Famine

Sent by God Psalm 10:16
Often on account of sin Leviticus 26:21,26; Lamentations 4:4-6
One of God's four sore judgments Ezekiel 14:21
CAUSED BY
- God's blessing withheld Hosea 2:8,9; Haggai 1:6
- Want of seasonable rain 1 Kings 17:1; Jeremiah 14:1-4; Amos 4:7
- Rotting of the seed in the ground Joel 1:17
- Swarms of insects Deuteronomy 28:38,42; Joel 1:4
- Blasting and mildew Amos 4:9; Haggai 2:17
- Devastation by enemies Deuteronomy 28:33,51
Often long continued Genesis 41:27; 2 Kings 8:1,2
Often severe Genesis 12:10; 1 Kings 18:2; Jeremiah 52:6
EXPRESSED BY
- Taking away the stay of bread, &c Isaiah 3:1
- Cleanness of Teeth Amos 4:6
- The arrows of famine Ezekiel 5:16
Often accompanied by war Jeremiah 14:15; 29:18
Often followed by pestilence Jeremiah 42:17; Ezekiel 7:15; Matthew 24:7
THINGS EATEN DURING
- Wild herbs 2 Kings 4:39,40
- Ass's flesh 2 Kings 6:25
- Dung 2 Kings 6:25; Lamentations 4:5
- Human flesh Leviticus 26:29; 2 Kings 6:28,29
Provisions sold by weight during Ezekiel 4:16
Suffering of brute creation from Jeremiah 14:5,6
CAUSED
- Burning and fever Deuteronomy 32:24
- Blackness of the skin Lamentations 4:8; 5:10
- Grief and mourning Joel 1:11-13
- Faintness Genesis 47:13
- Wasting of the body Lamentations 4:8; Ezekiel 4:17
- Death 2 Kings 7:4; Jeremiah 11:22
God provided for his people during 1 Kings 17:4,9; Job 5:20; Psalm 33:19; 37:19
INSTANCES OF, IN SCRIPTURE
- In the days of Abraham Genesis 12:10
- In the days of Isaac Genesis 26:1
- In the days of Joseph Genesis 41:53-56
- In the day of the Judges Ruth 1:1
- In the reign of David 2 Samuel 21:1
- In the reign of Ahab 1 Kings 17:1; 18:5
- In the time of Elisha 2 Kings 4:38
- During the siege of Samaria 2 Kings 6:25
- Of seven years foretold by Elisha 2 Kings 8:1
- In the time of Jeremiah Jeremiah 14:1
- During the siege of Jerusalem 2 Kings 25:3
- After the captivity Nehemiah 5:3
- In the reign of Claudius Caesar Acts 11:28
- Before destruction of Jerusalem Matthew 24:7
The Jews in their restored state not to be afflicted by Ezekiel 36:29,30
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- A dearth of the means of grace Amos 8:11,12
- Destruction of idols Zephaniah 2:11

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