Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

Specific Written Instruction to Israel

When God chose Israel for His people, what kinds of flesh food were excluded from their diet by written instruction? BR-ASI9 479.7

Those called unclean. (See Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.) BR-ASI9 479.8

What special food did God provide for the children of Israel during their forty years’ wandering in the wilderness? BR-ASI9 479.9

“Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you.” “And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited.” Exodus 16:4, 35. BR-ASI9 479.10

At the same time what did God promise to do for them? BR-ASI9 479.11

“I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.” Exodus 23:25. BR-ASI9 479.12

What testimony does the psalmist bear regarding their physical condition? BR-ASI9 479.13

“There was not one feeble person among their tribes.” Psalm 105:37. BR-ASI9 479.14

Note.—When they complained at God’s dealings with them, and longed for the food of Egypt, God gave them their desires, but sent “leanness into their soul.” (See Numbers 11; Psalm 106:13-15; 1 Corinthians 10:6.) Like many today, they were not content with a simple but wholesome and nourishing diet. BR-ASI9 479.15