Guided Bible Studies – Page 9 – Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians

Cinnamon Spices

Food Topical Studies March 2, 2015April 2, 2022

Cinnamon is a member of the laurel family. The bark is used because it produces oil. Quills of spines of the bark and the ground inner rind of the bark are used for sweetening food. Cinnamon oil was treasured as a precious perfume and spice.

Olive/Olive Oil

Food Topical Studies February 28, 2015March 4, 2022

The Olive is an important food in Israel and a source of oil. Olives was one of the blessings of the Promised Land. Olive oil was used to burn in lamps. It was also used as a holy anointing oil and also to anoint kings and full of goodness. Olive tree and olives were used symbolically. It has been used as an emblem of peace and reconciliation and a symbol of the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Locust

Food Topical Studies February 28, 2015March 4, 2022

The locust are one of the few insects mentioned as a clean or allowed source of food. Locusts were fried in flour or honey, or were preserved by being dried. Locusts and wild honey a basic diet in the wilderness for John the Baptist. Locust are a used as an illustration of the judgment of the LORD God against a rebellious nation. Locusts are ravenous at all three stages of their development-a larval stage in which wingless locusts hop like…

Honey

Food Topical Studies February 28, 2015March 4, 2022

Honey used as a sweet savor for the disobedient. Honey was used as a food for eating. Honey was used to describe the land the LORD had given flowing with milk and honey. Honey used also used symbolically.

Egg

Food Topical Studies February 27, 2015March 4, 2022

Eggs are mentioned in a law that allows for taking the young birds but not the mother; it is significant that the taking of the eggs is not mentioned. It has been suggested that the egg is of a serpent and is figurative of the schemes of evil men.

Sycamore/ Sycomore Fruit

Food Topical Studies February 27, 2015March 5, 2022

The prophet Amos was a gatherer of sycomore fruit. The tree could be destroyed with frost and the poor people used its wood rather than cedar. Sycamore/ Sycomore fruit is only mentioned in Amos as being a gatherer. The trees were destroyed with frost even though they grow in abundance.

Raisins Fruit

Food Topical Studies February 27, 2015March 5, 2022

Raisins were produced by soaking grapes in a mixture of oil and water and drying them in the sun. This preserves a fool supply that can last in the heat of the day and for long trips. Raisins was used as a peace offering. Raisins were also used to sustain life and for celebrations. They also had medicinal properties according to Pliny the Elder.

Pomegranate Fruit and Tree

Food Topical Studies February 27, 2015March 5, 2022

Pomegranates was used in the architecture of Solomon’s temple. Pomegranates was used on the skirt of the robe of the ephod. Pomegranates abound in Egypt and Canaan. Pomegranates was Drank as juice. Pomegranates are Cultivated in orchards and used as shade. Pomegranates was used in describing a great calamity. Pomegranates used as a blessing.

Grapes -Fruits

Food Topical Studies February 27, 2015March 5, 2022

The most recognized fruit in the Bible and an important agricultural product of the ancient Near East. The failure of the grape harvest indicates misfortune or disaster, the cultivation of grapes indicates rich and fertile land. Grapes are used to make wine. Scripture contains stern warnings against excessive drinking and drunkenness.

Figs Fruits

Food Topical Studies February 27, 2015March 5, 2022

Fig trees grew in all areas of Palestine. They provided two or three crops per year. Fig leaves were used as coverings. Figs were usually eaten fresh from the trees, but some were pressed into cakes to use when traveling. Figs were also valuable for medicinal purposes. The fig tree could be used for dwelling safely. The blighted fig tree symbolized the sin of Israel national peril. The fig was used as an example of faith, it became a symbol…