Quick Hit on Isaiah

I just across the most lovely little bit from Isaiah 7:14-15.

Normally, I’m not a big fan of cherry-picking individual verses.  Scriptural study is all about location, location, location.  Context matters.  But:

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Butter and honey, baby.

Of course, the newer translations aren’t as food-positive:
“He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.”

All the same, I’m making Ruth and I some butter and honey on toast when we get home tonight. Because it was good enough for Jesus*. The bible tells me so. (Maybe with some curds on the side. Mmm… curds)

*The passage came up in the context of the Feast of the Annunciation- set up as a prophecy of the birth of Jesus.  I mean no offense to anyone who reads Isaiah and doesn’t approach it with Christian-centric assumptions that it has anything to do with Jesus at all.