- 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
The New Topical Text Book
Famine
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.