New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Deluge, The

• Sent as a punishment for the extreme wickedness of man Gen. 6:5-7, 11-13, 17
• Called the
  • Flood Gen. 9:28
  • Waters of Noah Isa. 54:9
• Noah forewarned of Gen. 6:13; Heb. 11:7
• Long-suffering of God exhibited in deferring Gen. 6:3; 1 Pet. 3:20
• The wicked warned of 1 Pet. 3:19, 20; 2 Pet. 2:5
• Noah, &c, saved from Gen. 6:18-22, 7:13, 14
• Date of its commencement Gen. 7:11
• Came suddenly and unexpectedly Mt. 24:38, 39
• Produced by
  • Forty days' incessant rain Gen. 7:4, 12, 17
  • Opening up of the fountains of the great deep Gen. 7:11
• Increased gradually Gen. 7:17, 18
• Extreme height of Gen. 7:19, 20
• Time of its increase and prevailing Gen. 7:24
• Causes of its abatement Gen. 8:1, 2
• Decrease of gradual Gen. 8:3, 5
• Date of its complete removal Gen. 8:13
• Complete destruction effected by Gen. 7:23
• Face of the earth changed by 2 Pet. 3:5, 6
• Traditional notice of Job 22:15-17
• That it shall never again occur
  • Promised Gen. 8:21, 22
  • Confirmed by covenant Gen. 9:9-11
  • The rainbow a token Gen. 9:12-17
  • A pledge of God's faithfulness Isa. 54:9, 10
• Illustrative
  • Of the destruction of sinners Ps. 32:6; Isa. 28:2, 18
  • Of baptism 1 Pet. 3:20, 21
  • (Unexpectedness of,) of suddenness of Christ's coming Mt. 24:36-39; Lk. 17:26, 27-30