Meditations on Healthy Living

Raw-Food-Pyramid 301

 

On Wednesdays: Eat Raw Vegetables, Fruits & Nuts

 

11/20/2013 HERBAL TEA and MORE

Psalms 104:14 HE causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man....
[King James translation]

BIBLICAL HERBS

There are a number of herbs mentioned in the Bible. Hyssop, garlic, frankincense, myrrh, cinnamon and mint are just a few. For example in the wilderness, the people complained to Moses about the foods that they missed, including the leeks, onion and garlic. See, Number 11:5.

During the time of Jesus, the Pharisee, a sect of Jewish religious leaders, were careful to tithe their mint, anise and cumin herbs. See Matthew 23:23. In Revelations 22:2, John references trees that bore leaves "for the leaving of the nations."

Psalms 104:14 states that herbs are to serve humankind.

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