OLIVE OIL AND HUMAN HEALTH
DẦU Ô-LI-VE VÀ SỨC KHỎE
Kinh thánh: Lê-vi ký 24: 1-4
Câu gốc: THI THIÊN 52: 8 – Còn tôi khác nào cây ô-li-ve xanh tươi trong nhà Đức Chúa Trời; Tôi nhờ cậy nơi lòng nhân từ của Đức Chúa Trời đến đời đời vô cùng.
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OLIVE OIL AND HUMAN HEALTH
Bible: Leviticus 24: 1-4
Main verse: PSALM 52: 8 – But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
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– The Bible is the Word of God, and because He loves us so much, He used the Bible to reveal His love for us. It is the only thing that helps us know more about God. When we study the Bible, we will discover the proof of God’s love for us.
JOSHUA 1: 8 – This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
GIÔ-SUÊ 1: 8 – Quyển sách luật pháp này chớ xa miệng ngươi, hãy suy gẫm ngày và đêm, hầu cho cẩn thận làm theo mọi điều đã chép ở trong; vì như vậy ngươi mới được may mắn trong con đường mình, và mới được phước.
– When the Bible mention a prosperous life, it includes a healthy and happy life. We can’t think of someone who is prosperous by laying on a sick bed, bound by many diseases.
– The Bible is important to our lives, both physically and spiritually. God has reminded us that we should not ignore or neglect any word in it, not even by a letter.
MATTHEW 5: 18 – For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.
MA-THI-Ơ 5: 18 – Vì ta nói thật cùng các ngươi, đương khi trời đất chưa qua đi, thì một chấm một nét trong luật pháp cũng không qua đi được cho đến khi mọi sự được trọn.
LUKE 16: 17 – And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail.
LU-CA 16: 17 – Trời đất qua đi còn dễ hơn một nét chữ trong luật pháp phải bỏ đi.
– When Jesus said those words, it means that we should look into the Bible. It is the book of laws, but we can also find other interesting things that are beneficial to us.
– We have studied the Bible for spiritual matters, but today, we will discover one of its benefits for our physical lives. We will look into what the Bible has indicated about the olive tree and its oil.
– The olive tree had been mentioned early in the Bible. In the story of Noah and the flood, the olive tree was mentioned for the first time when the dove brought back an olive’s leaf to Noah to demonstrate that the flood was over and the earth had dried.
GENESIS 8: 11 – Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.
SÁNG THẾ KÝ 8: 11 – đến chiều bò câu về cùng người, và nầy, trong mỏ tha một lá Ô-li-ve tươi; Nô-ê hiểu rằng nước đã giảm bớt trên mặt đất.
– The Bible never recorded any other kind of tree after the flood (which is a kind of punishment that God used on mankind), so it means the olive tree is the most important. When God told the Israelites about the promised land they were going to, He mentioned the olive tree as one of their noteworthy products.
DEUTERONOMY 8: 8 – A land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;
PHỤC TRUYỀN 8: 8 – Xứ có lúa mì, lúa mạch, dây nho, cây vả, cây lựu; dầu ô-li-ve và mật.
– After the Tabernacle was built in the desert, God had instructed Moses to use olive oil for the lamps:
LEVITICUS 24: 1-2 – Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually.
LÊ-VI-KÝ 24: 1-2 – Đức Giê-hô-va phán cùng Môi-se rằng: Hãy truyền cho dân Y-sơ-ra-ên đem dầu ô-li-ve ép, trong sạch, đặng thắp đèn, để giữ cho đèn cháy luôn luôn.
– The Tabernacle was a holy place where God would come down to speak to the Israelites, therefore everything must be suitable for the Lord. He required the use of olive oil for the lamps, so it means that it was better or more suitable than other kinds of oils.
– For the longest time, nobody knew how the olive oil is better than any other oil, and so they thought that the use of olive oil in the Tabernacle was just an ancient tradition.
– However, scientists have found out why olive oil was so special. It has many benefits towards human health. The science community never want to acknowledge that the Bible was inspired by God, but their works often proved otherwise.
– Studies found out that using olive oil with a diet of more fish and less meat helps to protect people from blood vessel diseases, including strokes, heart attacks, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, arthritis and obesity. The nutrients in olive oil would act as an antioxidant and it contains vitamin E and K.
– Olive oil also has 73% of monounsaturated fatty acids and polyphenols that benefits the cholesterol levels. It even helps with some forms of cancer. Many nutritionists have recommended the use of olive oil in cooking to reduce the risk of blood vessel problems and heart disease.
– The Bible is not a book of medicine or science. It is the book for the spiritual soul, but because God loves humankind so much, He included some hints for His children to know how to live a healthy and happy life.
– The eternal life is more important than the physical one, so the Bible focuses more on the spirtual aspects. If we look more into the Bible though, we will find a lot of guidance for our physical lives.
1TIMOTHY 4: 8 – For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
1TI-MÔ-THÊ 4: 8 – Vì sự tập tành thân thể ích lợi chẳng bao lăm, còn như sự tin kính là ích cho mọi việc, vì có lời hứa về đời nầy và về đời sau nữa.
– Therefore, as we study the Bible and follow instructions, we will see more benefits for our lives, both spirtually and physically. When the Lord Jesus comes back to Earth, we will be like olive trees in the kingdom of God.
– May God bless us and help us to better understand His Word. Hopefully, we will all get benefits from the Bible for our everyday lives from now on until the day He comes back to Earth. Amen.