

Our choices which will also affect our future, the future of our children, grandchildren, godchildren, nieces, nephews or others who love and are concerned about us- like the members of this group.Įvery day we have choices. They refused to stop doing what they had always being doing-in their case- complaining, undermining themselves and "acting like slaves" instead of living like "mighty people of GOD." For some, their choices prevented them from ever entering the "promised land" and they later died in the wilderness as punishment for their disobedience and lack of trust in God. The Lord told Moses that He was taking the people out of Egypt into a land "flowing with milk and honey." When the people reached the land that God had promised them, they made the wrong choice-they refused to trust God's wisdom and direction. If you have children with allergies, consult your chil-dren's pediatrician or other medical experts. See, "Does Honey Help Prevent Allergies?," by Susan Davis, reviewed by Laura Martin, MD, Anyone concerned about the side effects of honey or about their own allergy problem should al-ways consult their own physician. The problem is that it's difficult to make a honey from just one kind of pollen (say, weeds and not grass). They bring "tree and grass pollen, in addition to mold spores, diesel particles, and other contami-nants," says Palumbo. Studies show bees don't just bring flower pollen back to their honeycomb. So even local honey won't have much, if any, of the type of pollen setting off your allergies. Here's why: It's generally the pollen blowing in the wind (released by non-flowering trees, weeds, and grasses) that triggers springtime allergies, not the pollen in flowers carried by bees. The theory that taking in small amounts of pollen by eating local honey to build up immunity is FALSE. Although there have been some claims that eating a small amount of local honey can help build up an immunity or prevent allergies, WebMD believes these claims to be false/Ī: No. WebMD also recommends that people with pollen allergies also avoid honey, because honey, which is made from pollen, may cause an allergic reaction. However, WebMD warns that raw honey should never be given to babies or to children under the age of 12 months because of the chance of botulism poisoning. Honey and lemon) have often been used as a tasteful cough sup-pressant. See, The darker the honey, the better its antibacterial and antioxidant power. Usually staph does not cause any harm however sometimes staph can cause infections which can be serious or fatal. Staph is a type of bacteria that about 30% of people carry in their nose. According to WebMD, honey has been shown to hamper the growth of food-borne pathogens such as E.coli, salmonella and staphylococcus aureus (i.e., commonly called "Staph"). Honey has been especially useful for its antibacterial uses.

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WebMD notes that some people use apple honey directly to the skin for wound healing, burns, sunburns and diabetic foot ulcers. The Egyptians used honey as an embalming fluid and as a dressing for wounds. (e.g., See, Luke 24:42 King James Version-some translations mention only fish, others mention honey).Īccording to WebMD, honey has a long beneficial medicinal history. (Matt 3:4) After the resurrection, Jesus is also reported to have eaten of the honeycomb. Coleman states that since honey was "widely appreciated in Israel," we can understand why the writers of the Psalms (19:10 and of Proverbs (16:24 24:13) used it in illustration as when the writer said "the righteousness of God is sweeter than honey or the honeycomb." Id at p. Most of the Palestine honey came from wild bees. Coleman in Today's Handbook of Bible Times and Customs, It was mixed with "manna" to make what tasted like honey bread. I have come to deliver them from the Egyptians and to take them out of Egypt into a good land, a large land, a land 'flowing with milk and honey'."ĭuring Biblical times, honey was a favorite Jewish food.

Exodus: 3:7-8 Then the Lord told him, "I have seen the deep sorrows of my people in Egypt, and have heard their pleas for freedom from their harsh taskmasters.
