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Desirable
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The term "desirable" in the Bible often refers to that which is pleasing, attractive, or worthy of being sought after. It can pertain to physical beauty, material wealth, spiritual virtues, or divine attributes. The concept of desirability is multifaceted, encompassing both positive and negative connotations depending on the context.

Physical Beauty and Material Wealth

In the Old Testament, desirability is frequently associated with physical beauty and material wealth. For instance, inGenesis 2:9, the trees in the Garden of Eden are described as "pleasing to the eye and good for food," highlighting the aesthetic and practical desirability of God's creation. Similarly, in1 Samuel 9:2, Saul is described as "a choice and handsome young man," indicating that physical appearance was a desirable trait for leadership.

Material wealth is also depicted as desirable, though often with cautionary undertones.Proverbs 21:20 states, "Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them." Here, wealth is desirable but must be managed wisely to avoid folly.

Spiritual Virtues

Desirability extends beyond the physical and material to encompass spiritual virtues. InPsalm 19:10, the decrees of the Lord are described as "more desirable than gold, even the finest gold; sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb." This passage elevates the desirability of God's commandments above earthly riches, emphasizing their eternal value and sweetness to the soul.

The New Testament continues this theme, urging believers to desire spiritual gifts and virtues. In1 Corinthians 14:1, Paul encourages the church to "pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy." Here, the desirability of spiritual gifts is linked to their edification of the church and the expression of love.

Divine Attributes

God Himself is portrayed as the ultimate object of desire. InPsalm 73:25, the psalmist declares, "Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You." This expression of longing for God above all else underscores the supreme desirability of a relationship with the Creator.

The prophetic literature also speaks of the desirability of the coming Messiah. InHaggai 2:7, the "Desire of All Nations" is a title that some interpret as referring to the anticipated Messiah, whose coming would fulfill the deepest longings of humanity.

Warnings Against Misplaced Desires

While the Bible acknowledges the legitimacy of certain desires, it also warns against misplaced or excessive desires. In 1John 2:16, believers are cautioned against "the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life," which are not from the Father but from the world. These desires can lead to sin and separation from God if not kept in check.

The account of Achan inJoshua 7 serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of coveting what is forbidden. Achan's desire for the spoils of Jericho led to his downfall and serves as a warning against the destructive power of unchecked desires.

Conclusion

The concept of desirability in the Bible is complex, encompassing both the allure of the temporal and the eternal. While physical beauty and material wealth are acknowledged as desirable, the Scriptures consistently elevate spiritual virtues and a relationship with God as the highest objects of desire. Believers are encouraged to cultivate desires that align with God's will, seeking first His kingdom and righteousness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(v. t.) Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.
Greek
701. arestos -- pleasing, ie fit
... See 700 (). Word Origin from aresko Definition pleasing, ie fit NASB Word Usage
desirable (1), pleased (1), pleasing (1), things that are pleasing (1)....

2158. euschemon -- comely
... 2158 (an adjective, derived from 2095 , "well, good" and 4976, "outward form, figure")
-- properly, of good form, well-fashioned and hence "seemly" (desirable...

3090. Lois -- Lois, a Christian woman
... Timothy. Word Origin perhaps akin to Loion (moredesirable, better) Definition
Lois, a Christian woman NASB Word Usage Lois (1). Lois....

2565. kallielaios -- a cultivated olive (tree)
... cultivated olive tree. 2565 (from , "desirable" and 1636 , "an olive tree") --
a olive-tree -- especially a healthy, olive tree. 2565 ("a...

1545. ekbasis -- an exit, outcome
... forward, march") -- properly, moving out from and to the (new destination); departure;
(figuratively) "the (successful) " which what is new (desirable), ie (1...

Strong's Hebrew
4261. machmad -- desire,desirable thing
... 4260, 4261. machmad. 4262 . desire,desirable thing. Transliteration: machmad
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-mawd') Short Definition: desire....

4262. machmud -- adesirable or precious thing
... machmud or machmod. 4263 . adesirable or precious thing. Transliteration: machmud
or machmod Phonetic Spelling: (makh-mood') Short Definition: things....

