Pão
O pão é símbolo central na Bíblia: do maná no deserto ao pão da vida — Jesus. A Escritura usa o pão para ensinar sobre provisão divina, comunhão e dependência espiritual.
O maná do céu
Deus alimentou Israel no deserto com pão do céu. O maná era diário, fiel e suficiente — retrato da provisão constante de Deus.
And the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) spoke unto Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters], saying,
I have heard the murmurings of the people of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]: speak unto them, saying, At even you2f shall eat flesh, and in the morning you2f shall be filled with bread; and you2f shall know that I [am] the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) your God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered].
And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness [there lay] a small round thing, [as] small as the grey frost on the ground.
And when the people of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] saw [it], they said one to another, It [is] manna: for they did not know what it [was]. And Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] said unto them, This [is] the bread which the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) has given you to eat.
And the house of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] called the name thereof Manna: and it [was] like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it [was] like wafers [made] with honey.
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
And wine [that] makes glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengthens man’s heart.
O pão da vida
Jesus declarou: 'Eu sou o pão da vida.' Quem vem a Ele nunca terá fome, e quem nele crê jamais terá sede. Ele é o sustento eterno.
Then Yeshua [God is Salvation] said unto them, Truly, truly, I say unto you, Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God-The Father is he which comes down from heaven, and gives life unto the world.
Then said they unto him, Lord - Kurios, evermore give us this bread.
And Yeshua [God is Salvation] said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst.
I am that bread of life.
Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
And he humbled youi, and suffered youi to hunger, and fed youi with manna, which youi knew not, neither did youi fathers know; that he might make youi know that man does not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) does man live.
Yeshua [God is Salvation] answered and said to him: It is written: "Man does not live by bread alone but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of Yehovah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate]"
Partilha e comunhão
O partir do pão une o corpo de Cristo. Na Ceia, na generosidade e na partilha, expressamos a comunhão com Deus e uns com os outros.
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
For as often as you2f eat this bread, and drink this cup, you2f do show the Lord - Kurios’s death till he come.
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Moshiach [Messiah]? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Moshiach [Messiah]?
For we [being] many are one bread, [and] one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
"But thus you shall pray: Our Father, Who art (you - one person - are) in heaven, may Your Name be acknowledged as Holy;"
"may Your Kingdom be Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous); may Your will be done in heaven and on earth".
"Give us our bread continually".
He that has a bountiful eye shall be Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous); for he gives of his bread to the poor.
He answered and said unto them, Give you2f them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
He says unto them, How many loaves have you2f? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous), and broke the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
And they did all eat, and were filled.
And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
Provisão divina
O justo não é desamparado e seus descendentes não mendigam pão. Deus provê com fidelidade o alimento de cada dia.
I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
When Yeshua [God is Salvation] came to the seashore he told his disciples to beware of their bread. Then he entered a boat with his disciples, but the disciples forgot and did not bring any bread.
And Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven of the P’rushim (Pharisees) [separatists] and Tz’dukim (Sadducees) [followers of the right]."
They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, "He said that because we did not bring any bread."
Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to them: "You have little understanding who think that you have no bread".
"Do you not remember the five loaves and the five thousand men",
"Or the seven loaves and the four thousand men, how many baskets were left over?"
"Therefore you should understand that I am not speaking of natural loaves"
"but I am saying to you that you should beware of the teachings of the P’rushim (Pharisees) [separatists] and Tz’dukim (Sadducees) [followers of the right]".
Cast youi bread upon the waters: for youi shall find it after many days.
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for youi know not what evil shall be upon the earth.