Breaducation from the Bible

Happy Sunday Breadthusiasts! welcome to the first in a series of blogs about bread. I am super excited to dedicate this blog to all the late risers including me who did not make it to a place of worship today. We got up way too late so we missed the live streaming as well. Just remember that whatever the reason is for our absence be it the awful weather conditions, exhaustion from a rough week at work, illness or sheer laziness. He understands and He forgives. By the way, if you happened to miss Bible Study last Wednesday or whatever day your small group meets; this blog post serves as a make up class. You will only be successful if you read the required scriptures. So good luck and happy reading!

Did you know that the word Bread was mentioned 429 times in the original languages of the Bible? This is the magnitude of the role that the staff of life- Bread played and continues to play in our lives. Bread was part of the basic diet that include vegetables,fruits, olives and cheese. Meat and fish were seldom eaten, except for special occasions (Genesis 18:7) or keeping one of God’s holy feast days (Exodus 12:1-18) by those who were wealthy.Bread was usually made of simple ingredients like flour, water, and salt. Olive oil was sometimes added if it was to be used in the worship of God. Yeast could be used to make it rise, but it did not have to. This was the case for bread made during Passover. In ancient Israel bread was made of wheat or barley. Since barley was cheap and in abundance, the poor bought it to make flour, even though the loaves produced were thicker, heavier and less pleasant tasting than those made from wheat (Deuteronomy 8:8)

What does bread Symbolize?

• worship and God’s presence (Exodus 25:30)
• An enemy being totally conquered (Numbers 14:9)
• Hospitality (Genesis 19:3)
• Acceptance of wisdom (Proverbs 9:5)
• God’s love and care for his people (Exodus 16: 32- 34)
• Jesus the messiah and the eternal life he offers to those willing to follow him (John 6:32-35, 41, 50- 51)
• the unlevened bread used during Christ”s last Passover represents his willingness to offer his own body as a sacrifice for our sins and to make healing possible (Matthew 26:26)

Source: Bible Study.Org