He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
God would have fed them with the finest wheat, and I would have satisfied you with honey flowing from the rock.
God is saying He wanted to provide the very best blessings and abundance for His people if they had been obedient to Him.
📚 Historical Context
Psalms 81 is a psalm attributed to Asaph, likely written during a time when Israel was reflecting on their history of deliverance from Egypt and the covenant at Sinai, serving as a call to obedience and worship. In this verse, God speaks of His desire to abundantly provide for His people with the finest wheat and honey from the rock, symbolizing the miraculous sustenance like manna and water He gave in the wilderness, but this was conditional on their faithfulness. This highlights the theme of God's conditional blessings in the Old Testament narrative.
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