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You could spend an entire day reading verses with mention of bread.  In an on-line concordance I quickly tired after seeing that the word bread occurs sixty times before the book of Leviticus. Below, I've copied some great verses which reference bread.  Read below or open up your bible but I warn you, reading the word bread so many times can make a girl hungry. While you're at it, I suggest you whip up some of the Pioneer Woman's Apple Dumplings made with Mountain Dew. They'll be your reading companion.  Your family will love them too. We had them for dessert just this week.  I've made this over the years and this is a delectable dessert I'll never tire of.  Here's the recipe:

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Bible Verses-Bread

PSALM 132
15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with BREAD

ECCLESIASTES 11
1 Cast thy BREAD upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days

MATTHEW 4
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made BREAD.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by BREAD alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God

MATTHEW 6
11 Give us this day our daily BREAD.

MATTHEW 26
17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened BREAD the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took BREAD, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

JOHN 6
5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy BREAD, that these may eat?
7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of BREAD is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat BREAD, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them BREAD from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that BREAD from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true BREAD from heaven.
33 For the BREAD of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this BREAD.
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the BREAD of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the BREAD which came down from heaven.
48 I am that BREAD of life.
50 This is the BREAD which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51 I am the living BREAD which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this BREAD, he shall live for ever: and the BREAD that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
58 This is that BREAD which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this BREAD shall live for ever.

JOHN 21
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and BREAD.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh BREAD, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

ACTS 2
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of BREAD, and in prayers.
46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking BREAD from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart

ACTS 27
35 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

1 CORINTHIANS 5
8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened BREAD of sincerity and truth

 

I pray that my hunger for the bread that comes from above will be ever-increasing.  The bread of God (and living water) is the only thing I know that can simultaneously satisfy and leave you wanting for more.

 

 

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In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven

You gave them your good Spirit to instruct them.  You did not withhold your manna from their mouths...

Nehemiah 9:15,20a

I like bread.  No, correction; I love bread.  But it has to be fresh.  I love it when it comes right out of the oven almost too hot to touch. When we eat out at those restaurants that generously keep the basket full of warm rolls; it’s my main course.  When Jason and I were in college, there was a Mexican restaurant (maybe Ruby Tequila’s?) that had hot tortillas that would travel around a conveyor belt in glorious orbit.  Just the thought of them makes my mouth water.  At home, when it comes to a loaf of Mrs. Bairds, I skip the heel and go straight for the soft piece behind it.  I’ve even been known to banish the last few pieces when they become the least bit stale.  I can feed those pieces to the ducks right?

Thoughts of luscious loaves and butter slathered tortillas remind me of the days when Moses and the Israelites were in the desert.  The Israelites were grumbling about hunger (Exodus 16:2) though God had provided their every need.  He had just parted the Red Sea for them for crying out loud. Further down in chapter sixteen, Moses has instructed the Israelites to gather their share of the quail and manna that God has rained down from heaven.  I was encouraged to learn that the Lord doesn't like leftovers (in verse 19 he has Moses tell the people not to keep leftovers until the morning). God sends a fresh daily supply.  Those who were attempting to consume day old bread awoke to an unpleasant surprise of bread with maggots and a stench.

In the Bible, bread is compared to the Word of God. -For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. John 6:33. We, the treasured people of God have been given daily bread from Him too.  Though given to us thousands of years ago, the Word of God does not expire or go stale.  The word of God is living and active.  Made fresh through the spirit we have his word waiting to be feasted upon every day.  No need for freezing as it is always available.

We need a steady diet just as God provided for the Israelites. Our bodies would not benefit from eating one or two huge meals per week and so it is with the word.  I imagine those who tried to stockpile the manna; it didn’t work out too well for them. I know I have been guilty of doing all five days of my Bible Study in one day.

Squirreling away or in some cases procrastinating when it comes to our study and quiet time, won’t cause us to have a stench like the kept manna.  But in failing to give proper attention to my spiritual needs will I give off the sweet fragrance of life?  “Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him”-2 Corinthians 3:14.

Are you malnourished when it comes to being fed by the word?  I have memory of awful tasting cafeteria food in my elementary school days.  I'm completely serious in telling you that most days I took only the piece of bread off of my tray.  I folded it in half and took a couple of bites, often two bites, so that when the bread was unfolded, I had a bread mask (how did I not ever get in trouble for that?). The point is, two bites of bread left me starving.  Don't I do the same when I skimp on my private time with God?  No wonder I often find myself exhausted and irritable.

Neglecting and even cramming our God time certainly doesn't bring about the desired growth God intends.   Unlike the quickly expiring bread in our pantry and the day old manna, God's word and his Spirit stays fresh; always speaking a new and pertinent message to us. The Hebrew word for manna translates into "What is it?". May we not find ourselves so unfamiliar with the daily bread God has given us.