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  • Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
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FAMINE

(See also Food Shortages; Starvation)

abolition: mrt article 66; g87 3/8 10; g87 6/8 26-27

Africa: g92 8/22 29; g87 3/8 2-8; w86 1/15 5; w86 2/15 15; g86 3/22 29; g86 6/22 17

contributing factors: g87 3/8 5-8; g87 6/8 26-27

renewed threat (1990): g90 5/8 28

renewed threat (1991): g91 10/22 28; g91 12/22 28

Somalia (1992): w93 10/1 21

Bible examples: it-1 809-810

Agabus’ prophecy: w23.04 16-17; bt 12; it-1 55-56, 467, 476; w90 6/1 19; w89 12/15 19

David’s day (2Sa 21:1-14): it-1 1030

Joseph’s day: it-1 809; it-2 108-110; w15 5/1 12-13; g05 7/22 8; w87 5/1 14-20

Samaria siege by Ben-hadad II: mwb22.11 4; it-1 648

causes:

Bible times: it-1 809

drought: g89 2/8 29; g87 3/8 5; g87 6/8 26; g86 6/22 17, 19

flood: g89 2/8 29; g86 6/22 17, 19

governmental mismanagement: g89 11/8 28; g87 3/8 5-7; g87 6/8 26-27; g86 6/22 17-18

not lack of food: g91 5/8 28

war: re 95; w92 9/15 4-5; g87 3/8 7-8; g86 6/22 19

Christian view: it-1 810

“cleanness of teeth” (Am 4:6): w89 4/1 22

deaths from: g 10/12 27; g87 3/8 8-9

Africa: w88 10/1 6; g87 3/8 3; w86 1/15 5

Ukraine (1930’s): re 95

yearly in developing nations: w86 4/15 16

discussion: it-1 809-810

effects: it-1 809

hope for victims of: g87 3/8 8-10

Ireland:

great famine (1845-1850): g03 5/22 30; g02 10/8 14-17

meaning of term: it-1 809

prevalence: g94 7/8 28

relief efforts: g87 3/8 3-4, 6-7

benefits temporary: w90 8/15 18

transportation problems: g86 8/22 30-31

sign of last days: mrt article 51; it-1 810; g 10/12 27; w11 5/1 5; w05 10/1 5; w93 10/1 21; gm 139-141; g88 4/8 7, 11

rider on black horse (Re 6:5, 6): mrt articles 66, 85; it-2 874; wp17.3 5, 7; w14 2/1 7; re 95-96; g88 4/8 9-10; g87 3/8 8-9; w86 1/15 4-5

spiritual: w04 5/1 16-17; w04 11/15 25; w98 7/1 3; w87 5/1 10-14, 19-20

modern-day relief from: mwb20.06 3

world problem: w87 5/1 10

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