COVETOUSNESS
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Comes from the heart
Engrosses the heart
Is idolatry
Is the root of all evil
Is never satisfied
Is vanity
IS INCONSISTENT
LEADS TO
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Abhorred by God
Forbidden
A characteristic of the wicked
A characteristic of the slothful
Commended by the wicked alone
Hated by saints
To be mortified by saints
Woe denounced against
Punishment of
Excludes from heaven
Beware of
Avoid those guilty of
Pray against
Reward of those who hate
Shall abound in the last days
Exemplified
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General scriptures concerning
Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit
Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan
In giving Rebekah to be Isaac’s wife
In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel
In deceiving Jacob in wages
In defrauding Esau of his, father’s blessing
In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds
In buying Esau’s birthright
Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness
Achan, in hiding the treasure
Eli’s sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice
Samuel’s sons, in taking bribes
Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty
David, of Bath-sheba
Ahab, in desiring Naboth’s vineyard
Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman
In exacting usury from their brethren
In keeping back the portion of the Levites
In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste
In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish
Money-changers in the temple
The rich young ruler
The rich fool
Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver
The unjust steward
The Pharisees
Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit
The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas
Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas
Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul
Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world