Before the Israelites entered the Promised Land of Israel, God told Moses to warn the Israelites to keep the commandments of the Lord God for He was bringing them into a good land with food ready to sustain them during the drought. Seven species were mentioned and they were wheat, barley, vines, figs, pomegranates, olive and honey. If they disobeyed God and worshiped other gods, they would surely perish.
Deuteronomy 8:6-11:
Deuteronomy 8:6-11:
- Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
- For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills.
- A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive and honey;
- A land where thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; ..
- When thou has eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
- Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day.