God + Food

God + Food

We see references to food scattered throughout the Old and New Testaments. Bread is mentioned 466 times; cooking 27 times; drink 452 times; food 1,207 times; and meals 354 times. Plant resources are mentioned from the get go in Genesis 1, and throughout the Bible we learn about various food offerings, land flowing with milk and honey, special diets (such as Daniel’s), provision of manna, and celebrations and feasts (e.g., Jewish customs, when Jesus turned water into wine). Food, drink, and nutrition for our physical bodies and how they impact us spiritually are clearly an important topic to our great God!

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