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Definition and Usage:
The term "hasten" generally means to move or act quickly, to accelerate, or to urge on. In the biblical context, it often conveys a sense of urgency or promptness in action, whether in response to God's commands, in anticipation of His promises, or in the execution of His judgments.

Biblical References:

1. Obedience and Readiness:
The Bible frequently uses the concept of hastening in the context of obedience to God's commands. For instance, in Psalm 119:60, the psalmist declares, "I hasten and do not delay to obey Your commandments." This verse underscores the importance of promptness in following God's laws, reflecting a heart eager to align with His will.

2. Divine Intervention and Deliverance:
The plea for God to hasten His intervention is a recurring theme in the Psalms. In Psalm 70:1, David cries out, "Hasten, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!" This reflects a deep reliance on God's timely deliverance in moments of distress and the belief that God is both willing and able to act swiftly on behalf of His people.

3. Judgment and Fulfillment of Prophecy:
The concept of hastening is also associated with the fulfillment of divine prophecy and judgment. In Isaiah 60:22, it is written, "The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will hasten it." This passage highlights God's sovereign control over time and events, assuring that His promises will be fulfilled at the appointed time, sometimes with unexpected rapidity.

4. Eschatological Expectation:
In the New Testament, believers are encouraged to live in anticipation of the Lord's return. 2 Peter 3:12 speaks of "looking forward to and hastening the coming of the day of God." This suggests that the conduct and prayers of believers can, in a mysterious way, contribute to the unfolding of God's redemptive plan, urging them to live holy and godly lives as they await Christ's return.

5. Urgency in Proclamation:
The urgency to spread the Gospel is another context in which hastening is relevant. The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) implies a sense of urgency in making disciples of all nations. The early church exemplified this urgency, as seen in the rapid spread of the Gospel throughout the Roman Empire.

Theological Implications:

The concept of hastening in the Bible carries significant theological implications. It reflects the dynamic relationship between divine sovereignty and human responsibility. While God is sovereign over time and history, He invites human participation in His redemptive work. Believers are called to respond promptly to His commands, to pray earnestly for His intervention, and to live in eager anticipation of His promises. The urgency associated with hastening serves as a reminder of the transient nature of life and the importance of aligning one's priorities with God's eternal purposes.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.

2. (v. i.) To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly.

Greek

4692. speudo -- to hasten, urge on
... to hasten, urge on. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: speudo Phonetic Spelling:
(spyoo'-do) Short Definition: I hasten, desire earnestly Definition: I hasten ...
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3729. hormao -- to set in motion, to hasten on
... to set in motion, to hasten on. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hormao Phonetic
Spelling: (hor-mah'-o) Short Definition: I rush Definition: I rush, hasten ...
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4704. spoudazo -- to make haste, hence to give diligence
... make haste, hence to give diligence. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: spoudazo
Phonetic Spelling: (spoo-dad'-zo) Short Definition: I hasten Definition: I ...
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1532. eistrecho -- to run in
... Word Origin from eis and trecho Definition to run in NASB Word Usage ran (1). run
in. From eis and trecho; to hasten inward -- run in. see GREEK eis. ...
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1998. episuntrecho -- to run together again
... come running together. From epi and suntrecho; to hasten together upon one place
(or a particular occasion) -- come running together. see GREEK epi. ...
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2701. katatrecho -- to run down
... run down. From kata and trecho; to run down, ie Hasten from a tower -- run down.
see GREEK kata. see GREEK trecho. (katedramen) -- 1 Occurrence. 2700, 2701. ...
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4370. prostrecho -- to run to
... run to. From pros and trecho (including its alternate); to run towards, ie Hasten
to meet or join -- run (thither to, to). see GREEK pros. see GREEK trecho. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2363a. chush -- to hasten, make haste
... 2363, 2363a. chush. 2363b . to hasten, make haste. Transliteration: chush
Short Definition: hasten. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ...
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4116. mahar -- to hasten
... 4115, 4116. mahar. 4117 . to hasten. Transliteration: mahar Phonetic Spelling:
(maw-har') Short Definition: quickly. Word Origin a prim. ...
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1765. dachaph -- to drive, hasten
... 1764, 1765. dachaph. 1766 . to drive, hasten. Transliteration: dachaph Phonetic
Spelling: (daw-khaf') Short Definition: impelled. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2363. chuwsh -- to hasten, make haste
... 2362, 2363. chuwsh. 2363a . to hasten, make haste. Transliteration: chuwsh
Phonetic Spelling: (koosh) Short Definition: haste. make hasten, ready ...
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5789. ush -- to lend aid, come to help
... ush. 5790 . to lend aid, come to help. Transliteration: ush Phonetic Spelling:
(oosh) Short Definition: hasten. ... A primitive root; to hasten -- assemble self. ...
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213. uts -- to press, be pressed, make haste
... root Definition to press, be pressed, make haste NASB Word Usage hasten (1), hasty
(2), hurried (1), hurries (1), makes haste (1), narrow (1), pressed (1), try ...
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8245. shaqad -- to watch, wake
... hasten, remain, wake, watch for. A primitive root; to be alert, ie Sleepless;
hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill ...
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926. bahal -- to disturb, terrify
... root; to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), ie (figuratively) be (causative, make)
(suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously -- be (make ...
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7602. sha'aph -- to gasp, pant, pant after, long for
... A primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to
be angry; also to hasten -- desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up ...
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6923. qadam -- to come or be in front, meet
... A primitive root; to project (one self), ie Precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten,
meet (usually for help) -- come (go, (flee)) before, + disappoint, meet ...
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Library

