What Did Jesus Eat For Breakfast?

What Did Jesus Eat For Breakfast?

…man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD. Deut. 8:3b

According to the CDC, 2/3rds of Americans are overweight or obese.(3) This number is even more astonishing when compared to 1962 when 13% were found to be obese.

The reasons for having all these heavy Americans are debatable, but the most likely culprit is the food we eat. Processed and ultra-processed foods are full of sugar and taste great. And they not only wreak havoc on your body but are also addicting.(3)

So new diets are always the rage. And Big Pharma has recently come out with a bunch of new weight-loss drugs to sell us. No thanks.

The answer may be in WHAT we eat.

Using the principle that people who starve to death are always skinny from eating food with little or no nutrition, the how-to-lose-weight answer is arguably to simply eat less.

Most Americans already eat much more food each day than our ancestors did 100 years ago. So eating less makes sense. But if processed and ultra processed foods are bad for you, what foods should you be eating?

The obvious answer is non-processed foods (nothing sold in a can or jar) like fresh fruits and vegetables with the least amount of poisonous fertilizers heaped on them…i.e., organic foods.

Unfortunately those are the most expensive to buy at a time when food costs are already soaring and expected to go higher.

And growing your own food is difficult for numerous reasons. So it’s a dilemma—most of us do what we can to eat healthy, all things considered.

The Bible doesn’t have any good things to say about gluttony. It talks about fat people dying (e.g., Eli, who fell backwards when he learned the ark was captured; 1 Sam. 4:18).

So in making our choices, it’s natural to ask, what did Jesus eat? It was common to only eat two meals a day, so what was the typical Mediterranean diet at the time of Christ?

First of all, Jesus ate meat—He was not a vegetarian. But when animals were eaten (sheep, goats, cattle but never forbidden pork), the fat was cut away:

Then he shall remove all its fat, Lev. 4:35a

Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, "You shall not eat any fat from an ox, a sheep or a goat." Lev. 7:23

There was even a penalty for Old Testament Jews eating fat:

For whoever eats the fat of the animal from which an offering by fire is offered to the LORD, even the person who eats shall be cut off from his people. Lev. 7:25

So, eating fat was a no-no.

But the Lord loves the smell of meat cooking!

And the priest shall offer it up in smoke as its memorial portion on the altar, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD. Lev 2:2b

Who doesn’t like the smell of BBQ!!!

But beef was rarely eaten. For the local populous meat was usually only consumed on special occasions, like serving a special visitor or on a Jewish feast day.

What was more available was fish, either from the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Galilee (actually a lake), or poultry.

Jesus would have followed the Old Testament Law including the dietary laws in Leviticus 11. So He would have eaten only clean animals:

Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Certain fowl
Certain fish

Forbidden animals included:
Camels
Birds of prey
Shellfish
Eels and reptiles
Pigs

Olive oil was used in cooking, as a condiment, and in lamps. Mint, dill, salt, cinnamon, and cumin are mentioned in the Bible as seasonings.

There are several verses specifically mentioning Jesus eating fish. One of His most memorable miracles was multiplying the two fish and five loaves of bread to feed 5,000 men (about 20,000 to 25,000 including women and children) with food left over.

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds, and they all ate and were satisfied. Matt. 14:19b-20a

At a later time, Jesus did the same miracle again, this time multiplying 7 loaves and 2 fish to feed 4,000 men (15,000 to 20,000 including women and children) (Matt. 15:32-38).

Other Foods Jesus Ate
Jesus based His ministry out of Galilee which was known for its fertile land. The Sea of Galilee region had warm summers and wet winters allowing for a diversity of crops.

Date palms, fig trees, olive groves and grapes (wine) were everyday staples to which the poorest of people had access.

Up on what today is called the Golan Heights, or the Galilean Highlands, Pistachio trees, sage, rosemary and thyme grew wild.

Normal Jewish meals usually consisted of the following: bread, fruits, cheeses, legumes, olive oil, dates and wine.

Other foods available in the northern Galilee region included:

Grapes
Raisins
Apples
Pears
Apricots
Peaches
Melons
Pomegranates
Dates
Olives
Almonds
Honey Raisins
Chicken
Eggs
Ducks
Geese
Quail
Pigeons
Onions
Goat’s milk
Butter
Cheese
Cucumbers
Lentils
Beans
Bread

On the Sabbath it was always a larger feast-like spread.

