Christ chiefly manifests Himself in times of affliction, because then the soul unites itself most closely by faith to Christ. The soul, in time of prosperity, scatters its affections, and looses itself in the creature; but there is a uniting power in sanctified afflictions, by which a believer, (as in rain a hen collects her brood) gathers his best affections unto his Father and his God.
Richard Sibbes

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  1. The life of animals # Ge 9:4 Le 17:11,14
  2. Fluid # De 12:16
  3. Red # 2Ki 3:22 Joe 2:31
  4. Of all men the same # Ac 17:26
  5. EATING OF, FORBIDDEN TO 5a) Man after the flood

    # Ge 9:4

5b) The Israelites under the law # Le 3:17 17:10,12 5c) The early Christians # Ac 15:20,29 6) The Jews often guilty of eating # 1Sa 14:32,33 Eze 33:25 7) Of animals slain for good to be poured on the earth and covered # Le 17:13 De 12:16,24 8) Birds of prey delight in # Job 39:30 9) Beasts of prey delight in # Nu 23:24 Ps 68:23 10) SHEDDING OF HUMAN 10a) Forbidden # Ge 9:5 10b) Hateful to God # Pr 6:16,17 10c) Defiling to the land # Ps 106:38 10d) Defiling to the person # Isa 59:3 10e) Jews often guilty of # Jer 22:17 Eze 22:4 10f) Always punished # Ge 9:6 10g) Mode of clearing those accused of # De 21:1-9 11) The price of, not to be consecrated # Mt 27:6 12) OF LEGAL SACRIFICES 12a) For atonement # Ex 30:10 Le 17:11 12b) For purification # Heb 9:13,19-22 12c) How disposed of # Ex 29:12 Le 4:7 12d) Not offered with leaven # Ex 23:18 34:25 12e) Ineffectual to remove sin # Heb 10:4 13) Idolaters made drink-offerings of # Ps 16:4 14) Water turned into, as a sign # Ex 4:30 15) Waters of Egypt turned into, as a judgment # Ex 7:17-21 16) ILLUSTRATIVE 16a) (Washing the feet in,) of victories # Ps 58:10 68:23 16b) (Building with,) of oppression and cruelty # Hab 2:12 16c) (Preparing to,) of ripening for destruction # Eze 35:6 16d) (On one’s own head,) of guilt # Le 20:9 2Sa 1:16 Eze 18:13 16e) (Given to drink,) of severe judgments # Eze 16:38 Re 16:6