Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5187 taste

5187 taste

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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

Colossians 2:20-22

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

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

Proverbs 20:17

Of the experience of wisdom

Proverbs 24:13-14

Of the experience of love

Songs 2:3 See also Songs 4:11,16

Of the effectiveness of Christian influence

Matthew 5:13 pp Luke 14:34-35

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

Luke 14:24; Luke 22:29-30

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