Hunger has been a chronic scourge upon humanity, marking history with misery and death through crop failures, droughts, wars, and plant diseases. From the famines that drove Joseph's brothers to Egypt in the second millennium BC, to severe starvation in Rome in 436 BC, England in AD 1005, and across Europe in various centuries, the specter of hunger has persisted. Even in the nineteenth century, despite technological and commercial advances, millions perished in Russia, China, India, and Ireland. Today, thousands in Africa and hundreds in Latin America and other emerging nations succumb to malnutrition and related diseases. Hunger, alongside war and pestilence, remains an aggressive neighbor to vast sectors of the human race. In the biblical context, the people of the scriptures lived in arid lands without modern water systems, making hunger and thirst not mere discomforts but frightening, life-threatening realities. Hunger and its close associate, famine, left powerful impressions on desperate minds, affecting figures like Abraham, Isaac, Joseph, and the people of Israel in Egypt and Sinai, as well as David, Elijah, and Elisha. The search for food played a crucial role in Israel's history, with physical hunger keenly felt in the wilderness. As recorded in Exodus 16, the Israelites grumbled about scarce food and lack of meat, their fear and ingratitude leading them to irrationally prefer Egyptian bondage over the miracles and hardships they faced. Hunger can also result from disobedience to God, as seen in Haggai 1, where a lean harvest and economic distress reflect the consequences of straying from divine will. Deuteronomy warns that physical hunger may follow if Israel disobeys God's Word, with God withholding resources like rain to punish a broken covenant. Amos envisions an even graver famine, one of God's Word, highlighting a deeper spiritual deprivation. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ addresses hunger and thirst in Matthew 5:6, proclaiming, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." This speaks to a spiritual longing far surpassing physical need, a hunger satisfied only by God through Him. This beatitude marks a solution to humanity's spiritual bankruptcy, urging a desperate, intense desire for perfect righteousness akin to a starving person's need for food or a dehydrated person's craving for water. Such heartfelt yearning, though painful, is essential for spiritual growth, driving individuals to seek God. In John 6, Jesus describes Himself as the Bread of Life, meeting both physical and spiritual needs, reinforcing that true satisfaction comes from pursuing divine righteousness over fleeting worldly desires.