
Illustrative
Of the spiritual blindness of the Gentile nations.—.
Of the spiritual blindness of the Jewish nation.—.
Vail, the Sacred
Moses commanded to make—.
Made by Bezaleel for the tabernacle—.
Suspended from four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold—.
Hung between the holy and most holy place—; .
Designed to conceal the ark, mercy seat, and the symbol of the divine presence—.
The high priest
Alone allowed to enter within.—,.
Allowed to enter but once a year.—; .
Could not enter without blood.—; .
Made by Solomon for the temple—.
Was rent at the death of our Lord—; ; .
Illustrative
Of the obscurity of the Mosaic age.—.
Of the flesh of Christ which concealed his divinity.—; .
(Rending of,) of the death of Christ which opened heaven to saints.—,; .
Valleys
Tracts of land between mountains—.
Called
Vales.—; .
Dales.—; .
Fat valleys, when fruitful.—,.
Rough valleys, when uncultivated and barren.—.
Watered by mountain streams—,.
Canaan abounded in—.
Abounded with
Fountains and springs.—; .
Rocks and caves.—; .
Trees.—.
Lily of the valley.—.
Ravens.—.
Doves.—.
Of Israel well tilled and fruitful—; .
Often the scenes of idolatrous rites—.
The heathen supposed that certain deities presided over—,.
The Canaanites held possession of, against Judah—Jdj 1:19.
Often the scenes of great contests—Jdj 5:15; 7:8,22; .
Mentioned in scripture
Achor.—; ; .
Ajalon.—.
Baca.—.
Berachah.—.
Bochim.—Jdj 2:5.
Charashim.—.
Elah.—; .
Eshcol.—; .
Gad.—.
Gerar.—.
Gibeon.—.
Hebron.—.
Hinnom or Tophet.—; ; ; .
Jehoshaphat or decision.—,.
Jericho.—.
Jezreel.—.
Jephthah-el.—,.
Keziz.—.
Lebanon.—.
Megiddo.—; .
Moab where Moses was buried.—.
Passengers or Hamongog.—.
Rephaim or giants.—; ; ; .
Salt.—; .
Shaveh or king's dale.—; .
Shittim.—.
Siddim.—,.
Sorek.—Jdj 16:4.
Succoth.—.
Zared.—.
Zeboim.—.
Zephathah.—.
To be filled with hostile chariots, threatened as a punishment—.
Miracles connected with
The moon made to stand still over Ajalon.—.
Ditches in, filled with water.—,.
Water in, made to appear to the Moabites like blood.—,.
Illustrative
Of the church of Christ.—.
(Fruitful and well watered,) of the tents of Israel.—.
(Dark,) of affliction and death.—.
(Filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel.—; .
Vanity
A consequence of the fall—.
Every man is—.
Every state of man is—.
Man at his best estate is—.
Man is like to—.
The thoughts of man are—.
The days of man are—; .
Childhood and youth are—.
The beauty of man is—; .
The help of man in—; .
Man's own righteousness is—.
Worldly wisdom is—,; .
Worldly pleasure is—.
Worldly anxiety—; .
Worldly labour is—; .
Worldly enjoyment is—,,.
Worldly possessions are—.
Treasures of wickedness are—.
Heaping up riches is—; .
Love of riches is—.
Unblessed riches are—.
Riches gotten by falsehood are—.
All earthly things are—.
Foolish questions, &c are—,; ; ,; .
The conduct of the ungodly is—.
The religion of hypocrites is—.
The worship of the wicked is—; .
Lying words are—.
False teaching is but—.
Mere external religion is—; .
Alms giving without charity is—.
Faith without works is—.
Idolatry is—; ; ,; ; .
Wealth gotten by, diminishes—.
Saints
Hate the thoughts of.—.
Pray to be kept from.—; .
Avoid.—.
Avoid those given to.—.
The wicked
Especially characterised by.—.
Though full of, affect to be wise.—.
Love.—.
Imagine.—; ; .
Devise.—.
Speak.—; ; .
Count God's service as.—; .
Allure others by words of.—.
Walk after.—.
Walk in.—; .
Inherit.—.
Reap.—; .
Judicially given up to.—; .
Fools follow those given to—.
Following those given to, leads to poverty—.
They who trust in, rewarded with—.
Vine, The
Often found wild—; .
Cultivated
In vineyards from the time of Noah.—.
On the sides of hills.—.
In the valleys.—.
By the walls of houses.—.
Required to be dressed and pruned to increase its fruitfulness—; ; .
Canaan abounded in—; .
Places celebrated for
Eshcol.—,.
Sibmah.—,.
Lebanon.—.
Egypt.—; .
The dwarf and spreading vine particularly esteemed—.
Of Sodom bad and unfit for use—.
Often degenerated—; .
Frequently injured by hail and frost—; ,.
Foxes destructive to—.
The wild boar destructive to—.
The fruit of
Called grapes.—.
Peculiarly sour when unripe.—.
Eaten fresh from the tree.—.
Eaten dried.—; .
Sold in the markets.—.
Made into wine.—; .
The wood of, fit only for burning—.
Young cattle fed on its leaves and tender shoots—.
Probably produced two crops of fruit in the year—.
