Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (Isaiah 58:14)
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: (Isaiah 1:19)
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: (Psalm 105:9-11)
Food is essential for survival, and an abundance of food is necessary for the survival of a civilisation. God wanted the Israelites to have a reliable source of abundant food, so he promised them the land of Canaan. Looking forward to this abundance kept the Israelites going when things were tough. God promises every one of us a place in the New Earth, a paradise better than a new Canaan, if we will only be willing and obedient to his commands. God has commanded us many things in the Bible, varying from which day to rest on all the way to how to use our money. But ultimately God has commanded us to believe in Jesus, because when we really do this we will become loving enough to want to keep his other commands.
Read about and think about the real Jesus of the Bible. Follow him in his ways, and you will find yourself wanting to live according to every word of God.
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4)
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