The Importance of Abraham's Baptism

He eats locusts and wild honey. He's detached from the society. These aren't cultivated foods. They're wild foods. The locust may be connected with enemies of israel, and honey with the sustenance of the land,. wild and uncultivated. Is a return to the state ofx as like eating quail and manor. And his location is important. Heis in the wilderness. This brings up themes of exile, fulfilment of prophecy. In keeping with john's message that jewish ancestry was no guarantee of safety as god came near to his people. Also sets the terms for much of the rest of the new testament message about jews and gentiles