2531. chemed -- desire, delight
... 2530, 2531. chemed. 2532 . desire, delight. Transliteration: chemed Phonetic
Spelling: (kheh'-med) Short Definition:desirable....desirable, pleasant....

2532. chemdah -- desire, delight
... of chemed Definition desire, delight NASB Word Usage beautiful (1), choice (1),
desirable (2), desire (1), pleasant (5), precious (2), regret (1), valuable (2...

339. i -- coast, region
... country, isle, island. From 'avah; properly, a habitable spot (asdesirable); dry
land, a coast, an island -- country, isle, island. see HEBREW 'avah....

2656. chephets -- delight, pleasure
... Word Origin from chaphets Definition delight, pleasure NASB Word Usage care (1),
delight (8), delightful (2), delights (1),desirable things (1), desire (10...

8378. taavah -- a desire
... from the same as avah Definition a desire NASB Word Usage delight (1), desire (14),
desires* (1), favorite (1), greedy (1), intensely (1), what isdesirable (1...

2530. chamad -- to desire, take pleasure in
... root Definition to desire, take pleasure in NASB Word Usage attracted (1), covet
(6), coveted (1), delight (1),desirable (2), desire (1), desired (2), desires...

Library

Whether Oaths areDesirable and to be Used Frequently as Something...
... OF OATHS (TEN ARTICLES) Whether oaths aredesirable and to be used frequently
as something useful and good? Objection 1: It would...

It is VeryDesirable that Parents Should Encourage the Desire for...
... To Marcellina, His Sister. Book I. Chapter XII. It is verydesirable that
parents should encourage the desire for the virgin life?...

Whether it wasDesirable that the Roman Empire Should be Increased...
... Chapter 10."Whether It WasDesirable that The Roman Empire Should Be Increased by
Such a Furious Succession of Wars, When It Might Have Been Quiet and Safe...

The Song of Simeon; Or, Death MadeDesirable. Luke 2:27Ff
... HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS IN THREE BOOKS. HYMN 19 The song of Simeon; or, Death
madedesirable. Luke 2:27ff. CM The song of Simeon; or, Death madedesirable....

The Fifteenth Chapter: How one Should Feel and Speak on Every...
... BOOK THREE. INTERNAL CONSOLATION The Fifteenth Chapter: How One Should Feel
and Speak on EveryDesirable Thing. The Voice of Christ...

The Song of Simeon; Or, Death MadeDesirable, Luke 2 27 &C.
... Hymns. Book 1. Hymn 1:19. The song of Simeon; or, Death madedesirable,
Luke 2. 27 &c. 1 Lord at thy temple we appear, As happy...

Of the Social Life, Which, Though MostDesirable, is Frequently...
... Book XIX. Chapter 5."Of the Social Life, Which, Though MostDesirable,
is Frequently Disturbed by Many Distresses. We give a much...

The Philanthropy of the Instructor.
... What, then, was fashioned by Him, and after He likeness, either was created by God
Himself as beingdesirable on its own account, or was formed as being...

What is Meant by "Altogether Lovely"
... If you compare Christ and other things, no matter how lovely, no matter how excellent
anddesirable, Christ carries away all loveliness from them....

Psalm XXXV.
... For so it is, "To David himself." The Psalm then is to David himself: now
David is interpreted, Strong in hand, orDesirable. The...

Thesaurus
Desirable (49 Occurrences)
... (vt) Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess;
pleasing; agreeable. Multi-Version ConcordanceDesirable (49 Occurrences)....

Good (8348 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Possessingdesirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed;
promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent...

Prefects (18 Occurrences)
... (YLT NAS). Ezekiel 23:6 Clothed with blue -- governors and prefects,Desirable
young men all of them, Horsemen, riding on horses, (YLT)....

Desire (565 Occurrences)
... The Revised Version, however, more correctly renders "thedesirable things of all
nations;" ie, the choicest treasures of the Gentiles shall be consecrated to...

