![]() Take a moment to think of as many references to bread in the Bible as you can, then compare it to my list below. ( See this post on how to pray according to scripture).Īnother significant symbolism for bread in the Bible is, of course, how bread symbolizes Christ’s body, which He gave up for us. In the Lord’s Prayer, this request to God is for both physical food (sustenance) and spiritual food. We’ll cover six of the most profound and important symbols for bread in the Bible, but one of the most important mentions of bread in the Bible is in the Lord’s Prayer: It is mentioned at least 492 times in the Bible from Genesis through Revelation and, throughout, has a variety of meanings and symbolism. “Do not eat it with bread made with yeast, but for seven days eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste-so that all the days of your life you may remember the time of your departure from Egypt.” – Deuteronomy 16:3īread continues to be one of the most powerful symbols in our Christian faith. It continues to be eaten today at Passover meals to remind celebrants of their ancestors release from slavery in Egypt. Of course, unleavened bread, or matzah, called the ‘bread of haste’, was the bread which the Hebrews brought with them when they fled Egypt and did not have time to allow their bread to rise. They ate round and flat bread and even created bread flavored with grapes and honey. They learned to season it with different oils and herbs. They made bread from wheat, barley, spelt or millet. When humans learned and perfected bread making, they ate and prepared it in many different ways. “It will produce thorns and thistles for you,Īnd you will eat the plants of the field. Adam and Eve went from gathering food to having to grow their food and, eventually mankind learned how to turn this vegetation into bread. When Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, God punished Adam to grow his own food (and bread) instead of having it all just given to him as was available in the Garden. This four part presentation breaks down the common objections to the Catholic doctrine, and builds a powerful case-from Scripture as well as the teaching and practices of the early Christians-for taking Jesus at his word when he said: “I am the living bread which came down from heaven if any one eats of this bread, he will live forever and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh" (John 6:51).Bread has been a staple food since the days of Adam and Eve. In his new audio set Living Bread: A Defense of Christ's Real Presence in the Eucharist, Tim Staples provides the definitive answer to all those who doubt Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist. In their attempts to make the Eucharist nothing more than a metaphor, we hear an echo of those Gospel skeptics who found the Lord’s plain meaning just too incredible to believe. Most Protestants apply a merely symbolic meaning to the New Testament passages that refer to Christ’s body. How can a man give his flesh to eat? Even to this day, some Christians find Jesus’ words to be a stumbling block. When Jesus spoke of giving his body and blood for us to eat and drink, it scandalized some of his followers.
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