Part of Your Biblically-Based Breakfast

On my refrigerator, there is currently a cereal (bought by one of my roommates) called Ezekiel 4:9 and made by by this company , which is headquartered in one of the neighboring towns. The cereal box cites the verse. There is a seal of approval on it from "The Maker's Diet." Google it if you're interested. Now, there is also a nutritional argument that states the combination of ingredients is an excellent substitute for milk and egg protein. Hence, this is an excellent famine food to consume for 390 days, as Ezekiel is commanded to do. But while this cereal is an excellent response to hardship eating, I wonder if eating it might have a counter-intuitive theological significance? After all, this cereal is based on "the unclean bread that the Israelites will eat among the peoples to which I shall banish them." Now admittedly, this isn't quite as funny as referring to Ezekiel 23 in a personal ad on a Christian dating site, but it still emphasizes the importance of context when reading the Scriptures.

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