The Mishnah(1) says the Sabbath meal should include fish, meat, vegetables, figs and grains. You also had to lie down to eat, to remind the Jews that they were not running from the Egyptians anymore.(2)

You might remember that Jesus and His disciples picked heads of grain to eat on the Sabbath (Matt. 12:1).

Passover Meal
The biggest Jewish meal of the year was Passover. A roasted lamb was the centerpiece as a blood sacrifice at the Temple compound and then to eat as dinner that evening.

By Old Testament law, the entire lamb had to be consumed before daylight.

They shall eat the flesh that same night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Ex. 12:8

If you had a small family, you could share a lamb with another family.

Along with the lamb, today it’s traditional for them to serve bitter herbs, fruit, eggs, unleavened bread and four cups of wine over the course of the evening meal.

And of course, it’s also tradition to set a place setting for Elijah. Just before the meal begins they send the kids to the front door to see if Elijah is there. So there is also prophecy in the Passover celebration!

Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD. Mal. 4:5

Jesus is still eating today!
After Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, and after His infamous encounter with two of His followers on the road to Emmaus, the 11 disciples were all gathered in a room in Jerusalem.

The doors were locked tight for fear the Jewish leadership might arrest them for being Jesus’ followers. After all, these leaders had just crucified their God-sent Messiah, Jesus, and they knew their lives were also in danger.

But they were abuzz about the possibility of Jesus being alive, that He had risen from the dead.

They remembered Jesus had told them He would rise again. Mary and her friends and Peter all claimed they had personally talked to Him. But for the other ten, they had seen Jesus crucified and die so the idea of Him being alive seemed preposterous.

Then an amazing miracle took place. As they were having dinner and debating back and forth over the possibility of Jesus somehow being alive or if the people had just seen a spirit, Jesus was suddenly standing there in the room!

Jesus said, “Peace be with you” and He showed His hands and His side where He had been pierced. Then He asked if they had anything to eat!

The obviously dumbfounded disciples gave Him a piece of broiled fish and He ate it in front of them.

While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish; and He took it and ate it before them. Luke 24:41-43

The Bible says Jesus ate fish for breakfast before He was resurrected, and again after!

Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise. John 21:12a-13

What I find most interesting is that when you go to Israel, one of the foods they always have available for breakfast is fish. Fascinating!

CQLJ!

BP

References:

1. The ancient Mishnah includes a lot of Jewish history. In one place it says, ”These are the works which the wife must perform for her husband, grinding flour and baking bread and washing clothes and cooking food and nursing her child and making his bed and working in wool. If she brought him a maid she need not grind or bake or wash.” Not sure exactly what "If she brought "HIM a maid" means. Hmmmm.....surely not.

2) https://compass.org/the-last-supper-who-sat-where/

3) https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/food-giants-kids-hooked-junk-food-how-to-stop-them/

I feel sorry for anyone trying to understand what's going on in the world today without having the Bible as a guide! But we know Who is really in control, and all things work together for us Believers. The links below are to help us be wise and aware as we live and make decisions living in the concluding moments of the Church Age. Use us, Lord! BP

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(I sure hope that's all they do!)

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After watching this interview you'll never again believe anything the news media says about Israel or Netanyahu.

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The best summation of this is with, believe it or not, Snopes. It uses a lot of double-speak trying to explain why this is not true, but really confirms that it is. Or here's a recap:

The Canadian government recently introduced a new bill called the Online Harms Act. The bill is being sold (by Prime Minister Trudeau and the media) as principally designed to protect children from pornographers and sexual predators. While this is certainly a laudable objective, it is just one component of the legislation. 

Two other components of the bill pertain to online “hate speech” and propose making two substantial changes to existing laws in order to give the state enhanced power to prosecute what the government deems to be hate speech. 

1. Changes to the Criminal Code to better address hate crime and hate propaganda;
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This is a recent direct quote from the mouth of Russian leader Putin that is not being printed in the U.S. I highlighted in blue the interesting words he used...

“Russia stands ready for negotiations. We have never refused to negotiate. But Western elites are stubbornly working to ‘punish’ Russia, isolate and weaken it, supplying the Kiev authorities with money and arms. They have imposed almost 16,000 unilateral illegitimate sanctions against our country. They are threatening to dismember our country. They are illegally trying to appropriate our foreign assets. They are turning a blind eye to the resurgence of Nazism and to Ukraine-sponsored terrorist attacks in our territory.

