Isaiah 55:2
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2 Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength?
Why pay for food that does you no good?
Listen to me, and you will eat what is good.
You will enjoy the finest food.
John 6:48-58
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48 Yes, I am the bread of life! 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. 50 Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”
52 Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked.
53 So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. 54 But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.”
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Jeremiah 2:13
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13 “For my people have done two evil things:
They have abandoned me—
the fountain of living water.
And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns
that can hold no water at all!
Psalm 36:8
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8 You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
letting them drink from your river of delights.
Psalm 22:26
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26 The poor will eat and be satisfied.
All who seek the Lord will praise him.
Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
Romans 10:2-3
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2 I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal. 3 For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law.
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Jeremiah 31:14
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14 The priests will enjoy abundance,
and my people will feast on my good gifts.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Hebrews 13:9
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9 So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.
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Habakkuk 2:13
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13 Has not the Lord of Heaven’s Armies promised
that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?
They work so hard,
but all in vain!
Hosea 8:7
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7 “They have planted the wind
and will harvest the whirlwind.
The stalks of grain wither
and produce nothing to eat.
And even if there is any grain,
foreigners will eat it.
Mark 7:14
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14 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
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Matthew 22:4
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4 “So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’
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Isaiah 51:7
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7 “Listen to me, you who know right from wrong,
you who cherish my law in your hearts.
Do not be afraid of people’s scorn,
nor fear their insults.
Isaiah 51:1
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A Call to Trust the Lord
51 “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—
all who seek the Lord!
Consider the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were mined.
Psalm 63:5
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5 You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
I will praise you with songs of joy.
Romans 9:31
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31 But the people of Israel, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.
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Matthew 15:9
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9 Their worship is a farce,
for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’[a]”
Isaiah 51:4
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4 “Listen to me, my people.
Hear me, Israel,
for my law will be proclaimed,
and my justice will become a light to the nations.
Isaiah 1:19
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19 If you will only obey me,
you will have plenty to eat.
Proverbs 9:5
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5 “Come, eat my food,
and drink the wine I have mixed.
Psalm 34:11
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11 Come, my children, and listen to me,
and I will teach you to fear the Lord.
Romans 10:17
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17 So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.
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Luke 15:23
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23 And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,
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Hosea 12:1
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12 [a]The people of Israel[b] feed on the wind;
they chase after the east wind all day long.
They pile up lies and violence;
they are making an alliance with Assyria
while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt.
Isaiah 46:6
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6 Some people pour out their silver and gold
and hire a craftsman to make a god from it.
Then they bow down and worship it!
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