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Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
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Rejecting the Cure
Commentators explain that the physical revulsion to food is a powerful picture of a spiritual state. Just as a gravely ill person loathes the nourishment that could save them, a person sick with sin can come to reject spiritual truth and comfort. Scholars like Spurgeon and Gill note this is when the soul "abhorreth all manner of meat," turning away from the very Word of God that offers healing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat — All food; all that is to be eaten. The word rendered “abhorreth” is a word which is used …
19th Century
Anglican
Soul. — The Hebrew word for soul is very commonly used for strong appetite (), so that we might paraphrase, "the…
Baptist
And they draw near unto the gates of death.
They seem to come close to those great iron gates that shut out all hope forever; they …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat Not only bread and common food, but dainty meat, the most delicious fare, ([…
If we knew no sin, we should know no sickness. Sinners are fools. They hurt their bodily health by intemperance, and endanger their lives by indulg…
