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Describe, in your own words, the significance of the meaning of the word “Bethlehem.”
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My thoughts are how Bethlehem means ‘house of bread’, and that place as the birthplace of Jesus, gave the world the ‘bread of life – Jesus. His body was broken for us – in communion that is what the bread represents. His birth in ‘the house of bread’ gives His life beginning there an even deeper meaning. He IS the bread of life, born in ‘the house of bread.’
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Bethlehem, ‘house of bread” – birthplace of Jesus Christ, from whom we are assured that we need not fear. He is the bread of life; His body and His blood are for us. Bethlehem – life giving place with its grain products, also the place where so many biblical stories played out.
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The “house of bread”, as the translation of Bethlehem means in English, is significant because we all need food to survive. But even more significant is the fact the Jesus, “the bread of life” was born there to provide us with spiritual bread to survive spiritual death.
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Bethlehem means “house of bread.” Jesus was the bread come down from Heaven, so it is a picture of Him.
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When we pray, ‘Give us this day our daily bread’ it is not just food that is in view. God knows our needs and draws us to the place where we ask, and He provides. ‘Bethlehem’, ‘House of bread’ is symbolic of that place of provision.