[:en]In 1922, the tomb of Egyptian King Tutankhamen was discovered. Inside the tomb were things they thought as needed for afterlife. Among them were: golden shrines, jewelry, clothing, furniture, weapon and a pot filled with honey still edible after 3,200 years.
Honey has many uses. It has both nutritional and medicinal values. It is one of the oldest known wound dressings because it has properties that prevent infection. When God rescued the children of Israel from Egyptian captivity, He promised to lead them to a land flowing with milk and honey. (Ex. 3:8 , 17) And He provided them with manna that tasted like honey.
The Psalmist used honey to remind how we use our words. “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones” (Prov. 16:24). So the words we speak should also be like honey – both pleasing and soothing to the soul.[:]