Thematic Bible: Appetites


Thematic Bible



We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic, Verse ConceptsCucumbersFruitFishesVegetablesLooking BackwardPeople RememberingFree Of ChargeComplainingFish

A worker’s appetite works for him,
For his hunger urges him on.
Verse ConceptsAppetite, PhysicalPhysical HungerMotivationhunger

With the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied;
He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.
Verse ConceptsHarvestLipsMouthsStomachsPowers Of SpeechBeing Positive

And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man of great appetite.
Verse ConceptsKnifesDelight, God ExpressingKnivesDietsOverweightObesityEtiquetteovereating

“They struck me, but I did not become ill;
They beat me, but I did not know it.
When shall I awake?
I will seek another drink.”
Verse ConceptsAlcoholInsensibilityAccepting BeatingsAbsence Of FeelingWake Up!AlcoholicsOvercomingHurtFeeling Losthurtingdrunkards

All a man’s labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied. Verse ConceptsBeing UnsatisfiedFamine ComingWorking For FoodFamine Will ComeAddictioneffort

It will be as when a hungry man dreams—
And behold, he is eating;
But when he awakens, his hunger is not satisfied,
Or as when a thirsty man dreams—
And behold, he is drinking,
But when he awakens, behold, he is faint
And his thirst is not quenched.
Thus the multitude of all the nations will be
Who wage war against Mount Zion.
Verse ConceptsBad DreamsAppetite, PhysicalPhysical HungerBeing UnsatisfiedLike A Dream

“Come,” they say, “let us get wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink;
And tomorrow will be like today, only more so.”
Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialFalse ConfidenceExcessWineSelf DelusionStrong DrinkFake Friendstomorrowbeeralcoholismdrunkards


but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessCastawaysBodyAsceticism, TypesLustMortificationSelf DisciplineConduct, ProperDietsMinisters, Should BeBeating OneselfMaking SlavesslaveryRacetrainingmyself

And He said to His disciples, For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Verse ConceptsTemporal BlessingsWorrySeeking FoodProvision For The BodyLiving SoulsChrist Speaking To DisciplesDo Not Be AnxiousInstruction About ClothesNot WorryingWorryingTaking Care Of Your Bodyanxious


When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you, And put a knife to your throat If you are a man of great appetite.

Have you found honey? Eat only what you need,
That you not have it in excess and vomit it.
Verse ConceptsExcessSelf DenialDietsOverweightObesityHoneyMore Than EnoughCandyovereating