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NASB | Mark 1:6 John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 1:6 John wore clothing made of camel's hair and had a [wide] leather band around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. [Lev 11:22; 2 Kin 1:8] |
Bible Question: Having visiting Palestine a few years ago, I tried the locust fruit. Reading in Mark todya i read, about John the Baptist eating locust and wild honey. Does anybody know if it the fruit, or "bugs"? |
Bible Answer: Greetings TommyS, John the Baptist's simple food, clothing and life-style were a visual protest against self-indulgence. Locusts (insects) were among the "clean" foods (Lev. 11:21-22), as pointed out in an earlier post. John himself evokes the image of Elijah (2 Kings 1:8), who himself lived by humble means (1 Kings 17), and the Israelites were expecting Elijah before the Day of the Lord (Mal. 4:5). The angel Gabriel (whose name means "mighty one of God") announced to Zacharias that his son John would "go before Him [Christ] in the spirit and power of Elijah" (Mal. 4:5; Matt. 17:10-13; Luke 1:13-17). Blessings to you, Makarios |
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