04/09/2014 OLIVE OIL
Deuteronomy 8:6-8 Observe the commands of the LORD your GOD, walking in HIS ways and revering HIM. For the LORD your GOD is bringing you into a good land---a land with streams and pools of water, with springs flowing into the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey....
[New International Translation]
Summary
Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Christian Bible and also the fifth book of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch. Pentateuch refers to the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). The word "Pentateuch" comes from two Greek words---"pente" which means five. "Penta" is the Greek prefix. "Teuchus" means books of volumes. Generally, the Pentateuch refers to "The Five Books of Moses," which according to Jewish traditions constitutes Judaism's legal and ethical religious text. See, www.wikipedia.org. "Deuteronomy" is a Latin derivation of a Greek word meaning "second law." Deuteronomy is a second statement by Moses of God's law. It is a restatement or a recounting of the law. In Deuteronomy the people renewed their covenant contract with God. It is a reminder how much God has done for His people. Some of the good foods that God provided His people included wheat, barley, grape vines, fig trees, pomegranates, honey and olive oil.