Hunger (רָעָה, raah'; πεινάω) AND THIRST are the symbols of affliction. Thus in De 8:3, "He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger," where the latter is the instrument of the former. So De 32:24, "They shall be burnt with hunger;" i.e. they shall be tormented or afflicted. So tofaist is often called to afflict one's soul, as in Le 16:29-31; Isa 58:5. In Aristophanes (Aves) hunger is proverbially used for great misery. See 1Co 4:11; 2Co 11:27; Php 4:12. In our Lord's Sermon on the Mount, to hunger and thirst signifies to long for and relish the Gospel (Mt 5:6; Lu 6:21), but elsewhere to be in want of hearing God's word; that is, to be hindered by persecution from worshipping God in peace (Psalm 23; Ecclesiastes 24:19; Joh 4:13,1.; 6:35; Am 8:11; Eze 7:26). SEE FAMINE.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More