Thematic Bible: Of appetite


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Whenever she went up to the Lord’s house, her rival taunted her in this way every year. Hannah wept and would not eat. Verse ConceptsFasting, Reasons ForFasting, Nature OfdiseasesSuffering, Nature OfProvokingLost Appetite

He refused, saying, “I won’t eat,” but when his servants and the woman urged him, he listened to them. He got up off the ground and sat on the bed. Verse ConceptsLost AppetiteBeds



We remember the free fish we ate in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. Verse ConceptsCucumbersFruitFishesVegetablesLooking BackwardPeople RememberingFree Of ChargeComplainingFish

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

From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.
Verse ConceptsHarvestLipsMouthsStomachsPowers Of SpeechBeing Positive

and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big appetite;
Verse ConceptsKnifesDelight, God ExpressingKnivesDietsOverweightObesityEtiquetteovereating

“They struck me, but I feel no pain!
They beat me, but I didn’t know it!
When will I wake up?
I’ll look for another drink.”


> Verse ConceptsAlcoholInsensibilityAccepting BeatingsAbsence Of FeelingWake Up!AlcoholicsOvercomingHurtFeeling Losthurtingdrunkards

All man’s labor is for his stomach,
yet the appetite is never satisfied.
Verse ConceptsBeing UnsatisfiedFamine ComingWorking For FoodFamine Will ComeAddictioneffort

It will be like a hungry one who dreams he is eating,
then wakes and is still hungry;
and like a thirsty one who dreams he is drinking,
then wakes and is still thirsty, longing for water.
So it will be for all the many nations
who go to battle against Mount Zion.
Verse ConceptsBad DreamsAppetite, PhysicalPhysical HungerBeing UnsatisfiedLike A Dream

“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”


> Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialFalse ConfidenceExcessWineSelf DelusionStrong DrinkFake Friendstomorrowbeeralcoholismdrunkards

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