Perfumed the air with the fragrance of its flowers—; .
God made, fruitful for his people when obedient—; .
Frequently made unfruitful as a punishment—; ; ,; .
Sometimes cast its fruit before it came to perfection—; .
Nazarites prohibited eating any part of—,.
Illustrative
Of Christ.—,.
Of Israel.—; ,.
(Its fruitful branches,) of saints.—.
(Of unfruitful branches,) of mere professors.—,.
(Its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace.—.
(Its rich clusters,) of the graces of the church.—.
(Pruning of,) of God's purifying his people by afflictions.—.
(Worthlessness of its wood,) of the unprofitableness, of the wicked.—,.
(Unfruitful,) of the wicked.—.
(Sitting under one's own) of peace and prosperity.—; ; .
Proverbial allusion to fathers eating the unripe fruit of—,; .
Vineyards
Origin and antiquity of—.
The design of planting—; .
Frequently walled or fenced with hedges—; ; ,.
Cottages built in, for the keepers—.
Provided with the apparatus for making wine—; .
The stones carefully gathered out of—.
Laws respecting
Not to be planted with different kinds of seed.—.
Not to be cultivated in the Sabbatical year.—; .
The spontaneous fruit of, not to be gathered during the sabbatical year.—,.
Compensation in kind to be made for injury done to.—.
Strangers entering, allowed to eat fruit of, but not to take any away.—.
The gleaning of, to be left for the poor.—; .
The fruit of new, not to be eaten for three years.—.
The fruit of new, to be holy to the Lord in the fourth year.—.
The fruit of new, to be eaten by the owners from the fifth year.—.
Planters of, not liable to military service till they had eaten of the fruit.—.
Frequently let out to husbandmen—; .
Rent of, frequently paid by part of the fruit—.
Were often mortgaged—,.
Estimated rent of—; .
Estimated profit arising from, to the cultivators—.
The poor engaged in the culture of—; .
Members of the family often wrought in—; .
Mode of hiring and paying labourers for working in—,.
Of the kings of Israel superintended by officers of the state—.
The vintage or ingathering of
Was a time of great rejoicing.—.
Sometimes continued to the time of sowing seed.—.
Failure in, occasioned great grief.—,.
Of red grapes particularly esteemed—.
The produce of, was frequently destroyed by enemies—.
The whole produce of, often destroyed by insects, &c—; .
In unfavourable seasons produced but little wine—; ,.
The wicked judicially deprived of the enjoyment of—; .
The Rechabites forbidden to plant—.
Of the slothful man neglected and laid waste—,.
Illustrative
Of the Jewish Church.—; ; ; .
(Failure of,) of severe calamities.—.
(Cleaning grapes of,) of the elect.—.
Visions
God often made known his will by—.
God especially made himself known to prophets by—.
Often accompanied
A representative of the divine person and glory.—.
An audible voice from heaven.—; ,.
An appearance of angels.—,; ; .
An appearance of human beings.—; .
Frequently difficult and perplexing to those who received them—; ; .
Often communicated
In the night season.—; .
In a trance.—; .
Often recorded for the benefit of the people—.
Often multiplied for the benefit of the people—.
Mentioned in scripture
To Abraham.—.
To Jacob.—.
To Moses.—,; .
To Samuel.—.
To Nathan.—,.
To Eliphaz.—.
To Isaiah.—.
To Ezekiel (See chapters 10, 40-48 of Ezekiel).—; ; ,; .
To Nebuchadnezzar.—; .
To Daniel (See chapters 7, 8, and 10 of Daniel).—.
To Amos.—; ; .
To Zechariah.—; ; ; ; .
To Paul.—,; ; ; ; ; .
To Ananias.—,.
To Cornelius.—.
To Peter.—.
To John (See also Rev chapters 4 - 22).—.
Sometimes withheld for a long season—.
The withholding of a great calamity—; .
False prophets pretended to have seen—; .
The prophets of God skilled in interpreting—; .
Vows
Solemn promises made to God—.
Were made in reference to
Devoting the person to God.—.
Dedicating children to God.—.
Devoting property to God.—.
Offering sacrifices.—; :22; .
Afflicting the soul.—.
To be voluntary—,.
To be performed faithfully—.
To be performed without delay—,.
Danger of inconsiderately making—.
Of children void without the consent of parents—.
Of married women void without consent of husbands—,.
Of widows and women divorced from their husbands binding—.
Of wives, could only be objected to at the time of making—,.
Might be redeemed by paying a suitable compensation—,.
Clean beasts the subjects of, not to be redeemed—,.
Recorded in scripture
Of Jacob.—; .
Of Israelites.—.
Of Jephthah.—Jdj 11:30,31.
Of Hannah.—.
Of Elkanah.—.
Of David.—.
Of mariners who cast out Jonah.—.
Of Jonah.—.
Of Lemuel's mother.—,.
Of Paul.—.
Of certain Jews with Paul.—,,.
All things dedicated by, to be brought to the tabernacle—,,,,.
Of things corrupt or blemished an insult to God—; .
The hire of a prostitute or price of a dog could not be the subject of—.
R. A. Torrey, The New Topical Text Book (1897). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.