Jewish people were clothed royally and fed from fine flour, honey, and oil.

Ezekiel 16:10-13

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“I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your wrists, and a chain on your neck. And I put a ring in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and succeeded to royalty.” Ezekiel 16:10-13

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are clothed with Salvation and righteousness and our food is the word of God, which is the Bread of Life, who is Jesus Christ. We feed on the sweetness of the Holy Spirit that nourishes our spirit and soul. In the Old Testament, the splendor of clothing was symbolic, or the scarlet cord, pointing to the splendor of Jesus Christ and how He clothes us. As was also the food of fine flour, honey, and olive oil being symbolic for feeding on Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” Isaiah 61:10

In the Old Testament, the leaders of the Israelites were clothed in very fine clothing and the priestly garments were filled with splendor. With that, the Israelites themselves were clothed with the Ten Commandments, and their belief in the word of God wrapped them in the clothing of righteousness. They were taught to feed on the finest flour, to savor the sweetness of honey, and to ingest the oil of olives. The Israelites had no idea that their customs, clothing, and eating guidelines would be proof of Jesus Christ being the fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

The Jewish leadership wore embroidered and silk clothing, and all the Jewish culture walked in the best of sandals made with the finest leather. This symbolizes being clothed with Salvation and walking in the Spirit through Jesus Christ. The Jewish people wore ornaments, bracelets on the wrists, and chain around the neck, which symbolizes the outward adornment of the fruit of the Spirit in the life of Believers. A ring in the nose and earrings in the ears symbolize God making the Jewish people His people, but today we belong to God through Jesus Christ. The crown on the head is symbolic of the Jewish people being His royal people, but since the coming of Jesus Christ this symbolizes Believers being His royal people.

“Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.” Exodus 19:5-6

By the time Jesus Christ walked on this earth, the Jewish leadership became very proud of their fancy clothing, and the Jewish culture became arrogantly proud that they were God’s chosen people and no one else were. Their eating habits became so self-indulgent, institutionalized, and ritualized that they no longer held sacred meaning. The Jewish people became so galvanized and hardened that they couldn’t recognize Jesus Christ as the one who would clothe them in Salvation and feed them with the sweetness of the Holy Spirit.

Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.”  Matthew 23:5 “Then He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.” Mark 12:38-40 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence…Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.” Matthew 23:25, 27

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11