Grass

1. A green herb. Mr 6:39.

2. Called

a. Grass of the earth. Re 9:4.

b. Grass of the field. Nu 22:4.

3. Springs out of the earth. 2Sa 23:4.

4. God

a. Originally created. Ge 1:11,12.

b. The giver of. De 11:15.

c. Causes to grow. Ps 104:14; 147:8.

d. Adorns and clothes. Mt 6:30.

5. Often grew on the tops of houses. Ps 129:6.

6. When young, soft and tender. Pr 27:25.

7. Refreshed by rain and dew. De 32:2; Pr 19:12.

8. Cattle fed upon. Job 6:5; Jer 50:11.

9. Ovens often heated with. Mt 6:30.

10. Destroyed by

a. Locusts. Re 9:4.

b. Hail and lightning. Re 8:7.

c. Drought. 1Ki 17:1; 18:5.

11. Failure of, a great calamity. Isa 15:5,6.

12. Sufferings of cattle from failure of, described. Jer 14:5,6.

13. Illustrative

a. Of shortness and uncertainty of life. Ps 90:5,6; 103:15; Isa 40:6,7; 1Pe 1:24.

b. Of prosperity of the wicked. Ps 92:7.

c. (Refreshed by dew and showers,) of the saints refreshed by grace. Ps 72:6; Mic 5:7.

d. (On tops of houses,) of the wicked. 2Ki 19:26; Isa 37:27.