I like what Sims says in Ryken [and] Longman’s Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. He says, whatever their motivation, “the greater issue theologically is that of divine nurture versus human nurture—on whom or what will the Hebrews rely for sustenance in their captivity?” Who will sustain them? Eating just vegetables should not have been the means to their greater strength. This chapter isn’t giving us a diet plan; it’s presenting theological truth. Where is the source of your life and sustenance