The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson #302 - Kyle Thompson // HUNGER for the Word: Eat the Scroll
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Feb 26, 2026 A call to move from skimming Scripture to feasting on it as daily food. A deep look at Ezekiel’s exile and the prophetic command to “eat the scroll.” A quirky rabbinic honey practice shows how desire for Scripture can be shaped. Practical challenge to build simple, sustainable habits for meditating, obeying, and returning to God’s Word.
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Scripture As Internal Nourishment
- God commands Ezekiel to "eat this scroll," meaning Scripture must become internal nourishment, not a distant or occasional duty.
- Kyle unpacks Ezekiel 3 where the scroll contained "lamentation and mourning and woe" and tasted "as sweet as honey."
Stop Skimming And Meditate Deeply
- Treat reading Scripture as feeding—engage deeply, meditate, and let it fill you instead of skimming or only attending weekly services.
- Kyle contrasts eating the scroll with passive practices like occasional devotionals or weekly attendance.
Honey Soaked Tablets Teaching Method
- Kyle retells Joby Martin’s honey-on-tablets story about rabbinic teaching methods that made scripture taste sweet to children.
- First-graders licked honey-soaked tablets, then memorized Torah and Psalms so they associated delight with God's Word.
