In first-century Judaism, bread wasn’t just food; it was life itself. Every meal began (and still begins) with the blessing HaMotzi, which comes from Psalm 104:
“Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.”
That prayer is an act of recognition: life comes from God’s hand.
But those words, “I am the Bread of Life”, didn’t drop into a vacuum. They landed in a culture that had been blessing bread, breaking bread, and praying for daily bread for centuries.
Keep reading to see how that ancient rhythm turns Jesus’ words from familiar to revolutionary and what His “Bread of Life” claim really meant to Jewish ears.
