![]() The oil will get thick, but you can heat your container in warm water, then shake for use again.Įzekiel 4:9 NIV: “Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself. It will keep refrigerated for days and maybe weeks unless you use fresh seasonings. Just add 3 parts olive oil to one part of your favorite vinegar (I like flavored balsamic), and an assortment of your favorite seasonings-with a touch of honey if you need a sweetener. I still use extra-virgin olive oil in light sautés even though some say it is less effective when heated. Its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties make olives and olive oil a valuable product for your pantry. Others as well as Rubin believe it protects against the risks of cancer, heart disease, and can even guard against stomach ulcers. Jordan Rubin says that olive oil is one of the most digestible fats and helps to reduce aging of body tissues, organs, and even the brain. The versatile, pressed olive oil was used in baking bread as well as in a salve for wounds, softening skin, in lamps, or even as a sacred anointing oil for kings. Olives made delicious side dishes pickled or in a relish. Green olives produced the best fruit and oil. The Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed for God’s will to be done the night before His crucifixion, is known for its gnarled, twisted olive trees. Olive oil was plentiful in Bible times, due to the abundant crop of olive trees which continue to bear fruit even into old age. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him." ![]() Luke 10:34 NLT: "Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. ĭeuteronomy 8:8 NLT: “It is a land of wheat and barley of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates of olive oil and honey.” You can find several raw honeys online, including one of my favorites - 100% Raw & Unifiltered Honey. I’ve pinned some various kinds of recipes made with honey on my “Yummy Food Recipes” Pinterest board. I often substitute raw honey for sugar in cooking (or at least part honey), and I’ve found numerous recipes online that use raw honey instead of sugar (or less sugar) for general sweetening or for healthier desserts. Not only was honey nutritious and filling ( John the Baptist, Jesus’ cousin and prophetic forerunner, ate a diet of wild locusts and honey), it was a valued gift as well as a sweet metaphor for God’s Word.ĭue to its antioxidant, antifungal, and anti-bacterial properties, raw honey is often called “liquid gold.”It’s used to help boost the immune system, soothe a sore throat or cough, soften dry skin, and even aids in healing wounds. When God gave the Israelite people their promised land, it was called a land flowing with milk and honey-a fertile agricultural area that could produce amazing foods-including bees with raw honey. Raw honey was a valuable asset in the Bible. Mark 1:6 NIV: John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. Psalm 119:103 NIV: How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! A mixture of honey and spicy mustard makes a great dipping sauce.Īn easy way to get the benefits of fish is without having to cook it daily is with a fish oil supplement.ĭeuteronomy 26:9 NLT: He brought us to this place and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey! Then I sauté them about three minutes per side in a small amount of olive oil and/or butter (grass-fed). One of my favorite ways to cook salmon is to season each piece with seafood or blackened seasoning, a little onion and garlic powder and a sprinkle of smoked paprika. ![]() The American Heart Association recommends eating two servings of fish per week to include heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids into the diet. On various occasions He ate fish with His disciples, and performed two miracles using a boy’s lunch of small fish and bread loaves to feed thousands of people.Īccording to Jordan Rubin, fish are a great source of nutrients and protein as well as healthy omega-3 fatty acids, especially those caught from cold water sources such as rivers and oceans: fish like salmon, herring, trout, mackerel, and whitefish. Fish were a great food staple in Jesus’ day, and at least seven of His disciples were fishermen. In God’s instructions to His people in early Bible times, He specified fish from rivers or seas with fins and scales. ![]() From now on you’ll be fishing for men and women.” They pulled their boats up on the beach, left them, nets and all, and followed him. Luke 5:10-11 MSG: Jesus said to Simon, “There is nothing to fear. Leviticus 11:9 TLB: “As to fish, you may eat whatever has fins and scales, whether taken from rivers or from the sea.” ![]()
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