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This was so plentiful in Palestine, that the country was often described as a land 'flowing with milk and honey.' Exodus 3:8,17 . It is symbolical of what is sweet in nature; to be partaken of with discretion, lest it cause vomiting. Proverbs 25:16,27 . It was strictly forbidden to add honey to the offerings of the Lord made by fire. Leviticus 2:11 . What is of nature, though it be sweetness, can have no place in what is offered to God. The Lord Jesus when in service on earth said to His mother, "Woman, what have I to do with thee?" though when His service was over He commended her to John.