Hasten the Time Appointed
... V. THE CHURCH Missions 477. Hasten the time appointed. 7.6.7.6.D [1844]Lancashire: ...
Jane Borthwick, 1859. Hasten the time appointed,. By prophets long foretold,. ...
/.../missions 477 hasten the time.htm

That we must Hasten to Faith and to Attainment.
... Third Book. 97. That we must hasten to faith and to attainment. In Solomon,
in Ecclesiasticus: "Delay not to be converted to God ...
/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/97 that we must hasten.htm

National Days 442. God of the Nations, who Hast Led
... Men offer their imperfect prayers; Hasten the time of our release,. ... By the
redemption thou hast brought; Hasten the time of our release,. ...
/.../national days 442 god of.htm

Spanish Hymn. D.
... 7s. D. Delay. (454) Hasten, sinner! ... 2 Hasten, mercy to implore, Stay not for the
morrow's sun, Lest thy season should be o'er, Ere this evening's stage be run. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/205 spanish hymn 7s d.htm

Missionary Hymns.
... "HASTEN, LORD, THE GLORIOUS TIME.". Hasten, Lord, the glorious time When beneath
Messiah's sway Every nation, every clime Shall the Gospel call obey. ...
/.../brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/chapter iv missionary hymns.htm

The Voice of Mercy
... (466) Listen, sinner! mercy hails you; With her sweetest voice she calls; Bids you
hasten to the Savior, Ere the hand of justice falls: Listen, sinner! ...
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Glad Givers and Faithful Workers
... to them, go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair
the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/glad givers and faithful workers.htm

To Leo, Bishop of Rome.
... of difficulties to those at Antioch who were in doubt about living in conformity
with the law, much more do we, men insignificant and small, hasten to your ...
/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/cxiii to leo bishop of.htm

Justinian.
... 115] "Rendering honour to the Apostolic See and to your Holiness, whom we ever have
revered, and do revere, as is befitting a father, we hasten to bring to the ...
/.../allies/the formation of christendom volume vi/chapter iv justinian.htm

One Thing is Needful;
... O, then, if you have not yet attained that good hope of heavenly felicity,
sure and stedfast"hasten"yes,. 'Hasten, O sinner, to ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/one thing is needful.htm

Thesaurus

Hereunto (4 Occurrences)
... unto," "with a view to this" (1 Peter 2:21, "For hereunto were ye called"): "hereunto"
is supplied (Ecclesiastes 2:25, "Who else can hasten hereunto more than I ...
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Speed (22 Occurrences)
... 10. (vt) To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed;
hence, to hasten; to hurry. ... (vt) To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite. ...
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Fleet (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n. & a.) To sail; to float. 2. (n. & a.) To fly swiftly;
to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance. ...
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Lazarus (19 Occurrences)
... As a result many Jews believed on Jesus, but others went and told the Pharisees,
and a council was therefore called to hasten the decree of the Master's death ...
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Hasten (49 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to
go quickly. Multi-Version Concordance Hasten (49 Occurrences). ...
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Hastened (48 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Hasten. Multi-Version Concordance
Hastened (48 Occurrences). Matthew 15:30 Soon great crowds ...
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Haste (106 Occurrences)
... or passion; precipitance; vehemence. 3. (n.) To hasten; to hurry. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. HASTE. hast (chaphaz, chush, mahar ...
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Hurry (42 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To hasten; to impel to greater speed;
to urge on. 2. (vt) To impel to precipitate or thoughtless ...
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Quicken (16 Occurrences)
... 2. (v.) To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to
stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken ...
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Openeth (48 Occurrences)
... his bag, (YLT). Genesis 44:11 and they hasten and take down each his bag
to the earth, and each openeth his bag; (YLT). Exodus 2:6 ...
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Resources

Who was Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Daniel in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Was Longinus the name of the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus with the spear? | GotQuestions.org

