Re: Trappey - Milk and the bible

Symbolically, the phrase milk and honey refers to a great abundance. I believe the Promised Land was described as a land flowing with milk and honey. We know that is probably not literally true, but does reflect that there is plenty readily available to eat. After all the years in the wilderness, and depending mostly on the Manna supplied by God, the weary people would be drawn to a place of plenty.

Old Testament dietary law was quite restrictive regarding the use of milk. It was recognized as the source of food for the young, and boiling a young animal in its mother's milk was forbidden. This might imply that the milk was best left to the baby animals. Even today, some Jewish households have separate sets of dishes for milk and meat, never wanting to combine the two.

I have read the Bible through a few times and was a Sunday School teacher for over twenty years, and I don't know of a verse or passage that expressly forbids the use of milk for nourishment. God gave us common sense and free will; I suspect He expects us to discover what is best for us. Tweet