Being a biblical treasure hunter, I love to dig into words, phrases, culture and context when it comes to reading the Bible. There is so much truth to learn, so many adventures to take and so many discoveries to make. The Bible is a treasure hunt everyday for me and I love sharing with you what I find.

Today, I was reading Proverbs 30 and it says, “Pressing milk produces curds…” I have never stopped and looked into what this verse actually means. After some digging what unlocked was not how Israel made butter, but how the words milk and curds speak to the idea of God’s blessing. Milk in Hebrew means the abundance of land; God’s blessing; while curds means beauty and bounty of nature; pleasant unhindered state of life. Immediately, I realize no wonder it is called the land of milk and honey.

Milk was a staple in Israel and it is said that when milk would drip down the mountains it was a way of saying the blessing of God is upon us as a people. What an upgrade for the word milk, for milk has always been taught to me as something for baby Christians who can’t handle the meat of the word. But now, I realize milk is about blessing, abundance and is accessible to everyone even the babies among us. Milk was actually served with wine as a special treat in Israel.

Friends, we are living in a land flowing with milk and honey; blessings, abundance, beauty, bounty and wisdom. A sweet land. We are not in lack, we are not running out, we are not being destroyed, we are not be removed, we are blessed and highly favored and everywhere we put our feet is land God has given to us. Don’t relinquish the beauty and bounty God has given to you in the land He has placed you, because of a narrative from man who says something contrary. This is a land of milk and honey and we are bountifully blessed.