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God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
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God's Loving Provision
Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry see this verse as a powerful lesson in trusting God. Just as God meticulously prepared a world full of food before creating humanity, He continues to provide for the needs of His people. This act of divine foresight encourages believers to "cast their care upon Him" and not worry about their daily needs, for as one scholar puts it, "He who feeds His birds will not starve His babes."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
24. בהמה behēmâh — “cattle; dumb, tame beasts.”
רמשׂ remeś — “creeping (small or low) animals…
19th Century
Anglican
Every herb bearing seed ... every tree. —Of the three classes of plants enumerated in Genesis 1:11, the two most perfect …
Baptist
Now you see God's system of supply. He has not made all these creatures in order to starve them, but he has supplied them with great variety and ab…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God said That is, to Adam and Eve, whom he had made in his image and likeness, and to whom he had given the domi…
Herbs and fruits must be food for people, including corn and all the products of the earth. Let God's people cast their care upon Him, and not be t…