Locust

John The Baptist survived on the edible fruit of the locust TREE year-round!

MATTHEW, Chapter 3, Verse 4 (Last Half);
"....and his food was locusts and wild honey." KJV

John The Baptist did NOT survive YEAR-ROUND by eating bugs,
adult locusts, the flying grasshopper-like insect. (FAQ)

 (Matthew 3.4; Mark 1.6)

One of the things  that we learned, this trip, was that the Israeli people believe that this is what John the Baptist truly ate when he was in the wilderness. There are real locust in the region from time to time but the land where John was was a drier climate and locust bugs want moisture, So he could not have existed for long periods of time eating only the locust bugs.

Apparently the fruit inside these seed pods is delicious and full of nutrients including protein, according to our guide. She wouldn't let us try the ones she had in her hand because they had been on the ground too long. She did open one and the inside looked like orange marmalade to me.

Isn't it funny how words and meanings get twisted. Sometimes it is a language thing. Sometimes it is just a human thing. Depending on the day, how tired we are, how sensitive we are and the tone of the voice of the person speaking the words. Sometimes they are about bugs and sometimes they are about fruit. Which to me means some times the person is just speaking without really meaning anything and sometimes they are bearing their heart and soul. We as Christians need to listen with love, using all the gifts (fruit) that God has given us as we respond. Too bad the human side (the bug) is the one that usually does.

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 John 4:11-12

Hope you have a fruitful day!!

Blessings!