Hasten: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Hasten (49 Occurrences)

1 Thessalonians 2:17
And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour -- in presence, not in heart -- did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,
(YLT)

Genesis 18:6
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
(Root in KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Genesis 19:22
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
(See JPS)

Genesis 41:32
And as regards the double repetition of the dream to Pharaoh, it is that the thing is established by God, and God will hasten to do it.
(DBY YLT)

Genesis 44:11
Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
(Root in JPS YLT)

Genesis 45:9
Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not;
(See JPS)

Genesis 45:13
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen: and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
(See JPS)

Exodus 9:19
Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
(ASV JPS)

Numbers 16:46
and Moses saith unto Aaron, 'Take the censer, and put on it fire from off the altar, and place perfume, and go, hasten unto the company, and make atonement for them, for the wrath hath gone out from the presence of Jehovah -- the plague hath begun.'
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 9:12
and Jehovah saith unto me, Rise, go down, hasten from this, for thy people hath done corruptly, whom thou hast brought out of Egypt; they have turned aside hastily out of the way which I have commanded them -- they have made to themselves a molten thing!
(YLT)

Joshua 2:5
and it cometh to pass -- the gate is to 'be' shut -- in the dark, and the men have gone out; I have not known whither the men have gone; pursue ye, hasten after them, for ye overtake them;'
(YLT)

Joshua 8:14
And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hastened and rose up early and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, in front of the Arabah; but he knew not that there was an ambush against him behind the city.
(Root in JPS YLT)

Joshua 8:19
And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hastened and set the city on fire.
(Root in JPS YLT)

Joshua 10:13
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 20:38
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
(See JPS)

2 Samuel 15:14
And David saith to all his servants who 'are' with him in Jerusalem, 'Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.'
(YLT)

1 Kings 20:33
Now the men took it for a sign, and hastened to catch it from him; and they said: 'Thy brother Ben-hadad.' Then he said: 'Go ye, bring him.' Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into his chariot.
(Root in JPS DBY YLT)

1 Kings 22:9
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
(KJV WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 18:8
And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain officer, and saith, 'Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 24:5
He gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year; and see that you hasten the matter. However the Levites didn't hurry.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

2 Chronicles 26:20
And Azariah the head priest looketh unto him, and all the priests, and lo, he 'is' leprous in his forehead, and they hasten him thence, and also he himself hath hastened to go out, for Jehovah hath plagued him.
(YLT NAS RSV)

Esther 5:5
And the king said, Hasten Haman, that it may be done as Esther has said. And the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
(DBY)

Job 31:5
If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,
(YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 16:4
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 22:19
But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
(See JPS NAS RSV)

Psalms 55:8
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Psalms 68:31
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.
(See JPS RSV)

Psalms 70:1
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: to bring to remembrance.} Make haste, O God, to deliver me; Jehovah, hasten to my help.
(DBY NAS NIV)

Psalms 70:5
But I am poor and needy; O God, make haste unto me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, tarry not.
(See NAS RSV)

Psalms 71:12
O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help.
(DBY NAS)

Psalms 119:60
I made haste, and delayed not, to observe Thy commandments.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 141:1
A Psalm of David. LORD, I have called Thee; make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto Thee.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,
(See RSV)

Proverbs 28:17
A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.
(See JPS)

Ecclesiastes 2:25
For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
(KJV WBS)

Ecclesiastes 5:2
Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.
(YLT)

Isaiah 5:19
Who say, "Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Isaiah 32:4
And the heart of those hastened Understandeth to know, And the tongue of stammerers hasteth to speak clearly.
(Root in YLT NAS)

Isaiah 49:17
Hastened have those building thee, Those destroying thee, and laying thee waste, go out from thee.
(Root in YLT NIV)

Isaiah 55:5
See, you will send for a nation of which you had no knowledge, and those who had no knowledge of you will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, and because of the Holy One of Israel, for he has given you glory.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, desolation and destruction are in their paths.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 60:22
The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Yahweh, will hasten it in its time."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 1:12
Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
(KJV WBS)

Jeremiah 9:18
And they hasten, and lift up for us a wailing. And run down our eyes do tears, And from our eyelids do waters flow.
(YLT)

Hosea 11:10
They shall walk after Jehovah; he shall roar like a lion; when he shall roar, then the children shall hasten from the west:
(DBY)

Hosea 11:11
they shall hasten as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will cause them to dwell in their houses, saith Jehovah.
(DBY)

Joel 3:11
Haste, and come in, all ye nations round, And be gathered together, Thither cause to come down, O Jehovah, Thy mighty ones.
(See NAS RSV)

Nahum 2:5
He doth remember his honourable ones, They stumble in their goings, They hasten 'to' its wall, and prepared is the covering.
(YLT RSV)

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