Families

The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.

• Genesis 18:19Torrey Good-Exemplified — Abraham

  For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

• Genesis 35:2Torrey Good-Exemplified — Jacob

  Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

• Genesis 45:24Torrey SHOULD — Live in unity

  So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

• Genesis 50:17–21Torrey SHOULD — Live in mutual forbearance

  So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.…

• Deuteronomy 4:9Torrey SHOULD — Be taught the Scriptures

  Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

• Deuteronomy 4:10Torrey SHOULD — Be taught the Scriptures

  Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that…

• Deuteronomy 14:26Torrey SHOULD — Rejoice together before God

  And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine…

• Deuteronomy 29:18Torrey Warning against departing from God

  Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

• Joshua 24:15Torrey Good-Exemplified — Joshua

  And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we…

• 2 Samuel 6:20Torrey Good-Exemplified — David

  ¶ Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain…

• Job 1:5Torrey Good-Exemplified — Job

  And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and…

• Psalms 101:7Torrey Deceivers and liars should be removed from

  He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.