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Salt
Salt is very important for our body to function normally, we require it. We, especially Americans do not use salt the way it was intended. 99% of the salt used, iodized salt kosher or not, is saturated in synthetic chemicals and completely stripped of natural minerals. The alphabet agencies do not require synthetic chemicals used in refining foods to be listed on the ingredient list even though they remain on food after processing. Iodized salt goes through a synthetic chemical washing and bleaching. It is then dried at 1200 degrees altering the natural chemical structure even more, anti-caking chemicals containing aluminum or silicon are added along with synthetic iodide or iodine. Making it 95-97% NaCI or sodium chloride and 3-5% synthetic chemicals. There are no natural salts that are white or free-flowing.
Authentic pure salts like Himalayan, from Pakistan’s Salt Range mountains, and Celtic from the coastal regions of France, Brittany and parts of Portugal are 80-84% NaCI and 16-20% natural minerals. It is colored in pinks or grays and is clumpy in texture. They contain 60-82 minerals, some of the minerals included are 3 types of magnesium, Americans particularly are extremely magnesium deficient. Magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate, and magnesium bromide. These 3 types of magnesium are an important part of removing excess sodium from the body among many other functions. Potassium, calcium, iron, selenium, iodine, zinc, copper, bromine, phosphorous and manganese. Salt does not add flavor, it releases flavor by breaking the cell walls down and releasing natural flavors of the food. Refined salt is acidic to the body, pure salt is alkalizing to the body.
The Dead Sea was one source of salt during biblical times.
Salt has many mentions and meanings in the Bible. Some are as a covenant, as a symbol of friendship and loyalty, a valuable mineral and as part of the offering.
2 Chronicles 13:5 5Don’t you know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
Numbers 18:19 19Whatever is set aside from the holy offerings the Israelites present to the LORD I give you and your sons and daughters as your regular share. It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the LORD for both you and your offspring.”
Exodus 30:34-35 34Then the LORD said to Moses. “Take fragrant spices-gum resin, onycha and galbanum-and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts. 35and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred.
Dead Sea salt.
Matthew 5:13 13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled on by man.
Colossians 4:6 6Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
We are called to be the salt of the world. We are that “flavor agent” that spreads the Word of God as Jesus’s disciples. So the flavors of God’s love, grace and mercy can be experienced by all who come seeking Him.
The only thing refined salt should be used for is ice melt.
Treat your temple better and it will treat you better.
Dead Sea picture credits https://www.bibleplaces.com/deadsea/