- -  FIGURATIVE: ...  Ps 72:6|
- -  Occasioned by the condensing of the clouds: ...  Job 36:27,28; Ps 77:17; Ec 11:3|

- -  GOD
......  Made a decree for: ...  Job 28:26|
......  Prepares: ...  Ps 147:8|
......  Gives: ...  Job 5:10|
......  Causes, to come down: ...  Joe 2:23|
......  Exhibits goodness in giving: ...  Ac 14:17|
......  Exhibits greatness in giving: ...  Job 36:26,27|
......  Sends upon the evil and good: ...  Mt 5:45|
......  Should be praised for: ...  Ps 147:7,8|
......  Should be feared on account of: ...  Jer 5:24|

- -  Impotence of idols exhibited in not being able to give: ...  Jer 14:22|
- -  Not sent upon the earth immediately after creation: ...  Ge 2:5|
- -  Rarely falls in Egypt: ...  De 11:10; Zec 14:18|
- -  Canaan abundantly supplied with: ...  De 11:11|

- -  DESIGNED FOR
......  Refreshing the earth: ...  Ps 68:9; 72:6|
......  Making fruitful the earth: ...  Heb 6:7|
......  Replenishing the springs and fountains of the earth: ...  Ps 104:8|

- -  Promised in due season to the obedient: ...  Le 26:4; De 11:14; Eze 34:26,27|
- -  Frequently withheld on account of iniquity: ...  De 11:17; Jer 3:3; 5:25; Am 4:7|
- -  THE WANT OF
......  Causes the earth to open: ...  Job 29:23; Jer 14:4|
......  Dries up springs and fountains: ...  1Ki 17:7|
......  Occasions famine: ...  1Ki 18:1,2|
......  Removed by prayer: ...  1Ki 8:35,36; Jas 5:18|
- -  Withheld for three years and six months in the days of Elijah: ...  1Ki 17:1; Jas 5:17|
- -  DIVIDED INTO
......  Great: ...  Ezr 10:9|
......  Plentiful: ...  Ps 68:9|
......  Overflowing: ...  Eze 38:22|
......  Sweeping: ...  Pr 28:3|
......  Small: ...  Job 37:6|
- -  The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing: ...  De 11:14; Jer 5:24|
- -  The latter, before harvest: ...  Joe 2:23; Zec 10:1|
- -  The rainbow often appears during: ...  Ge 9:14; Eze 1:28|
- -  Often succeeded by heat and sunshine: ...  2Sa 23:4; Isa 18:4|
- -  The appearance of a cloud from the west indicated: ...  1Ki 18:44; Lu 12:54|
- -  The north wind drives away: ...  Pr 25:23|
- -  Unusual in harvest time: ...  Pr 26:1|
- -  Thunder and lightning often with: ...  Ps 135:7|
- -  Storm and tempest often with: ...  Mt 7:25,27|
- -  INSTANCES OF EXTRAORDINARY
......  Time of the flood: ...  Ge 7:4,12|
......  Plague of, upon Egypt: ...  Ex 9:18,23|
......  During wheat harvest in the days of Samuel: ...  1Sa 12:17,18|
......  After long drought in Ahab's reign: ...  1Ki 18:45|
......  After the captivity: ...  Ezr 10:9,13|
- -  Often impeded travelling in the east: ...  1Ki 18:44; Isa 4:6|
- -  Often destroyed houses: ...  Eze 13:13-15; Mt 7:27|
- -  ILLUSTRATIVE
......  Of the word of God: ...  Isa 55:10,11|
......  Of the doctrine of faithful ministers: ...  De 32:2|
......  Of Christ in the communication of his graces: ...  Ps 72:6; Ho 6:3|
......  Of spiritual blessings: ...  Ps 68:9; 84:6; Eze 34:26|
......  Of righteousness: ...  Ho 10:12|
......  (Destructive,) of God's judgments: ...  Job 20:23; Ps 11:6; Eze 38:22|
......  (Destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor: ...  Pr 28:3|
 
 

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RAINBOW
- -  A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood: ...  Ge 9:8-16; Eze 1:28|
- -  Symbolical: ...  Re 4:3; 10:1|
- -  See METEOROLOGY 
 
 

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RAISING
- -  From death
......  See DEAD 

- -  See RESURRECTION 
 
 

