Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

The firstripe

Bible References

Whether it be

Nehemiah 9:25
And they took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted t
Ezekiel 34:14
I will feed them with good pasture, and their fold shall be upon the mountains of the height of Israel. There they shall lay down in a good fold, and on fat pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel.

Good courage

Numbers 13:30
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it, for we are well able to overcome it.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be frightened at them, for LORD thy God, he it is who goes with thee. He will not leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Joshua 1:6
Be strong and of good courage, for thou shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
Joshua 2:3
And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men who came to thee, who have entered into thy house, for they have come to search out all the land.
1 Chronicles 22:11
Now, my son, LORD be with thee, and prosper thou, and build the house of LORD thy God as he has spoken concerning thee.
Hebrews 13:6
So then we have confidence to say, Lord is a helper to me, and I will not fear. What will man do to me?

The firstripe

Numbers 13:23
And they came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it upon a staff between two, also of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
Micah 7:1
Woe is me! For I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage. There is no cluster to eat. My soul desires the first ripe fig.