Consumption
שַׁחֶפֶת/kun-SUMP-shun/
“wasting away.”
Summary
A wasting disease threatened as punishment for covenant unfaithfulness, likely referring to tuberculosis or wasting from malarial fever.
☩Covenant Curse
Among the curses for breaking God's covenant, Moses included consumption—a wasting disease that would cause the eyes to fail and the soul to languish. This was associated with fever and likely describes the wasting that accompanies chronic illness.
Key verses:Leviticus 26:16Deuteronomy 28:22
Related Verses5 mentions
See Also
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Consumption," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Consumption," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Consumption," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).