Psalms 105:16 - Exposition

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land. To "call for a famine" is the same thing as to create a famine. What God "calls for" immediately exists (see Genesis 1:3 ). "The land" intended is the land of Canaan. He brake the whole staff of bread (comp. Le 26:26; Isaiah lit. 1). Bread is called a "staff," as the great support of life. (For the severity of the famine in Canaan, see Genesis 41:1 ; Genesis 42:5 ; Genesis 43:1 .)