Mounted (32 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV). Ezekiel 23:6 who were clothed with blue, governors
and rulers, all of themdesirable young men, horsemen riding on horses....

Riding (30 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 23:6 who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of
themdesirable young men, horsemen riding on horses. (WEB...

All (60349 Occurrences)
... This phrase occurs only in Haggai 2:7 (King James Version, the English Revised Version
"desirable things," the American Revised Version, margin "things desired...

Governors (43 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV). Ezekiel 23:6 who were clothed with blue, governors
and rulers, all of themdesirable young men, horsemen riding on horses....

Well (2882 Occurrences)
... numbers. 17. (vt) In such manner as isdesirable; so as one could wish;
satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently. 18....

Desirableness (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The quality of beingdesirable. Multi-Version
Concordance Desirableness (2 Occurrences). Psalms 39...

Resources
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Concordance
Desirable (49 Occurrences)

Acts 6:2
The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
(See NAS)

Acts 20:16
for Paul thought itdesirable to sail by Ephesus, so that he might not be made to spend time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.
(DBY)

Genesis 2:9
and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every treedesirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
(YLT)

Genesis 3:6
And the woman seeth that the tree 'is' good for food, and that it 'is' pleasant to the eyes, and the tree isdesirable to make 'one' wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;
(YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 27:15
and Rebekah taketh thedesirable garments of Esau her elder son, which 'are' with her in the house, and doth put on Jacob her younger son;
(YLT)

1 Samuel 9:20
As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, don't set your mind on them; for they are found. For whom is all that isdesirable in Israel? Is it not for you, and for all your father's house?"
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

1 Kings 20:6
for if, at this time to-morrow, I send my servants unto thee then they have searched thy house, and the houses of thy servants, and it hath been, everydesirable thing of thine eyes they place in their hand, and have taken away.'
(YLT NAS)

2 Chronicles 32:27
And Hezekiah hath riches and honour very much, and treasures he hath made to himself of silver, and of gold, and of precious stone, and of spices, and of shields, and of all 'kinds' ofdesirable vessels,
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 36:10
and at the turn of the year hath king Nebuchadnezzar sent and bringeth him in to Babylon, with thedesirable vessels of the house of Jehovah, and causeth Zedekiah his brother to reign over Judah and Jerusalem.
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 36:19
And they burn the house of God, and break down the wall of Jerusalem, and all its palaces they have burnt with fire, and all itsdesirable vessels -- to destruction.
(YLT)

Ezra 8:27
and basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good shining brass,desirable as gold.
(YLT)

Job 6:30
Is there in my tongue perverseness? Discerneth not my palatedesirable things?
(YLT)

Job 20:20
For he hath not known ease in his belly. With hisdesirable thing he delivereth not himself.
(YLT)

Job 33:20
And his life hath nauseated bread, And his souldesirable food.
(YLT)

Psalms 19:10
They are moredesirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.
(YLT NAS)

Psalms 106:24
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word,
(See JPS YLT)

Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
(See JPS NAS)

Proverbs 19:22
The desirableness of a man 'is' his kindness, And better 'is' the poor than a liar.
(Root in YLT NAS)

Proverbs 21:20
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
(See JPS)

Proverbs 22:1
A good name is moredesirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
(WEB NIV)

Song of Songs 5:16
His mouth is sweetness -- and all of himdesirable, This 'is' my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!
(YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 2:16
And for all ships of Tarshish, And for alldesirable pictures.
(YLT)

Isaiah 27:2
In that day, 'Adesirable vineyard,' respond ye to her,
(YLT)

Isaiah 44:9
Framers of a graven image 'are' all of them emptiness, And theirdesirable things do not profit, And their own witnesses they 'are', They see not, nor know, that they may be ashamed.
(YLT)

Isaiah 58:5
Like this is the fast that I choose? The day of a man's afflicting his soul? To bow as a reed his head, And sackcloth and ashes spread out? This dost thou call a fast, And adesirable day -- to Jehovah?
(YLT)

