In the book of Joshua, we learned how, “the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho”, and in chapter five and verse eleven of the book of Joshua, we learn how Joshua or the writer shared how, “they did eat of the old corn of the land”, where we read,
And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover,
unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
The verse reads, “And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, …” Joshua or the writer began with the words, “and they did eat” which means “and they, the people of Israel, consumed, devoured and ate” “of the old corn” or “pertaining to the stored or kept over produce or grain” “of the land” which means “belonging to the region, territory and district” “on the morrow” or “upon the next day” “after the passover” which means “following the passover sacrament or festival”. Joshua or the writer shared how the people of Israel consumed the kept over grain from the territory on the day following the “passover” sacrament.
The verse goes on to say, “… unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.” Joshua continued with the words, “unleavened cakes” or “bread without leaven”, “and parched corn” which means “and roasted grain” “in the selfsame day” or “within the very same sunrise to sunset”. Joshua or the writer said the people of Israel also consumed bread without leaven and roasted grain on that very same day.
When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn through Joshua or the writer how the people of Israel began to “eat” of the produce of the promise land. Rather than “manna” which they had every day, they were eating bread without leaven and roasted grain. On the day after they participated in the sacred “passover” meal, they began to consume the food of the land. In other words, they began to devour the food which the land provided. God gave both provisions of food, however, the sacred “passover” was meant as a reminder of how God delivered the people of Israel from Egypt. God wants us to partake of spiritual practices as well as the food He provides for our every day consumption. God wants us to be in a personal relationship with His Son Jesus who died on the cross for the sins of all mankind and was raised from the dead after three days. When we yield our lives to Him, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and give us His Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth and teach us the value of our regular nourishment and the times where we are to eat in remembrance of Him. (See 1 Corinthians 11:24-25)
Next time we learn how, “the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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