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Milk and Honey- The word of God
The Word of God has been mentioned in different names In the Bible.
If we look into the book of Exodus it was described as The pillar of Clouds in the day and in the Night it was a lightening pillar which goes before his people whom he released from the bondage and was taking them towards the Promised Land.
It was used as the Milk and Honey in different books of The Bible.
It was also used as the sword of the spirit, Paul says it in the book of Ephesians 6:17, “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”
As described in the book of Exodus. The Words of God are like sweet Honey and Milk, it gives nourishment to our inner spirit.
The milk and Honey have been mentioned in the Bible so many times.
In the Old Testament God describes the Promised Land as “a land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:8; Numbers 14:8; Deuteronomy 31:20).
Then Why for some of us It's a shame to be ashamed in Preaching the Gospel of our Lord, which is actually the The word of God, which is Milk and Honey, the pillar of Light, the “ Manna” for which he fed his people for 40 years while they were in the wilderness.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
It is a Living water, it is a spring water, it is the Flesh and Blood of Jesus, which has life, Life which is ETERNAL. By Drinking it, nobody ever feels the Thirst till Eternity. “Jesus said in Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day”, (John 6:54).
This is the same word which was there in the beginning with God,1 Peter 2:2-3 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
If so, be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Peter uses the word milk in a positive way when he wrote “Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation.
But if we Look into the New Testament when Jesus said. This blood of mine is shed for the New Covenant.
Paul says in Hebrews 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
The Word of God is always beneficial as if we see why Milk and Honey words used for The Promised Land and The Word of God?.
The practical Answer is For The Promised Land God Wanted his People to Establish and grow in the Land where the Soil of the Land is Good For Fertilization. Israel’s land emphasizes the fertility of the soil and bounty that awaited God’s chosen people. The reference to “milk” suggests that many livestock could find pasture there; the mention of “honey” suggests the vast farmland available the bees had plenty of plants to draw nectar from.
You know the soul of Israel is so good for fertilization, that whatever the fruits or plants or vegetables produced in different parts of the world, The soil of Israel produced that.
Ezekiel 20:15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
As The Actual and Practical meaning of The Word of God can be seen in two places in the Bible.
First Genesis if we read from Chapter 1 & 2 till verse 8, everything which is created, is created by his words,if you see in every verse, it says, “And God said” let there be light ,and the light formed,the Earth and every single living creature, plants, trees everything is created by God's word.
Second place is the Book of John where he mentioned it,John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.The same was in the beginning with God.All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Who and what was this word? This word was Jesus “ Yahshua” ,Which was with God at the time of Genesis when he created the Universe, the world and that word was taken the image of flesh in the form of Christ ,with whom God declared Our salvation.
It's actually Milk and Honey,why it was told by God that I will take you to the land where Milk and Honey rivers are flowing.
What is The Importance of Milk & Honey? And what are the vitamins it has? Let's check!.
According to science and researches of Foods it is found that “Milk is a good source of thiamin, riboflavin and vitamin B12 . Milk contains small amounts of niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and folate and is not considered a major source of these vitamins in the diet. Milk contains the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.
Secondly the Nutrients,Milk contain several important nutrients; it contains calcium, protein, iodine, potassium, phosphorus and vitamins B2 and B12. Milk has Minerals, which has again had many roles in the body, including enzyme functions, bone formation, water balance maintenance, and oxygen transport.
Milk is a good source of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, and zinc. Many minerals in milk are associated together in the form of salts, such as calcium phosphate. In milk approximately 67% of the calcium, 35% of the magnesium, and 44% of the phosphate are salts bound within the casein micelle and the remainder are soluble in the serum phase. The fact that calcium and phosphate are associated as salts bound to the protein does not affect the nutritional availability of either calcium or phosphate.
Milk contains small amounts of copper, iron, manganese, and sodium and is not considered a major source.
So you can see Why the word of God defined as Milk it All the necessary Vitamins, and Minerals which is required for our Spiritual body to be functioning properly.
Now comes to Honey scientific research it is explained about honey as Strengthens Immune system
Honey has countless medicinal properties that naturally help in curing a sore throat. Its antioxidants and bacteria-fighting assets also help against fighting infections that are caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi. According to doctors and scientists, honey has the highest number of antioxidants and when consumed daily can be beneficial for boosting immunity in the long run and this is why honey has known to be one of the best immunity boosting foods. It is always advisable to consume honey every morning.
I hope that you will understand why God used these terms of Milk and Honey for His Words and the Land of Israel, which was filled with practically with these two ingredients which God has decided to give to his people.
The Bible says that the Word of God as honey, where it's written in
Psalms 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
In Psalm 19:10 spoken of as “More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb” and “by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward”,King David writes that by God’s Word,
Psalms 81:16 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Ezekiel was once told by God, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey” (Ezk 3:3) so in many places the Word of God is spoken of as Milk and honey which is both sweet and nutritious and has all the enzymes which is required for the body to perform well ,here it refers to the Spiritual body.
We shouldn't be ashamed as he has given us the product which is has nutrients, minerals and enzymes for Spiritual body,it Doesn't have any mixing ,The word of God is also described as pure Gold and Silver ,Psalm 12:6, says “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
Do Not Ashamed and Deliver it freely like it is Given to you and you are wealthy in spirit ,give to those ,spread to those who are Sick and dead in Spiritual body, lest they also have it,let they also taste it and transform into a Spiritual body a new creation in Our Lord Jesus “Yahshua” ,Who is worthy for Honor and Praise he is Silver and Gold and Milk and Honey ,He is The Light ,He is The Way a New living way,He is the Gate And he is The good Shepherd who knows how to take care of his beautiful Flocks. Otherwise God will ashamed with you and clearly denies that he ever know us.
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