Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5125 Parts of the body and clothing » 5187 taste The act of tasting is used figuratively of experiencing the goodness of God and his word and of a variety of experiences: misery, sin, wisdom, love, death and blessing. The taste of food or drink Exodus 16:31 See also Genesis 25:28; Genesis 27:4,7,9,14,17,31; Numbers 11:7-8; 2 Samuel 19:34-35; John 2:9 Legalistic prohibitions against tasting certain foods are condemned by Paul Taste used figuratively Of the experience of misery Job 6:6-7 In his complaint against God, Job compares the unacceptability of his lot to inedible food. See also Job 27:2 Of the experience of the goodness of God Psalm 34:8 See also Hebrews 6:4-5; 1 Peter 2:3 Of the experience of the goodness of the word of God Psalm 119:103 See also Psalm 19:10; Jeremiah 15:16; Ezekiel 3:3; Revelation 10:9-10 Of the experience of sin Of the experience of wisdom Of the experience of love Songs 2:3 See also Songs 4:11,16 Of the effectiveness of Christian influence Of the experience of death Hebrews 2:9 See also Matthew 16:28 pp Mark 9:1 pp Luke 9:27; John 8:52 Of the blessings of the kingdom of God To determine not to taste food until a task was completed was commonly used as an oath 1 Samuel 14:24-46; 2 Samuel 3:35; Jonah 3:7; Acts 23:14 See also
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