“We seek a comprehensive, sustainable and just settlement of this conflict through peaceful means. We are open to a dialogue on Ukraine, but such negotiations must consider the interests of all countries involved in the conflict, including ours. They must also involve a real discussion about future global stability, and provide reliable security guarantees both for Russia's opponents and, naturally, for Russia.”

Is it just me or does this sound a bit like movement toward a future 7-year world peace treaty? And you have this headline (again by the guy selling survival food):

Again, keep in mind that this is from the guy selling survival food.

In case you're new to Compass eNews, the reason I pooh-pooh buying/storing survival food is that I believe the Bible when it clearly says there will be food, energy, an economy and social events right up to the Rapture (Matt 24; Luke 17).

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The available information and data indicate that the ready-to-use mRNA vaccine Comirnaty contains DNA impurities that exceed the permitted limit value by several hundred times and, in some cases, even more than 500 times, and that this went unnoticed because the DNA quantification carried out as part of batch testing only at the active substance level appears to be methodologically inadequate when using qPCR.

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Who is surprised?

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I wonder if getting rid of restaurants is part of the....yep. Moving toward the iron-clad control of food in the Tribulation.

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Whatever makes money is deemed “ethical.”

The Big Pharma sales method involves initially targeting a broad audience and then gradually narrowing down to more expensive products or services for the captured customers. There are typically two overlapping sales channels in medicine:

This involves prescribing innocuous drugs to many people and then selling increasingly expensive pharmaceuticals to treat complications. For example, this often occurs with medications given to girls, leading to harmful consequences.

The second funnel involves framing preventative medicine as screening individuals for potential health risks and then using these results to justify selling medical services like drug prescriptions. As these screenings become normalized, the industry expands the range of services offered, often leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment. For instance, guidelines for "safe" blood pressure and cholesterol levels have been continuously lowered, hence putting more people on medications.

Note: The folly of this approach is highlighted by a trial that found removing on average 2.8 non-essential drugs from the elderly at one facility caused their 1-year death rate to go from 45% to 21%.3

One common way mass screenings are conducted is by giving many patients X-rays and then funneling those with abnormal imaging into being treated. For example, women over 50 get mammograms every two years to detect breast cancer early. However, studies show these screenings often lack overall benefit because fast-growing cancers are usually not caught early, while false positives are common and frequently lead to harmful treatments.

Note: Many medical specialists depend upon repeatedly performing the same billable service (e.g., vaccinating a child, performing a female pelvic exam, or reading a mammogram).

Another common universal screening practice for women is dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans, which measure bone density as an indicator of bone strength. The results are compared to the average bone density of a 30-year-old, producing a T-score. Medical students learn that a T-score of 0 to -1 is normal, -1 to -2.5 indicates osteopenia, and -2.5 or worse signifies osteoporosis, prompting urgent treatment.

However, considering natural age-related bone density loss, most individuals will have lower bone density than a 30-year-old. Thus, the current approach to managing osteoporosis acknowledges inevitable bone loss with age and focuses on prevention, as regaining bone density later in life is challenging.

How reliable are DEXA scans? Results vary significantly based on machine, operator, and measured bones, with studies showing a 5% - 6% difference4 in bone density. This variation can alter T-scores by 0.2 - 0.4, leading to misdiagnoses of osteoporosis.

Is repeated scanning necessary? A study of 4124 older women5 found no additional useful information gained from repeating DEXA scans over 8 years. Yet, guidelines recommend scans every 1-2 years, with Medicare covering one every 2 years, despite costs ranging from $150 to $300 per scan.

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Pope Poop

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A firm believer in the climate “crisis,” the pontiff wrote that he has “heartfelt concerns” for “our suffering planet,” contending that “the world in which we live is collapsing” because of humanity’s failure to adequately address the crisis.

It is “indubitable” that the impact of climate change will increasingly prejudice the lives and families of many persons, he contends, adding that its effects are already felt in the areas of “healthcare, sources of employment, access to resources, housing, forced migrations, etc.”

Curiously, Pope Francis has singled out the United States as particularly responsible for the climate “emergency” because of the “irresponsible lifestyle” of its citizens.

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END, Compass eNews, May 16, 2024

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