Harvest, the

Ingathering of fruits of the fields Mark 4:29
To continue without intermission Genesis 8:22
CALLED THE
- Appointed weeks of harvest Jeremiah 5:24
- Harvest time 2 Samuel 23:13; Jeremiah 50:16
Fields appeared white before John 4:35
Of barley at the passover Leviticus 23:6,10; Ruth 1:22
Of wheat at Pentecost Exodus 34:22; 1 Samuel 12:17
Men and women engaged in Ruth 2:8,9
PERSONS ENGAGED IN
- Reapers Ruth 2:4
- Binders Genesis 37:7; Psalm 129:7
- Called harvest-men Isaiah 17:5
- Called labourers Matthew 9:37
- Fed by the husbandman during Ruth 2:14
- Received wages John 4:35
- Often defrauded of their wages James 5:4
Former and latter rain necessary to abundance of Jeremiah 5:24; Amos 4:7
Patience required in waiting for James 5:7
Not to be commenced until the first fruits had been offered To God Leviticus 23:10,14
A time of great joy Psalm 126:6; Isaiah 9:3
Omitted in the sabbatical year Leviticus 25:5
Omitted in year of jubilee Leviticus 25:11,12
The Sabbath to observed during Exodus 34:21
Legal provision for the poor during Leviticus 19:9,10; 23:22; Deuteronomy 24:19
FAILURE OF
- Occasioned by drought Amos 4:7
- Occasioned by locusts Joel 1:4
- Sometimes continued for years Genesis 45:6
- A cause of great grief Isaiah 16:9; Joel 1:11
- A punishment for sin Isaiah 17:10,11
Slothfulness during, ruinous Proverbs 10:5
Miraculous thunder, &c in 1 Samuel 12:17,18
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of seasons of grace Jeremiah 8:20
- Of the end of the world Matthew 13:30,39
- Of a time when many are ready to receive the gospel Matthew 9:37,38; John 4:35
- Of a time of judgment Jeremiah 51:33; Hosea 6:11
- Of ripeness for wrath Joel 3:13; Revelation 14:15
- (Dew in,) of God's protection Isaiah 18:4
- (Cold in,) of a refreshing message Proverbs 25:13
- (Rain in,) of honour given to fools Proverbs 26:1

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