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Psalm 78:30

They didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,

30They didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
31when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their strongest, and struck down the young men of Israel.
32For all this they still sinned, and didn’t believe in his wondrous works.
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Notice

Food still in their mouths marks an unsettled moment: the people have received what they wanted, yet they have not turned from their cravings.

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Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.Both texts name desires opposed to God: Israel’s persistent cravings in the psalm and lusts that John says do not come from the Father.
Numbers 11:33–34While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the LORD’s anger burned against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very …Both describe food still in the people’s mouths when God’s anger strikes them, linking the meal with judgment that brings death.
Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’Both passages place death close to material plenty: Israel’s meal is interrupted by judgment, and the rich man faces death despite his prepared goods.
Psalm 106:14but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.Both psalms name Israel’s craving, with Psalm 106 describing it as testing God in the wasteland.
Numbers 22:20–22God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall …The connection is limited: the psalm’s context describes God granting a desire, while Numbers records God permitting Balaam’s departure with a command.
Luke 16:19–23“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.Both scenes include material abundance, though Psalm 78 names persistent craving while the supplied Luke verse describes a rich man’s luxury.
Proverbs 1:32For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.Both passages connect turning away from God with death, despite the apparent ease of having enough.
Where this verse fits

Temptation. envy and comparison. sermon or Bible study notes.

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Encouragement

The next verse records deaths under God’s anger. Receiving what you want is no sure sign of his approval; his provision does not make persistent unbelief harmless.

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