Food & Drink in the Bible
In Exodus God says he wants to take the Israelites unto a land flowing with this pair.
What is milk and honey?
This Quiet Beatle looked back on his whirlwind pop days & noted, "We were the Spice Boys."
Who is George Harrison?
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished and all the host of them...
What is Genesis?
On August 10 1945 this former First Lady wrote, "The times now call for mankind as a whole to rise to great heights."
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
If you put up with a lot you have the patience of this Old Testament man from the land of Uz.
Who is Job?
Part of John the Baptist's unusual diet were these which some think are insects & others believe to be beans.
What are locusts?
Clapton said, "You never told me he was that...good!" after this lefty guitarist got on stage to jam with Cream.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled...
What is Exodus?
This mademoiselle said, "As for you archers, soldiers, gentlemen...who are besieging Orleans depart in God's name."
Who is Joan of Arc?
A turn of phrase to describe seemingly divinely caused event that can't be stopped by humans.
What is an act of God?
An angel gives Elijah an amazing cake that sustains him on a 40-day journey to this peak where he meets God in a cave?
"It doesn't matter whether you win or lose it's how good you looked," said this Van Halen frontman in 1984.
Who is David Lee Roth?
To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven...
What is Ecclesiastes?
When freed from prison in 2005 she said, "The experience of the last five months... has been life altering and life affirming."
Who is Martha Stewart?
One who's nearing the end of life is knocking on this as in a 1973 Bob Dylan song.
What is Heaven's Door?
In the King James version these 2 words complete Luke 11:3 Give us day by day our...
What is daily bread?
Going through ch-ch-changes at his 50th birthday in 1997 he said, "I don't know where I'm going from here but I promise I won't bore you."
Who is David Bowie?
Then (he) prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly...
What is Jonah?
This Bronte sister revealed in an 1840s letter, "I am neither a man nor a woman but an author."
Who is Charlotte Bronte?
Something bad that later turns out to be good is one of these at first hidden signs of favor.
What is a blessing in disguise?
A painting by Nicolas Poussin shows the Israelites gathering this food that was provided from Heaven in the wilderness.
What is manna?
This Canadian rocker famously said, "As soon as you start talking about mystique, you have none." Mystique or not, he was famously reminded that a Southern man don't need him around, anyhow.
Who is Neil Young?
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth...
What is Revelation?
"One cannot have too large a party," is a line from her novel Emma.
Who is Jane Austen?
Someone who descends quickly from public approval has undergone this religious-sounding tumble.
What is a fall from grace?