ABSTINENCE, TOTAL : FROM INTOXICATING BEVERAGES (Leviticus 10:8-10; Numbers 6:3,4; Judges 13:4,13,14; Esther 1:8; Proverbs)
CONTRACTS : By consummating in the presence of the public at the gate of the city (Genesis 23:18; Ruth 4:1,2)
HOLY SPIRIT : WITHDRAWN FROM INCORRIGIBLE SINNERS (Genesis 6:3; Deuteronomy 32:30; Psalms 51:11; Proverbs 1:24-28; Jeremiah 7:29;)
RAIN : Withheld as judgment (Deuteronomy 11:17;28:24; 1 Kings 8:35; 2 Chronicles 7:13; Jeremiah 3:3; Amos)