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RAISINS
- -  (Dried grapes)
- -  Given by Abigail to David: ...  1Sa 25:18|
- -  Given to the starving Egyptian to revive him: ...  1Sa 30:12|
- -  Given by Ziba to David: ...  2Sa 16:1|
- -  Given to David at Ziklag: ...  1Ch 12:40|
 
 

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RAM
- -  A sheep
......  Skins of, used for the roof of the tabernacle: ...  Ex 26:14; 39:34|
......  Seen in Daniel's vision: ...  Da 8:3,20|
......  Used in sacrifice
......  See OFFERINGS 
......  Trumpets made of the horns of
......  See TRUMPETS 
 
 

RANSOM
- -  Of a man's life: ...  Ex 21:30; 30:12; Job 36:18; Ps 49:7,8; Pr 6:35; 13:8; Ho  13:14|
- -  FIGURATIVE: ...  Job 33:24; Isa 35:10; 51:10; Mt 20:28; 1Ti 2:6|
......  See JESUS 
......  See SAVIOUR 
......  See REDEMPTION 
 
 

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RAPE
- -  The law of Moses imposed death penalty for: ...  De 22:25-27|
- -  Captives afflicted with: ...  Isa 13:16; La 5:11; Zec 14:2|
- -  INSTANCES OF
......  Of the servant of a Levite, by Benjamites; the tribe of  Benjamin nearly exterminated by the army of the other  tribes, punishment for: ...  Jud 19:22-30; 20:35|
......  Of Tamar by Amnon; avenged in the death of Amnon at the hand  of Absalom, Tamar's brother: ...  2Sa 13:6-29,32,33|
 
 

RASHNESS
- -  General scriptures concerning: ...  Ps 116:11; Pr 14:29; 19:2; 21:5; 25:8; 29:20; Ec 5:2; 7:9|
- -  INSTANCES OF
......  Moses, in killing the Egyptian: ...  Ex 2:11,12; Ac 7:24,25|
......  When he struck the rock: ...  Nu 20:10-12|
......  Jephthah's vow: ...  Jud 11:31-39|
......  Israel's vow to destroy the Benjamites: ...  Jud 21:1-23|
......  Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant: ...  2Sa 6:6,7|
......  David, in his generosity to Ziba: ...  2Sa 16:4; with 19:26-29|
......  Rehoboam, in forsaking the counsel of the old men: ...  1Ki 12:8-15|
......  Josiah, in fighting against Pharaoh-necho: ...  2Ch 35:20-24|
......  Naaman, in refusing to immerse (LXX: baptizo) himself in the  Jordan River: ...  2Ki 5:11,12|
......  James and John, in desiring to call down fire upon the  Samaritans: ...  Lu 9:54|
......  Paul, in persisting in going to Jerusalem, against the  repeated admonitions of the Holy Spirit: ...  Ac 21:4,10-15|
......  Julius, the Roman centurion, in rejecting Paul's counsel: ...  Ac 27:11|
 
 

RAVEN
- -  Unclean and not to be eaten: ...  Le 11:15; De 14:14|
- -  Called the raven of the valley: ...  Pr 30:17|
- -  DESCRIBED AS
......  Black: ...  So 5:11|
......  Solitary in disposition: ...  Isa 34:11|
......  Improvident: ...  Lu 12:24|
......  Carnivorous: ...  Pr 30:17|
- -  God provides food for: ...  Job 38:41; Ps 147:9; Lu 12:24|
- -  Sent by Noah from the ark: ...  Ge 8:7|
- -  Elijah fed by: ...  1Ki 17:4-6|
- -  Plumage of, illustrative of the glory of Christ: ...  So 5:11|
- -  A black carnivorous bird: ...  Pr 30:17; So 5:11|
- -  Forbidden as food: ...  Le 11:15; De 14:14|
- -  Preserved by Noah in the ark: ...  Ge 8:7|
- -  Fed Elijah: ...  1Ki 17:4-6|
- -  Cared for by divine providence: ...  Lu 12:24|
 
 

RAVISHMENT
- -  See RAPE 
 
 

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RAZOR
- -  Nazarite forbidden to use: ...  Nu 6:5|
- -  FIGURATIVE: ...  Ps 52:2; Isa 7:20; Eze 5:1|
 
 

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READING
- -  Taught: ...  De 6:9; 11:20|
 
 

