RAIN
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Occasioned by the condensing of the clouds
GOD
Impotence of idols exhibited in not being able to give
Not sent upon the earth immediately after creation
Rarely falls in Egypt
Canaan abundantly supplied with
DESIGNED FOR
Promised in due season to the obedient
Frequently withheld on account of iniquity
THE WANT OF
Withheld for three years and six months in the days of Elijah
DIVIDED INTO
The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing
The latter, before harvest
The rainbow often appears during
Often succeeded by heat and sunshine
The appearance of a cloud from the west indicated
The north wind drives away
Unusual in harvest time
Thunder and lightning often with
Storm and tempest often with
INSTANCES OF EXTRAORDINARY
Often impeded travelling in the east
Often destroyed houses
ILLUSTRATIVE
Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of Noah
The plague of, upon Egypt
By Samuel
By Elijah
David delivered by
North wind unfavorable to
Withheld as judgment
The earth will never again be destroyed by
Sent by God
Contingent upon obedience
Prayer for
Answer to prayer for, promised
Withheld, in answer to prayer
Rainy season in Palestine is in the ninth month, corresponding to December
FIGURATIVE