What the Bible says about Bread
(From Forerunner Commentary)
In everyday conversation, "bread" means that staple food made from grain. But biblically it can represent all the physical things a person might require, including clothing, shelter, money, education, and even companionship. But above all, it stands for the Word of God, and thus by extension, spiritual things such as true knowledge of God and His way, perception, and understanding, things that nourish spiritual life and give vitality, energy, and growth.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Beatitudes, Part Two: Poor in SpiritRelated Topics: Bread
Bread and wine are brought forth by Melchizedek (the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ), just as Christ gave bread and wine to His disciples.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Wavesheaf and the Selfsame DayRelated Topics: Bread | Bread and Wine | Bread and Wine as Symbols | Bread of Life | Bread, Symbolism of | Melchizedek | Melchizedek as Pre-incarnate Christ | Wine , Symbolism of
Not only did God foretell His lineage and manner of conception but also the exact place He would be born, Bethlehem: "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be ruler in Israel, whose going forth have been from of old, from everlasting" (Micah 5:2). Both the learned and the common people knew that the Messiah would come from this little Judean town (Matthew 2:4-8; John 7:42). And, indeed, so it happened (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:4-7).
His birth in Bethlehem ties Jesus directly to the house of David, cementing His claim to his everlasting throne. However, the meaning of the name, "house of bread," points to another title of Christ, "the bread of life" (John 6:35, 48). As Jesus says in verse 51: "If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever." This sign guarantees that Jesus Christ is the true Messiah through whom we can receive eternal life.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Born of a Woman
In His sample prayer, Jesus teaches us to ask, "Give us this day our daily bread." Though Jesus was no doubt including physical bread and physical needs, more often than not He was thinking spiritually. We also need to pray that God provide us our daily spiritual bread, the kind that leads to life, not the kind that perishes. "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4).
Staff
Have You Had Your Manna Today?Related Topics: Bread | Daily Bread | Daily Spiritual Bread | Give Us this Day our Daily Bread | Spiritual Food | Word of God | Word of God as Food | Word of God as Manna
During the evening of Nisan 14, Jesus and His disciples ate the Passover, commonly known as the "Last Supper." After the meal was served, Jesus rolled up His sleeves, as it were, tied a towel around His waist and washed His disciples' feet. Later in the evening, after He predicted that one of the disciples would betray Him (verses 21-26), Jesus introduced the symbols of bread and wine as part of the Passover service (Mark 14:18-24). Following this example, the church places the footwashing ritual first in the annual service.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
FootwashingRelated Topics: "Last Supper" | "Lord's Supper" | Bread | Bread and Wine | Bread and Wine as Symbols | Bread, Symbolism of | Footwashing | Footwashing Ritual | Jesus Christ's Example | Passover | Passover , Symbols of | Passover as Annual Observance | Passover, Changing the Symbols of | Wine , Symbolism of
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