LONG LIFE

(A) LONGEVITY (1) Promised to the Obedient De 5:33; 11:21; 1Ki 3:14; Job 5:26; Ps 91:16; Pr 3:2 Pr 9:11; 10:27; Isa 65:22; Zec 8:4; 1Pe 3:10 --SEE Life (4), LIFE (2) Examples of Ge 5:4,8,11,14,17,20,27,31; 9:29; 11:11; 25:7; De 31:2; 34:7 Jos 24:29; 1Sa 4:15; 12:2; 2Sa 19:35; 1Ch 29:28; Job 42:17 Lu 2:36 (B) OLD AGE (Select Readings, Ps 71 Ec 12) Ps 71:1-24, Ec 12:1-14 (1) General References to Promised to Abraham Ge 15:15 Prayer Concerning Ps 71:9 Of the Righteous, Honourable Pr 16:31 Devoid of Pleasure Ec 12:1 Divine Presence in Isa 46:4 Rules of Conduct for Tit 2:2,3 (2) Examples of Vigorous --Moses De 34:7 --Caleb Jos 14:11 --Anna Lu 2:36 (3) Feebleness in 1Ki 1:1; Ps 71:9; Ec 12:3,5; Zec 8:4; Heb 11:21 (4) Gray Hairs, an Indication of 1Sa 12:2; Job 15:10; Pr 16:31; 20:29; Ec 12:5; Ho 7:9 --SEE Reverence for Aged, YOUNG PEOPLE (5) Dimness of Vision, in Ge 27:1; 48:10; 1Sa 3:2; 4:15; Ec 12:3 --to be Reverenced. See YOUNG PEOPLE