blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
I was reading Matthew 3 and I was thinking about verse 4, wondering if there was a reason mention is made of what John wore and ate.
Mat 3:4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
There may be others I'm not aware of, but offhand I don't recall any other Bible character where mention is made of what the person wore and ate, all in the same verse. Is there something special to be learned about John by these details that are given about him? How out of the ordinary would it have been be for a person living back then to wear and eat those things? If it was unusual, why do you think John decided to wear and eat those things?
Mat 3:4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
There may be others I'm not aware of, but offhand I don't recall any other Bible character where mention is made of what the person wore and ate, all in the same verse. Is there something special to be learned about John by these details that are given about him? How out of the ordinary would it have been be for a person living back then to wear and eat those things? If it was unusual, why do you think John decided to wear and eat those things?