We already noted that from the beginning of this earth age, this flesh age,
that God's children, Adam and Eve, were removed from the LORD's land for their harlotry.

So also were the children of Israel removed from the land which flows with milk and honey
because they had forsaken Him and eaten the unclean thing,
even the accursed thing (Josh. 7).

So shall it be in these last days.

Verse 3 says, Ephraim, representing the House of Israel, shall eat "unclean things" in Assyria.

That "eating" was both physically, against God's health laws, and spiritually, against His Word,
even as it is our nation this very day.

However, you may recall the account of Daniel and his companions Shadrach, Meshach and Abedneggo
who refused to eat the king's unclean food during their captivity.

Let them serve as an example, which they were,
for us to maintain our spiritual diet during the coming captivity by antichrist,
the king of Babylon, the Assyrian, all of which are names for Satan.

If you eat "unclean food" and "quick-like-a-bunny" (fast) foods,
i.e. junk food void of essential nutrition,
then the condition of your natural body will deteriorate
and you will find yourself in a poor state of health.

Such is also true in the spiritual sphere.

Unless you adhere to a steady diet and eat your "daily bread",
which is the Word of God which is also full of "strong meat" (Heb. 5:14)
and all the essential nutrition to keep your soul healthy
and your countenance fair (Dan. 1:13),
you shall find your self spiritually ill and unpleasing to Him, your Father.

Again, there is nothing new under the sun, even from the beginning.

Adam and Eve ate unclean food,
the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
(the beautiful and charismatic and very religious one whose name is Satan).

As it is written, Adam was placed in charge of the garden of Eden to dress it
and keep it according to God's Word.

But he did not properly do his duty and he allowed Eve,
who eventually "touched" (look the word touch up in Strong's Concordance) the "tree"
and was physically seduced (i.e. lost her virginity - see 1 Cor. 11:1-3),
to pass on the unclean fruit,
which were the seductive religious lies she had eaten from the unclean one.

(Remember, Satan's discussion with Eve was over God's Word.)

It was by permitting the seduction of Eve,
by harkening unto the voice of the woman who had been eating fruit from the wrong tree,
that Adam failed in keeping God's command, His Word.

The question is, "From which tree do you eat your fruit?"

Do you really know for sure?

 Do you eat from the Tree of Life (Christ, the Word of God)
or
the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Satan and his religious traditions)?

To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.

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