Food
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Milk
Gen 49:12; Prov 27:27
12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
Genesis 49:1227 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Proverbs 27:27 -
Butter
Deut 32:14; 2 Sam 17:29
14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
Deuteronomy 32:1429 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
2 Samuel 17:29 -
Cheese
1 Sam 17:18; Job 10:10
18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
1 Samuel 17:1810 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Job 10:10 -
Bread
Gen 18:5; 1 Sam 17:17
5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Genesis 18:517 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
1 Samuel 17:17 -
Parched (roasted) corn (grain)
Ruth 2:14; 1 Sam 17:17
14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Ruth 2:1417 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
1 Samuel 17:17 -
Meat
2 Sam 6:19; Prov 9:2
19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
2 Samuel 6:192 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Proverbs 9:2 -
Fish
Matt 7:10; Luke 24:42
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Matthew 7:1042 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
Luke 24:42 -
Herbs
Prov 15:17; Rom 14:2; Heb 6:7
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15:172 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
Romans 14:27 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
Hebrews 6:7 -
Fruit
2 Sam 16:2
2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
2 Samuel 16:2 -
Dried fruit
1 Sam 25:18; 30:12
18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
1 Samuel 25:1812 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
1 Samuel 30:12 -
Honey
Song 5:1; Isa 7:15
1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Song of Solomon 5:115 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Isaiah 7:15 -
Oil
Deut 12:17; Prov 21:17; Ezek 16:13
17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
Deuteronomy 12:1717 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 21:1713 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
Ezekiel 16:13 -
Vinegar
Num 6:3; Ruth 2:14
3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
Numbers 6:314 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Ruth 2:14 -
Wine
2 Sam 6:19; John 2:3, 10
19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
2 Samuel 6:193 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
John 2:310 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
John 2:10 -
Prepared by females
Gen 27:9; 1 Sam 8:13; Prov 31:15
9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
Genesis 27:913 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
1 Samuel 8:1315 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Proverbs 31:15 -
Thanks given before receiving
Mark 8:6; Acts 27:35
6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
Mark 8:635 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
Acts 27:35 -
A hymn sung afterward
Matt 26:30
30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Matthew 26:30 -
Men and women did not partake together
Gen 18:8, 9; Esth 1:3, 9
8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Genesis 18:89 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Genesis 18:93 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
Esther 1:39 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Esther 1:9 - See Bread
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From God
Gen 1:29, 30; 9:3; 48:15; Ps 23:5; 103:5; 104:14, 15; 111:5; 136:25; 145:15; 147:9; Prov 30:8; Isa 3:1; Matt 6:11; Rom 14:14, 21; 1 Tim 4:3–5
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Genesis 1:2930 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Genesis 1:303 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
Genesis 9:315 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
Genesis 48:155 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Psalms 23:55 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalms 103:514 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Psalms 104:1415 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
Psalms 104:155 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Psalms 111:525 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 136:2515 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Psalms 145:159 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Psalms 147:98 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Proverbs 30:81 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
Isaiah 3:111 Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6:1114 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Romans 14:1421 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Romans 14:213 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
1 Timothy 4:3 -
Things prohibited as food
Ex 22:31; Lev 11; 17:13–15
31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
Exodus 22:311 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. 9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: …
Leviticus 11:1 …13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
Leviticus 17:13
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
