HARVEST, THE

HARVEST, THE: - Ingathering of fruits of the fields Mr 4:29 - To continue without intermission Ge 8:22 - CALLED THE . Appointed weeks of harvest Jer 5:24 . Harvest time 2Sa 23:13; Jer 50:16 - Fields appeared white before Joh 4:35 - Of barley at the passover Le 23:6,10; Ru 1:22 - Of wheat at Pentecost Ex 34:22; 1Sa 12:17 - Men and women engaged in Ru 2:8,9 - PERSONS ENGAGED IN . Reapers Ru 2:4 . Binders Ge 37:7; Ps 129:7 . Called harvest-men Isa 17:5 . Called labourers Mt 9:37 . Fed by the husbandman during Ru 2:14 . Received wages Joh 4:35 . Often defrauded of their wages Jas 5:4 - Former and latter rain necessary to abundance of Jer 5:24; Am 4:7 - Patience required in waiting for Jas 5:7 - Not to be commenced until the first fruits had been offered to God Le 23:10,14 - A time of great joy Ps 126:6; Isa 9:3 - Omitted in the sabbatical year Le 25:5 - Omitted in year of jubilee Le 25:11,12 - The Sabbath to observed during Ex 34:21 - Legal provision for the poor during Le 19:9,10; 23:22; De 24:19 - FAILURE OF . Occasioned by drought Am 4:7 . Occasioned by locusts Joe 1:4 . Sometimes continued for years Ge 45:6 . A cause of great grief Isa 16:9; Joe 1:11 . A punishment for sin Isa 17:10,11 - Slothfulness during, ruinous Pr 10:5 - Miraculous thunder, 1Sa 12:17,18 - ILLUSTRATIVE . Of seasons of grace Jer 8:20 . Of the end of the world Mt 13:30,39 . Of a time when many are ready to receive the gospel Mt 9:37,38; Joh 4:35 . Of a time of judgment Jer 51:33; Ho 6:11 . Of ripeness for wrath Joe 3:13; Re 14:15 . (Dew in,) of God's protection Isa 18:4 . (Cold in,) of a refreshing message Pr 25:13 . (Rain in,) of honour given to fools Pr 26:1