And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living
creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley
for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”
·
Quart
of wheat for a denarius: a denarius was equivalent to wages
for one day of work. The message was that a day of work will earn enough money
to buy food for one person for one day.
A quart of wheat is the amount for one person to eat for one day (on a
very minimal diet).
·
Three
quarts of barley for a denarius: wheat and barley were the common
foods in John’s day. Wheat is superior
in taste and nutrition to barley. One could purchase three times the amount of
barley (inferior grain) for the same price. Barley is cheaper, but less
nutritious and tasty.
·
The economic crisis will result in
one’s earning power being reduced to working all day to afford food for one
day. This represents about ten times less buying power than in the world today.
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