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READINGS, SELECT
- -  JUDAH'S DEFENSE: ...  Ge 44:18-34|
- -  JOSEPH REVEALING HIS IDENTITY: ...  Ge 45:1-15|
- -  THE DELIVERANCE OF THE ISRAELITES FROM PHARAOH: ...  Ex 14:5-30|
- -  SONG OF MOSES WHEN PHARAOH AND HIS ARMY WERE OVERTHROWN: ...  Ex 15:1-19|
- -  DAVID'S LAMENT OVER ABSALOM: ...  2Sa 18:19-33|
- -  LIGHTS AND SHADOWS: ...  Ru 1:1-22|
- -  ELIJAH'S MIRACULOUS PRESERVATION: ...  1Ki 17:1-16|
- -  ELISHA AND THE WIDOW'S OIL: ...  2Ki 4:1-7|
- -  NAAMAN THE LEPER: ...  2Ki 5:1-14|
- -  ESTHER'S TRIUMPH: ...  Es 4:1-17; 7:1-10|
- -  THE BREVITY OF LIFE: ...  Job 14:1-10|
- -  NATURE'S TESTIMONY: ...  Job 28:1-28|
- -  GOD'S CHALLENGE TO JOB: ...  Job 38|
- -  THE ANIMALS OF THE FIELD: ...  Job 39|
- -  THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED IN CONTRAST: ...  Ps 1|
- -  THE TRIUMPHANT KING: ...  Ps 2|
- -  MANKIND IN NATURE: ...  Ps 8|
- -  MANKIND IN EXTREMITY: ...  Ps 18:1-19|
- -  CONFIDENCE IN GOD: ...  Ps 23|
- -  THE KING OF GLORY: ...  Ps 24|
- -  THE GLORY OF GOD: ...  Ps 29|
- -  GOD, OUR REFUGE: ...  Ps 46|
- -  THE MAJESTY OF GOD: ...  Ps 77:13-20|
- -  THE JOY OF THE RIGHTEOUS: ...  Ps Ps 84|
- -  THE STATE OF THE GODLY: ...  Ps 91|
- -  THE NEW SONG: ...  Ps 98|
- -  THE MAJESTY AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD: ...  Ps 104|
- -  IN CAPTIVITY: ...  Ps 137|
- -  THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD: ...  Ps 139|
- -  OLD AGE: ...  Ec 12:1-7|
- -  CHRIST'S KINGDOM FORESHADOWED: ...  Isa 35:1-10|
- -  THE OMNIPOTENCE AND INCOMPARABLENESS OF GOD: ...  Isa 40:1-31|
- -  THE WRATH OF GOD: ...  Am 9:1-6|
- -  THE MAJESTY OF GOD: ...  Hab 3:3-12|
- -  MARY'S MAGNIFICAT: ...  Lu 1:46-56|
- -  THE PROPHETIC BLESSING OF ZACHARIAS: ...  Lu 1:67-80|
- -  THE BEATITUDES: ...  Mt 5:1-16|
- -  GOD'S PROVIDENCE: ...  Mt 6:26-34|
- -  WISE AND FOOLISH BUILDERS: ...  Mt 7:21-27|
- -  THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN: ...  Lu 10:25-37|
- -  THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON: ...  Lu 15:11-32|
- -  THE RAISING OF LAZARUS: ...  Joh 11:1-3,18-46|
- -  THE BETRAYAL OF JESUS BY JUDAS ISCARIOT: ...  Lu 22:47-62|
- -  THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST: ...  Lu 24:1-12|
- -  BEGINNING OF THE NEW COVENANT: Ac 2
- -  PETER ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST: ...  Ac 2:1-40|
- -  FIRST PEOPLE CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY UNDER THE NEW LAW: ...  Ac 2:38-47
- -  STEPHEN'S DEFENSE: ...  Ac 7:1-56|
- -  PAUL AND SILAS IN PRISON: ...  Ac 16:16-40|
- -  PAUL ON MARS' HILL: ...  Ac 17:22-31|
- -  PAUL IN FRONT OF GOVERNOR FELIX: ...  Ac 24:1-27|
- -  PAUL IN FRONT OF AGRIPPA: ...  Ac 26|
- -  CHARITY: ...  1Co 13:1-13|
- -  THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH: ...  Re 21:1-27|
- -  THE RIVER OF LIFE: ...  Re 22:1-21|
- -  For other selections
......  See ELEGY 
......  See PERSONIFICATION