Isaiah 64:11
Our holy and our beautiful house, Where praise Thee did our fathers, Hath become burnt with fire, And all ourdesirable things have become a waste.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 3:19
And I have said, How do I put thee among the sons, And give to thee adesirable land, A beauteous inheritance of the hosts of nations, And I say, My father -- ye do call to Me, And from after Me ye do not turn back.
(YLT NIV)

Jeremiah 12:10
Many shepherds did destroy My vineyard, They have trodden down My portion, They have made Mydesirable portion Become a wilderness -- a desolation.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 25:34
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry, And roll yourselves, ye honourable of the flock, For full have been your days, For slaughtering, and 'for' your scatterings, And ye have fallen as adesirable vessel.
(YLT)

Lamentations 1:7
Remembered hath Jerusalem 'In' the days of her affliction and her mournings, all herdesirable things that were from the days of old, In the falling of her people into the hand of an adversary, And she hath no helper; Seen her have adversaries, They have laughed at her cessation.
(YLT)

Lamentations 1:10
His hand spread out hath an adversary On all herdesirable things, For she hath seen -- Nations have entered her sanctuary, Concerning which Thou didst command, 'They do not come into the assembly to thee.'
(YLT)

Lamentations 1:11
All her people are sighing -- seeking bread, They have given theirdesirable things For food to refresh the body; See, O Jehovah, and behold attentively, For I have been lightly esteemed.
(YLT)

Lamentations 2:4
He hath trodden His bow as an enemy, Stood hath His right hand as an adversary, And He slayeth all thedesirable ones of the eye, In the tent of the daughter of Zion, He hath poured out as fire His fury.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 23:6
who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of themdesirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 23:12
She doted on the Assyrians, governors and rulers, her neighbors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding on horses, all of themdesirable young men.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 23:23
the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them;desirable young men, governors and rulers all of them, princes and men of renown, all of them riding on horses.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 26:12
And they have spoiled thy wealth, And they have plundered thy merchandise, And they have thrown down thy walls, And thydesirable houses they break down, And thy stones, and thy wood, and thy dust, In the midst of the waters they place.
(YLT)

Daniel 10:3
desirable bread I have not eaten, and flesh and wine hath not come in unto my mouth, and I have not anointed myself at all, till the completion of three weeks of days.
(YLT)

Daniel 11:8
and also their gods, with their princes, with theirdesirable vessels of silver and gold, into captivity he bringeth 'into' Egypt; and he doth stand more years than the king of the north.
(YLT)

Daniel 11:16
And he who is coming unto him doth according to his will, and there is none standing before him; and he standeth in thedesirable land, and 'it is' wholly in his hand.
(YLT)

Daniel 11:38
And to the god of strongholds, on his station, he giveth honour; yea, to a god whom his fathers knew not he giveth honour, with gold, and with silver, and with precious stone, and withdesirable things.
(YLT)

Daniel 11:41
and hath come into thedesirable land, and many do stumble, and these escape from his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon.
(YLT)

Daniel 11:43
and he hath ruled over treasures of gold and of silver, and over all thedesirable things of Egypt, and Lubim and Cushim 'are' at his steps.
(YLT)

Daniel 11:45
and he planteth the tents of his palace between the seas and the holydesirable mountain, and hath come unto his end, and there is no helper to him.
(YLT)

Hosea 13:15
Though he among brethren produceth fruit, Come in doth an east wind, a wind of Jehovah, From a wilderness it is coming up, And it drieth up his fountain, And become dry doth his spring, It -- it spoileth a treasure -- everydesirable vessel.
(YLT)

Joel 3:5
In that My silver and My gold ye took, And Mydesirable things that are good, Ye have brought in to your temples.
(YLT)

Amos 5:11
Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them,Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.
(YLT)

Nahum 2:9
Seize ye silver, seize ye gold, And there is no end to the prepared things, 'To' the abundance of alldesirable vessels.
(YLT NAS)

Zechariah 7:14
And I toss them on all the nations, That they have not known, The land hath been desolate behind them, Of any passing by and turning back, And they set adesirable land for a desolation!
(YLT)

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