Source:
Jonathan Johansen
What Does the Symbol of the Bread Mean to Us as Christians?
Suggested reading: Exodus 16
Introduction
Bread is a staple of life for many, and has been for a very long time. The word ‘bread’ occurs 325
times in the New King James version of the Bible. Bread is also used as a more general term for
food or sustenance (for example: 1 Thessalonians 3:8, 12, Luke 11:3). Indeed, today, bread can
indirectly mean money, such as in the expression ‘the bread-winner of the family’.