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The concept of being hurried or acting with haste is a recurring theme in the Bible, often carrying both positive and negative connotations depending on the context. The term "hurried" can refer to physical speed, urgency in decision-making, or a sense of spiritual urgency.

Old Testament References

In the Old Testament, the idea of being hurried is frequently associated with the urgency of divine commands or the immediacy of human response to God's actions. For instance, in Genesis 18:6, when three visitors come to Abraham, he "hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, 'Quick, prepare three measures of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.'" Here, the hurried action reflects hospitality and reverence for the divine visitors.

In Exodus 12:11, the Israelites are instructed to eat the Passover meal in haste: "This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover." The hurried manner of eating symbolizes readiness for the imminent exodus from Egypt, underscoring the urgency of God's deliverance.

Conversely, haste can also lead to negative outcomes. In 1 Samuel 13:12-13, King Saul acts hurriedly by offering a burnt offering without waiting for Samuel, leading to his rebuke: "You have acted foolishly," Samuel said. "You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you." Saul's hurried action demonstrates a lack of faith and patience, resulting in divine disapproval.

New Testament References

In the New Testament, the theme of being hurried is often linked to the immediacy of responding to Jesus' call. In Mark 1:18, when Jesus calls Simon and Andrew, "At once they left their nets and followed Him." Their immediate response signifies the urgency and importance of following Christ.

However, the New Testament also warns against undue haste in spiritual matters. James 1:19 advises, "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger." This counsel suggests that while some situations require prompt action, others necessitate careful consideration and patience.

Spiritual Implications

From a spiritual perspective, the concept of being hurried can reflect the urgency of responding to God's call and the immediacy of His commands. Believers are encouraged to act swiftly in obedience to God, as seen in the examples of Abraham and the disciples. However, they are also cautioned against rash decisions that stem from impatience or lack of faith, as illustrated by Saul's actions.

The balance between urgency and patience is a recurring theme in Scripture, reminding believers to discern when to act quickly and when to wait upon the Lord. The hurried actions of biblical figures often serve as lessons in faith, obedience, and the importance of aligning one's actions with God's timing and will.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life.

2. (a.) Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried job.

3. (imp. & p. p.) of Hurry.

Greek

4692. speudo -- to hasten, urge on
... Word Origin a prim. word Definition to hasten, urge on NASB Word Usage hastening
(1), hurried (1), hurry (2), hurrying (1), make haste (1). hasten, hurry. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2649. chippazon -- trepidation, hurried flight
... 2648, 2649. chippazon. 2650 . trepidation, hurried flight. Transliteration:
chippazon Phonetic Spelling: (khip-paw-zone') Short Definition: haste. ...
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926. bahal -- to disturb, terrify
... terrify NASB Word Usage dismayed (12), disturb (1), disturbed (2), eager (1), hastened
(1), hastens (1), hastily (1), hasty (1), hurried (1), hurriedly (1 ...
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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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2363a. chush -- to hasten, make haste
... root Definition to hasten, make haste NASB Word Usage agitation (1), disturbed
(1), hasten (8), hastened (2), hastening (1), hurried (1), make haste (2), quick ...
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2648. chaphaz -- to be in trepidation, hurry or alarm
... root Definition to be in trepidation, hurry or alarm NASB Word Usage alarm (2),
alarmed (1), fled in alarm (1), haste (1), hurried away (1), hurry (1 ...
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4116. mahar -- to hasten
... 1), bring quickly (2), bring...quickly (1), do quickly (1), haste (2), hasten (3),
hastened (1), hastens (1), hastily (1), hasty (1), hurried (10), hurriedly (2 ...
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1765. dachaph -- to drive, hasten
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to drive, hasten NASB Word Usage hastened
(1), hurried (1), impelled (2). be hastened, pressed on. ...
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Library

Jer. 6:16 the Good Way.
... you and God. Beware of perpetual hurried prayers, hurried Bible-reading,
hurried church-going, hurried communions. Commune at least ...
/.../ryle/the upper room being a few truths for the times/chapter v jer 6 16 the.htm

If any one Wishes to Hear the Arrangements for My Journey from ...
... sail not for the columns of Proteus but for the port where Jonah landed, because
the former of those was the course suited for men who were hurried and flying ...
/.../22 if any one wishes.htm

The Story of Joseph
... How lucky he was to find them, he thought to himself, as he hurried forward eager
to meet them. ... [Illustration: They hurried him towards the pit.]. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/steedman/joseph the dreamer/the story of joseph.htm

Chapter twenty-four
... confusion and terror. The great rooms downstairs were empty, but overhead
were hurried footsteps and confused noises. One of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter twenty-four.htm

Magic and Sorcery Only Apparent in their Effects God Alone Can ...
... It is either a very fine thing to be detained in these infernal regions with the
Aori, or souls which were prematurely hurried away; or else a very bad thing ...
/.../tertullian/a treatise on the soul/chapter lvii magic and sorcery only.htm

The Agony, and the Consoler
... But now the streets were deserted, and, if any were seen abroad, they hurried along
with timid and stealthy tread, like ghosts, casting furtive glances to the ...
/.../chapter iii the agony and.htm

The Morning Trial.
... dawn of day. The meeting was crowded, and the members commenced their
operations in the most hurried manner possible. They wished ...
/.../chapter xiii the morning trial.htm

"Why Weepest Thou?"
... Mary Magdalene was the first to reach the place; and upon seeing that the
stone was removed, she hurried away to tell the disciples. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 82 why weepest thou.htm

Concerning the Government of Claudius, and the Reign of Agrippa. ...
... 1. Now when Caius had reigned three year's and eight months, and had been slain
by treachery, Claudius was hurried away by the armies that were at Rome to take ...
/.../chapter 11 concerning the government.htm

