In the past, Rabbis would take their student on completion take honey on a spoon, and put it in their mouth. It was expected that the graduation student would spit it out and say I don’t want that I want more of God’s Word.
It may sound strange but early in their training, the rabbis would take a spoonful of honey and put it in their students' mouths. Those students were supposed to hold it there as they read the Scriptures. It was to remind them that the Word of God, as said in Psalm 19:10 and other places, was to be sweeter than honey. One Bible teacher I know actually encourages his students to have something sweet or something they really enjoy, like coffee, beside them when they study the word of God. This like the practice of the Rabbis reminds the person that the Word of God is good even when the subject matter doesn’t always feel good. As one Bible teacher I know said, the Bible is honest about the evil and violence that takes place but doesn’t glorify it.
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