Topic
Obedience to God
72 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 6:22Torrey Exemplified — Noah
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
- Genesis 12:1–4Torrey Exemplified — Abram
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a…
- Genesis 22:3Torrey Exemplified — Abram
¶ And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
- Genesis 22:12Torrey Exemplified — Abram
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
- Exodus 5:2Torrey The wicked refuse
And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
- Exodus 12:28Torrey Exemplified — Israelites
And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
- Exodus 19:5Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying his voice
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
- Exodus 23:21Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying Christ
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
- Exodus 23:22Torrey Promises to
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
- Exodus 24:7Torrey Resolve upon
And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.
- Numbers 32:12Torrey Exemplified — Caleb &c
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 11:13Torrey SHOULD BE — From the heart
¶ And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
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- Deuteronomy 11:27 Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying his law
- Deuteronomy 11:28 Torrey Punishment of refusing
- Deuteronomy 13:4 Torrey Commanded
- Deuteronomy 28:1–13 Torrey Blessedness of
- Deuteronomy 28:14 Torrey SHOULD BE — Undeviating
- Deuteronomy 28:15–68 Torrey Punishment of refusing
- Joshua 5:6 Torrey Punishment of refusing
- Joshua 22:2 Torrey SHOULD BE — Unreserved
- Joshua 22:3 Torrey SHOULD BE — Unreserved
- Joshua 24:24 Torrey Resolve upon
- 1 Samuel 7:3 Torrey Prepare the heart for
- 1 Samuel 12:14 Torrey Promises to
- 1 Samuel 15:22 Torrey Better than sacrifice
- 1 Kings 15:11 Torrey Exemplified — Asa
- 1 Kings 17:5 Torrey Exemplified — Elijah
- 2 Kings 18:6 Torrey Exemplified — Hezekiah
- 2 Kings 22:2 Torrey Exemplified — Josiah
- Ezra 7:10 Torrey Prepare the heart for
- Nehemiah 9:17 Torrey The wicked refuse
- Psalms 18:44 Torrey SHOULD BE — With willingness
- Psalms 103:20 Torrey Angels engaged in
- Psalms 119:35 Torrey Pray to be taught
- Psalms 119:106 Torrey Exemplified — David
- Psalms 143:10 Torrey Pray to be taught
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Torrey INCLUDES — Keeping his commandments
- Isaiah 1:19 Torrey SHOULD BE — With willingness
- Isaiah 1:20 Torrey Punishment of refusing
- Isaiah 42:24 Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying his law
- Jeremiah 7:23 Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying his voice
- Jeremiah 26:13 Torrey Exhortations to
- Jeremiah 38:20 Torrey Exhortations to
- Daniel 7:27 Torrey To be universal in the latter days
- Daniel 9:10 Torrey Confess your failure in
- Haggai 1:12 Torrey Exemplified — Zerubbabel
- Matthew 1:24 Torrey Exemplified — Joseph
- Matthew 2:12 Torrey Exemplified — Wise men
- Matthew 3:15 Torrey Christ, an example of
- Luke 1:6 Torrey Exemplified — Zacharias &c
- Luke 11:28 Torrey Blessedness of
- John 15:20 Torrey Christ, an example of
- Acts 4:19 Torrey Obligations to
- Acts 4:20 Torrey Obligations to
- Acts 5:29 Torrey Obligations to
- Acts 26:19 Torrey Exemplified — Paul
- Romans 1:5 Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying the gospel
- Romans 5:19 Torrey Justification obtained by that of Christ
- Romans 6:17 Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying the gospel
- Romans 10:16 Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying the gospel
- Romans 10:17 Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying the gospel
- Romans 13:1 Torrey INCLUDES — Submission to higher powers
- Romans 16:19 Torrey Exemplified — Saints of Rome
- 2 Corinthians 10:5 Torrey INCLUDES — Obeying Christ
- Philippians 2:5–8 Torrey Christ, an example of
- Philippians 2:12 Torrey SHOULD BE — Constant
- Hebrews 5:8 Torrey Christ, an example of
- Hebrews 11:6 Torrey Without faith, is impossible
- Hebrews 11:8 Torrey Exemplified — Abram
- James 1:25 Torrey Blessedness of
- 1 Peter 1:2 Torrey Saints elected to
- 1 Peter 1:14 Torrey A characteristic of saints
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 77 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Commanded De 13:4
- Without faith, is impossible Heb 11:6
- INCLUDES
- Better than sacrifice 1Sa 15:22
- Justification obtained by that of Christ Ro 5:19
- Christ, an example of Mt 3:15; Joh 15:20; Php 2:5-8; Heb 5:8
- Angels engaged in Ps 103:20
- A characteristic of saints 1Pe 1:14
- Saints elected to 1Pe 1:2
- Obligations to Ac 4:19,20; 5:29
- Exhortations to Jer 26:13; 38:20
- SHOULD BE
- Resolve upon Ex 24:7; Jos 24:24
- Confess your failure in Da 9:10
- Prepare the heart for 1Sa 7:3; Ezr 7:10
- Pray to be taught Ps 119:35; 143:10
- Promises to Ex 23:22; 1Sa 12:14; Isa 1:19; Jer 7:23
- To be universal in the latter days Da 7:27
- Blessedness of De 11:27; 28:1-13; Lu 11:28; Jas 1:25
- The wicked refuse Ex 5:2; Ne 9:17
- Punishment of refusing De 11:28; 28:15-68; Jos 5:6; Isa 1:20
- Exemplified
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.