"Do Seek Their Meat from God"

In the short story "Do Seek Their Meat from God" by Roberts, there is a prominent allusion to the bible. The title itself in context of the story represents how the desire to find food for the baby panthers overpowered the panthers thoughts of earning the prey. The actual verse itself is used to teach a lesson on how desire is not enough to receive what one asks for; Instead, one must realize that everything must be earned from god. In this case, the panthers were too focused on the crying wails coming from the little boy to even consider the man, the obstacle to overcome. The way that the panthers could've earned the little boy as their prey would be to defeat and kill the man that came to protect the boy. In contrast, the way that the man earned what he desired was by defeating the panthers in a conflict to save the boy. Overall, the title of this short story is used to represent pure desire and true achievement in which achievement is never reached with only pure desire but rather through hard work and obstacles.