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“We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick” (Numbers 11:5).
In this verse we have the children of Israel speaking longingly of what they had eaten in Egypt. Egypt is a picture of the world, and again, these foods have a spiritual significance. First, there are only six of them. Six is man’s number — short of perfection. Secondly, except for the fish, all of these foods grow either in the ground or on the ground. The fish of course live in the water. All of these foods are connected with the earth, and are a picture of the attractions of this world.
Thirdly, these foods do not require much effort to obtain. You can simply pull leeks or onions out of the ground, cut them up, and eat them. Melons and cucumbers can simply be picked, cut open, and eaten. Again, they are like the things of this world — easy to get.
Finally, some of these foods leave a strong taste in your mouth and a strong odor on your breath, so that if other people get close to you, they know very well that you have eaten them. If we, as Christians, spend our time in the attractions of this world, others will soon sense it. Let us each learn a lesson from these foods.
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