The Bible Made Simple
Lesson 8
Butter and Honey Shall He Eat
“BUTTER AND HONEY SHALL HE EAT”
Bible verse: Isaiah 7:15
“Butter and honey shall he eat,
that he may know to refuse the evil,
and choose the good”
1. Think about the PHYSICAL:
(What is the Physical thought about?)
Physically or literally this Bible verse says,
If I eat butter and honey, then I will know
how to choose between good and evil.
1 Cor.2:14 “But the natural man receiveth not the things (Spiritual truth) of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know ** them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Eating Real or Physical Butter cannot help me to know how to choose between good and evil! Therefore, this Bible verse must be talking about Spiritual Butter and Spiritual Honey.
Let us “discover” what the Bible says that “Spiritual Butter” represents. But first we must learn how to study a “word” or subject in the Bible, so that we can “discover” its Spiritual meaning.
How to Study a “Word” in the Bible
Use Inductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning is the process of bringing forward facts to prove something. It is the act or process of reasoning from parts to a whole or general conclusion.
Many facts are examined, which apply to the subject being studied, in order to draw a general conclusion which is in agreement with all the facts.
Inductive Reasoning Applied to Bible Study
Many texts of Scripture, which apply to the subject being studied, are examined in order to draw a general conclusion based on the harmony or agreement of all the many texts studied.
Think about each text first as to the Physical meaning and then apply the Spiritual meaning of the real objects in the verses.
Now that we know the “Rules”, let us proceed to examine all the texts in the Bible that mention the word “butter”.
***make into a table***
EXAMPLE: A Bible study of the “word” butter
A. “word” butter
B. Strong’s Concordance lists the following texts in this order:
1. Genesis 18:8 6. Job 29:6
2. Deuteronomy 32:14 7. Psalm 55:21
3. Judges 5:25 8. Proverbs 30:31
4. 2 Samuel 17:29 9. Isaiah 7:15
5. Job 20:17 10. Isaiah 7:22
| Bible Quote | Own Words 1. Literal meaning 2. Spiritual meaning |
| Gen.18:8 “And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them: and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat” | 1. Butter is something that can be eaten. 2. Butter is something that can be read or help you gain knowledge. |
| Deut.32:14 “Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fact of kidneys of wheat: and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape”. | 1. Butter is physical food. 2. Butter is spiritual food or spiritual knowledge. |
| Judges 5:25 “He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish”. | 1. Butter is something the woman gives us in a lordly object. 2. Butter is something the church gives us in an object from the Lord! |
| 2 Samuel 17:29 ” And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness” | 1. Butter is something that will satisfy our physical hunger and physical thirst. 2. Butter is something that will satisfy our spiritual hunger and spiritual thirst. |
| Job 20:17 “He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter“. | 1. Butter is something that is physically hidden. 2. Butter is something that is spiritually hidden. |
| Bible Quote | Own Words 1. Literal meaning 2. Spiritual meaning |
| Job 29:6 “When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil”; | 1. Butter is used to physical wash my physical steps. 2. Butter is used to spiritual wash my spiritual steps. (Butter is used to remove sin from my actions) |
| Psalms 55:21 “The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords”. | 1. Butter represents physical words. 2. Butter represents spiritual words. |
| Proverbs 30:33 “Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife”. | 1. Butter comes from physically churning physical milk. 2. Butter comes from spiritually churning spiritual milk. (Butter comes from going back and forth in the Bible). (Butter comes from comparing scripture with scripture). |
| Isaiah 7:15 “ Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good”. | 1. Butter helps you to know to refuse evil and to choose good. |
| Isaiah 7:22 “And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall everyone eat that is left in the land”. | 1. It takes an abundance of milk to be able to eat butter, but everyone that will be left in the land will eat butter. 2. It takes an abundance of Scripture to be able to understand, the hidden treasure in the Bible, but everyone that will be left in the land will understand hidden truth. |
Conclusion:
Butter represents the Hidden Treasure of the Bible that is not on the surface of scripture, but requires the comparison of scriptures to see the truth.
(“Spiritual Butter”)
THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF THE BIBLE
(The knowledge of God)
Proverbs 2:3 “Yea, if thou criest after knowledge…“
Proverbs 2:4 “If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;“.
Proverbs 2:5 “Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God”.
Now, let us examine our original Bible Verse:
Bible verse: Isaiah 7:15
“Butter and honey shall he eat,
that he may know to refuse the evil,
and choose the good”
2. Locate KEY WORDS in the verse : 3. Discover their SPIRITUAL MEANING :
(usually nouns or “real things”) (by using the BIBLE WORD PICTURES)
Paraphrase:
_____________________________________ (butter)
and ___________________________ (honey) shall he
_____________________________ (eat), that he may
know to refuse the evil and choose the good.
Bible verse: Isaiah 7:15
“Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good”
2. Locate KEY WORDS in the verse : 3. Discover their SPIRITUAL MEANING :
(usually nouns or “real things”) (by using the BIBLE WORD PICTURES)
| BUTTER | The hidden treasure in God’s word the knowledge of God |
|
| HONEY | God’s words (10 commandments LAW) |
|
| EAT | (To gain knowledge or understanding |
Paraphrase:
(hidden treasure)
The hidden knowledge of God (butter)
and God’s Law (honey) shall he
gain understanding of (eat), that he may
know to refuse the evil and choose the good.
Isaiah 7:
14 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign;
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and
shall call his name Immanuel.
15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know
to refuse the evil, and choose the good”.
Thus, the Bible prophesied that Jesus or “Immanuel” would study the Bible and “compare scripture with scripture” so that He could understand (eat) the hidden wisdom of God (butter) and His Law (honey).