Dictionary of Bible Themes A hunger or desire for something. Although the primary reference of the term is to a hunger for food, it can also refer to other human desires. Scripture distinguishes between healthy and unhealthy appetites, indicating what it is appropriate to seek after. Numbers 11:6Appetite as physical hunger Proverbs 6:30See also Psalms 107:5-9Proverbs 16:26 Ecclesiastes 6:7 Isaiah 29:8 Jeremiah 31:25; 50:19 Lamentations 2:12 Psalms 143:6 Appetite as a spiritual hunger Proverbs 25:25Matthew 5:6 See also Psalms 119:20,131John 4:13-14; 6:35 The gospel satisfies human hunger and thirst See also Psalms 42:2Isaiah 55:1 John 6:27,50-51; 7:37 Revelation 21:6; 22:17 Proverbs 6:25 Lust as sexual appetite Ezekiel 23:11Colossians 3:5 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 See also 4404 food4438 eating 4822 famine 5341 hunger 5580 thirst 5832 desire 5839 dissatisfaction 5866 gluttony 5869 greed 8656 longing for God 8777 lust 8821 self-indulgence |
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