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“And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the Passover” (Joshua 5:11).
Early August is a very delicious time of the summer here where I live. Fresh sweet corn is in abundance on all the roadside stands, and we all enjoy it very much. In fact, we have a “corn boil” picnic outside our meeting hall every August. A supper in which lots (and lots!) of fresh corn is the star of the menu. With plenty of butter and salt of course!
But what is meant in the Bible by the old corn of the land? We don’t really want to eat old corn around here. We need to realize that the term corn in Scripture generally means wheat. It was wheat that they had obtained from the previous harvest in the land of Canaan, and it speaks of Christ. In the wilderness they ate manna, but now they had wheat, for they were going to have to fight to conquer the land.
A few days ago, we talked about the armor of God, but we also need the proper food for Christian warfare. The old corn of the land speaks of Christ in glory, for only He can give us the power to carry on conflict with Satan and his hosts.
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