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Milk and honey symbolize the richness and plenty of the promised land, as well as the goodness of God’s promises. Several times in Exodus, God describes the land of the Canaanites—which is where he’s leading the Israelites, as he first promised their ancestors—as “a land flowing with milk and honey.” This abundance contrasts sharply with the Israelites’ oppression and slavery in Egypt. But in the promised land, life will be far sweeter and more nourishing: the Israelites will enjoy a fruitful life under God’s provision, in accordance with the covenant.