Famine Wörterbuch: Torrey Topical Textbook

Sent by God Ps 10:16

Often on account of sin Le 26:21,26; La 4:4-6

One of God's four sore judgments Eze 14:21

CAUSED BY

• God's blessing withheld Ho 2:8,9; Hag 1:6
• Want of seasonable rain 1Ki 17:1; Jer 14:1-4; Am 4:7
• Rotting of the seed in the ground Joe 1:17
• Swarms of insects De 28:38,42; Joe 1:4
• Blasting and mildew Am 4:9; Hag 2:17
• Devastation by enemies De 28:33,51

Often long continued Ge 41:27; 2Ki 8:1,2

Often severe Ge 12:10; 1Ki 18:2; Jer 52:6

EXPRESSED BY

• Taking away the stay of bread, &c Isa 3:1
• Cleanness of Teeth Am 4:6
• The arrows of famine Eze 5:16

Often accompanied by war Jer 14:15; 29:18

Often followed by pestilence Jer 42:17; Eze 7:15; Mt 24:7

THINGS EATEN DURING

• Wild herbs 2Ki 4:39,40
• Ass's flesh 2Ki 6:25
• Dung 2Ki 6:25; La 4:5
• Human flesh Le 26:29; 2Ki 6:28,29

Provisions sold by weight during Eze 4:16

Suffering of brute creation from Jer 14:5,6

CAUSED

• Burning and fever De 32:24
• Blackness of the skin La 4:8; 5:10
• Grief and mourning Joe 1:11-13
• Faintness Ge 47:13
• Wasting of the body La 4:8; Eze 4:17
• Death 2Ki 7:4; Jer 11:22

God provided for his people during 1Ki 17:4,9; Job 5:20; Ps 33:19; 37:19

INSTANCES OF, IN SCRIPTURE

• In the days of Abraham Ge 12:10
• In the days of Isaac Ge 26:1
• In the days of Joseph Ge 41:53-56
• In the day of the Judges Ru 1:1
• In the reign of David 2Sa 21:1
• In the reign of Ahab 1Ki 17:1; 18:5
• In the time of Elisha 2Ki 4:38
• During the siege of Samaria 2Ki 6:25
• Of seven years foretold by Elisha 2Ki 8:1
• In the time of Jeremiah Jer 14:1
• During the siege of Jerusalem 2Ki 25:3
• After the captivity Ne 5:3
• In the reign of Claudius Caesar Ac 11:28
• Before destruction of Jerusalem Mt 24:7

The Jews in their restored state not to be afflicted by Eze 36:29,30

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

• A dearth of the means of grace Am 8:11,12
• Destruction of idols Zep 2:11