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In the context of the Bible, the concept of "exhaust" can be understood in terms of physical, emotional, and spiritual depletion. While the specific term "exhaust" is not frequently used in most translations, the idea is present throughout Scripture, often depicted through narratives of fatigue, weariness, and the need for divine strength and renewal.
Physical ExhaustionPhysical exhaustion is a common human experience depicted in the Bible. The Israelites, during their exodus from Egypt, often faced physical exhaustion due to their long journey through the wilderness. In
Exodus 17:12, we read about Moses' physical fatigue during the battle against the Amalekites: "When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down" . This passage illustrates the need for support and community when facing physical exhaustion.
Emotional and Spiritual ExhaustionEmotional and spiritual exhaustion is also a theme in the Bible. The prophet Elijah experienced such exhaustion after his confrontation with the prophets of Baal. In
1 Kings 19:4, Elijah, overwhelmed and weary, prays for death: "But he went on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. 'I have had enough, LORD,' he said. 'Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers'" . Here, Elijah's exhaustion is met with divine intervention, as God provides rest, sustenance, and encouragement, demonstrating His care for those who are spiritually and emotionally depleted.
Divine Strength and RenewalThe Bible frequently emphasizes the importance of relying on God's strength to overcome exhaustion.
Isaiah 40:29-31 offers a profound promise: "He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint" . This passage reassures believers that God provides the necessary strength to endure and overcome periods of exhaustion.
Jesus and RestJesus Christ, during His earthly ministry, recognized the human need for rest and renewal. In
Mark 6:31, He invites His disciples to rest: "And He said to them, 'Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.' For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat" . Jesus' invitation underscores the importance of rest as a means to prevent exhaustion and maintain spiritual vitality.
Paul's EnduranceThe Apostle Paul often spoke of his own experiences with exhaustion in the context of his ministry. In
2 Corinthians 11:27, he recounts his hardships: "in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure" . Despite these challenges, Paul relied on God's grace, as he famously declared in
2 Corinthians 12:9, "But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me" .
In summary, the Bible acknowledges the reality of exhaustion in its various forms and offers guidance and hope through reliance on God's strength, the support of community, and the practice of rest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To wear or drain out completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.
2. (v. t.) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to exhaust a well, or a treasury.
3. (v. t.) To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength; to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources.
4. (v. t.) To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly; as, to exhaust a subject.
5. (v. t.) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether.
6. (a.) Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy.
7. (a.) Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work.
8. (n.) The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
9. (n.) The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
Greek
1550. ekdapanao -- to expend wholly, ie toexhaust... to expend wholly, ie to
exhaust. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekdapanao
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-dap-an-ah'-o) Short Definition: I spend completely
...5299. hupopiazo -- to strike under the eye
... under the eye. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupopiazo Phonetic Spelling:
(hoop-o-pee-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I bruise, worry,exhaust Definition: I...
2669. kataponeo -- to wear down
... to wear down. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kataponeo Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-ap-on-eh'-o) Short Definition: I ill-treat Definition: Iexhaust by labor...
Library
But I Beg You to Listen Patiently as I Follow Him in his Continual...
... to these same doctrines"not indeed in all that he says of them, for it is so much
that I should have to write many volumes if I tried toexhaust it"but as...
1 Corinthians xiii. 11
... It is seen that some young men of great ambition, or remarkable love of knowledge,
do really injure their health, andexhaust their minds, by an excess of...
The Heart of Woman; the Necessity of Regulating it During Youth.
... being for the end which He proposed to Himself in creating it has established in
woman's heart an abyss which no human affection can fill norexhaust when once...
Moses the Intercessor
... His past is the guarantee of His future. This is true of every one of His attributes.
There is no limitation to the divine forgiveness; you cannotexhaust it....
The World's Sin-Bearer
... designation 'the Lamb of God,' we must not content ourselves with the sentimentalisms
which some superficial teachers have supposed toexhaust the significance...
The Signs of Pentecost.
... which the prophecy of Joel was fulfilled. Did the event of Pentecost then
exhaust the prophecy of Joel? By no means; for the sun...
Jehovah. The "I Am. "
... I am the Way, the Truth and the Life (chapter xvi:6); and I am the true Vine (chapter
xv:1). But this does notexhaust at all what He is and will be now and...
The Perennial Freshness of the Bible Bears Witness to Its Divine...
... cares only about surface appearances; consequently, whatever man has to say lies
upon the surface of his writings, and the capable reader canexhaust them by a...
God's Slaves
... Now, although, as I have said about the other part of this text, it is not meant
toexhaust our relations to God, or to say the all-comprehensive word about...
The Misery of Man Without God
... But if our view be arrested there, let our imagination pass beyond; it will sooner
exhaust the power of conception than nature that of supplying material for...
Thesaurus
Exhaust (2 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To wear or drain out completely; as, to
exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.
...Weary (77 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To reduce orexhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire;
to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or traveling....
Tire (5 Occurrences)
... 11. (vt) Toexhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; toexhaust the patience
of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue...
Drain (11 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) Toexhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry
or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to...
Distribution (32 Occurrences)
... is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz.,
admission, suppression or cutting off, release orexhaust, and compression...
Spend (54 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To bestow; to employ; -- often with on or upon. 3. (vt) To consume; to waste;
to squander; toexhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or other vices....
Exhausted (26 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) ofExhaust. Multi-Version Concordance
Exhausted (26 Occurrences). Luke 12:33 Sell that which...
Unchangeableness (1 Occurrence)
... He is so great that His relations to the created universe cannot begin toexhaust
His Being, and yet He stands in the closest relations to man and the world as...
Unchangeable (4 Occurrences)
... He is so great that His relations to the created universe cannot begin toexhaust
His Being, and yet He stands in the closest relations to man and the world as...
Lutheran
... a great latitude of meaning. It is not possible toexhaust their meaning
by any single English term. The action which the Greek...
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