<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">8:3 "...Not by bread alone does man live, rather by everything that emanates from the mouth of God does man live."</span></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="Arial"></font> </span></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">There is an interesting metaphor here. As humans we must take in food. Nevertheless, we are told that we don't live to eat and what we put in our mouths is not nearly as important as the spiritual aspect of man — what comes out of the mouth of our Creator. Also, "bread" refers to all materialism. In regard to bread as food, we elevate the act of eating to a spiritual plane, first by the blessing that precedes the meal and the birkat hamazon that follows the meal. At the meal we are also supposed to talk words of Torah. So eating becomes a ritual and religious act and brings people together for the sake of God and His Torah. Likewise, the materialistic aspects of life should also be elevated to a spiritual plane. Hence, earning money gives us the opportunity to help those less fortunate. Having an education gives us the opportunity to implement our knowledge to better the world. And so the list goes on...</span></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;">Incidentally, the word "companion" means etymologically "with bread." In other words, when we share our bread with others, we gain a true companion.</span></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">ri</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><i><b>Not by bread alone, are we ultimately fed</b></i></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><i><b>But by the word of God, which will lead us ahead.</b></i></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">rw</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div></body></html>