Letter cxviii. To Julian.
... 1. At the very instant of his departure Ausonius, a son to me as he is a brother
to you, gave me a late glimpse of himself but quickly hurried away again ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cxviii to julian.htm

Thesaurus

Lowered (14 Occurrences)
... RSV). Genesis 24:18 She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let down
her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink. (See NAS NIV). ...
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Pitcher (16 Occurrences)
... Genesis 24:18 She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let down her pitcher
on her hand, and gave him drink. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Ab'igail (16 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 25:18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two bottles
of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five measures of parched grain, one ...
/a/ab'igail.htm - 10k

Rushed (24 Occurrences)
... They hurried and set the city on fire. ... Esther 6:12 Mordecai came back to the king's
gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered. ...
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Jar (45 Occurrences)
... Genesis 24:18 She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let down her
pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Abigail (18 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 25:18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two bottles
of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five measures of parched grain, one ...
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Ambush (39 Occurrences)
... Joshua 8:14 It happened, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hurried and rose
up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all ...
/a/ambush.htm - 19k

Glimpse (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary
perception; a quick sight. 2. (n.) A sudden flash; transient luster. ...
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Bake (13 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Genesis 18:6 Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly
make ready three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes." (See NIV). ...
/b/bake.htm - 12k

Camels (52 Occurrences)
... Genesis 24:20 She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and
ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels. ...
/c/camels.htm - 24k

Resources

What does it mean to “remember Lot's wife” in Luke 17:32? | GotQuestions.org

Who were the three men who visited Abraham in Genesis 18? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about busyness / being too busy? | GotQuestions.org

Hurried: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Hurried (48 Occurrences)

Matthew 28:8
They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.
(See NIV)

Mark 6:25
She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter."
(See NIV)

Luke 1:39
Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,
(See NIV)

Luke 4:29
They rose, hurried Him outside the town, and brought Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to throw Him down the cliff;
(WEY)

Luke 19:6
He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
(WEB NAS)

Genesis 18:2
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
(See NIV)

Genesis 18:6
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly make ready three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes."
(WEB NAS NIV)

Genesis 18:7
Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Genesis 19:15
When the morning came, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, "Get up! Take your wife, and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city."
(WEB)

Genesis 24:17
The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher."
(See NIV)

Genesis 24:18
She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.
(WEB)

Genesis 24:20
She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
(WEB)

Genesis 24:29
Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.
(See NIV)

Genesis 24:46
She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said,'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.' So I drank, and she also gave the camels a drink.
(WEB)

Genesis 29:13
It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.
(See NIV)

Genesis 43:15
The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
(See NIV)

Genesis 43:30
Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Genesis 44:11
Then they hurried, and every man took his sack down to the ground, and every man opened his sack.
(WEB NAS)

Exodus 9:20
Those who feared the word of Yahweh among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their livestock flee into the houses.
(See NIV)

Exodus 34:8
Moses hurried and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.
(WEB)

Deuteronomy 16:3
You shall eat no leavened bread with it. You shall eat unleavened bread with it seven days, even the bread of affliction; for you came forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that you may remember the day when you came forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.
(See RSV)

Joshua 4:10
For the priests who bore the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan, until everything was finished that Yahweh commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and passed over.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Joshua 8:14
It happened, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hurried and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; but he didn't know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Joshua 8:19
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. They hurried and set the city on fire.
(WEB)

Judges 20:37
The ambushers hurried, and rushed on Gibeah; and the ambushers drew themselves along, and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.
(WEB NAS)

1 Samuel 4:14
When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, "What does the noise of this tumult mean?" The man hurried, and came and told Eli.
(WEB NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 17:48
It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
(WEB)

1 Samuel 25:18
Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two bottles of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.
(WEB NAS)

1 Samuel 25:23
When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
(WEB NAS)

1 Samuel 25:34
For indeed, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, who has withheld me from hurting you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldn't have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall. "
(WEB)

1 Samuel 25:42
Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five ladies of hers who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
(WEB)

1 Samuel 28:24
The woman had a fattened calf in the house. She hurried and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread of it.
(WEB)

2 Samuel 4:4
Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 19:16
Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
(WEB NAS NIV)

1 Kings 20:33
Now the men observed diligently, and hurried to take this phrase; and they said, "Your brother Ben Hadad." Then he said, "Go, bring him." Then Ben Hadad came out to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
(WEB)

1 Kings 20:41
He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was of the prophets.
(WEB)

2 Kings 5:21
So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, "Is all well?"
(See NIV)

2 Kings 9:13
Then they hurried, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, "Jehu is king."
(WEB NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 26:20
Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked on him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there; yes, himself hurried also to go out, because Yahweh had struck him.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Esther 6:12
Mordecai came back to the king's gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Esther 6:14
While they were yet talking with him, the king's eunuchs came, and hurried to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
(WEB NIV)

Job 31:5
"If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 48:5
They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away.
(WEB)

Psalms 90:7
For we are consumed in thine anger, And in thy wrath are we troubled.
(See JPS)

Psalms 104:7
At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
(WEB NAS)

Jeremiah 17:16
As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you; neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was before your face.
(WEB NAS)

Daniel 6:19
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.
(See NIV)

Jonah 4:2
He prayed to Yahweh, and said, "Please, Yahweh, wasn't this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.
(WEB)

Subtopics

Hurried

Related Terms

Notorious (16 Occurrences)

Nabal (18 Occurrences)

Worthies (2 Occurrences)

Booth (9 Occurrences)

Spies (22 Occurrences)

Welcomed (30 Occurrences)

Helped (64 Occurrences)

Sinner (88 Occurrences)

Actions (62 Occurrences)