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49 Bible Verses about The Provision of Food
Food is something I think about a lot, and it's all over the Bible too. Right from the beginning, in Genesis, it talks about fruits and plants as nourishment. There's a lot in the Old Testament about which foods are okay to eat and which aren't.
I'm also really struck by how many times in the New Testament Jesus shares meals with his followers. It feels like such a powerful image of connection and community. And the idea of treating our bodies like temples of the Holy Spirit– that really makes me think about what I'm putting into mine.
It's like food isn't just about keeping us going physically, you know? It's a way to connect with God and with each other. It's something to be mindful of and grateful for.
And he said unto his disciples, {\cf6 Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for {\i your} life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.
Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb;\par\tab But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Then said Jehovah unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.
I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp.And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the ground.And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, What is it? for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them, It is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat.
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
These ye may eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales may ye eat;and whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye shall not eat; it is unclean unto you.
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.
that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy grain, and thy new wine, and thine oil.And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be full.
But he answered and said, {\cf6 It is written, {\b Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.}}
And he said unto his disciples, {\cf6 Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for {\i your} life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
The eyes of all wait for thee;\par\tab And thou givest them their food in due season.Thou openest thy hand,\par\tab And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger;\par\tab But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.
{\b A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;\par\tab He leadeth me beside still waters.
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean.
I have been young, and now am old;\par\tab Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,\par\tab Nor his seed begging bread.
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
And he rained down manna upon them to eat,\par\tab And gave them food from heaven.Man did eat the bread of the mighty:\par\tab He sent them food to the full.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,\par\tab And herb for the service of man;\par\tab That he may bring forth food out of the earth,And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,\par\tab {\i And} oil to make his face to shine,\par\tab And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
He hath given food unto them that fear him:\par\tab He will ever be mindful of his covenant.
But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:
Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish;\par\tab But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so.
Remove far from me falsehood and lies;\par\tab Give me neither poverty nor riches;\par\tab Feed me with the food that is needful for me:Lest I be full, and deny {\i thee}, and say, Who is Jehovah?\par\tab Or lest I be poor, and steal,\par\tab And use profanely the name of my God.\par
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?
And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
Jesus said unto them, {\cf6 I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.\par
Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, {\b I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.}
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.