Genesis 35:14, “And Jacob set up a pillar (monument) in the place where he talked with [God], a pillar of STONE; and he poured a drink offering on it and he poured oil on it.” (AMPC) (Heb. ‘eben) Strong’s #68 The stones that littered the landscape of the ancient Middle East were used in numerous…
Month: August 2020
Today’s Chef Special: “MILK AND HONEY”
Exodus 3:8, “And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand and power of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a land good and large, a land flowing with MILK AND HONEY [a land of plenty]—to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the…
Today’s Chef Special: “INHERITANCE”
Joshua 13:7, “So now divide this land for an INHERITANCE to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” (AMPC) (Heb. nachalah) Strong’s #5159 The word ‘inheritance’ meaning ‘possession’ or ‘property’ is linked to the promises of God, particularly those involving the Promised Land (Genesis 13:14-17, “The Lord said to Abram after Lot had left…
Today’s Chef Special: “REST”
Joshua 14:15, “The name of Hebron before was Kiriath-arba [city of Arba]. This Arba was the greatest of the Anakim. And the land had REST from war.” (AMPC) (Heb. shaqat) Strong’s #8252 This Hebrew word translated ‘rest’ means ‘to be at peace.’ It implies a freedom from anxiety and conflict. God had promised the Israelites…
Today’s Chef Special: “GLEAN”
Ruth 2:2, “And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me go to the field and GLEAN among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. Naomi said to her, Go, my daughter.” (AMPC) (Heb. laqat) Strong’s #3950 The Hebrew word used here means ‘to gather together’ or ‘to pick…
Today’s Chef Special: “HEARS”
1 Samuel 3:10, “Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant HEARS.” (AMPC) (Heb. shama’) Strong’s #8085 The Hebrew word translated ‘hears’ also means ‘to listen’ or ‘to obey.’ This important Old Testament word appears over 1,100 times. It implies that the…
Today’s Chef Special: “FORGIVE”
1 Samuel 28:6, “FORGIVE, I pray you, the trespass of your handmaid, for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the Lord’s battles, and evil has not been found in you all your days.” (AMPC) (Heb. nasa’) Strong’s #5375 This Hebrew word means basically ‘to lift up,’…
Today’s Chef Special: “INQUIRED”
1 Samuel 28:6, “When Saul INQUIRED of the Lord, He refused to answer him, either by dreams or by Urim [a symbol worn by the priest when seeking the will of God for Israel] or by the prophets.” (AMPC) (Heb. sha’al) Strong’s #7592 The basic sense of this word is ‘to ask something of someone.’…
Today’s Chef Special: “JERUSALEM”
2 Samuel 5:5, “In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in JERUSALEM he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.” (AMPC) (Heb. yerushalaim) Strong’s #3389 The name Jerusalem is related to the word for ‘peace’ (see the psalmist’s prayer for ‘the peace of Jerusalem’: Psalm 122:6, “Pray for the…
Today’s Chef Special: “SUPPLICATION”
1 Kings 8:28, “Yet graciously consider the prayer and SUPPLICATION of Your servant, O Lord my God, to hearken to the [loud] cry and prayer which he prays before You today.” (AMPC) (Heb. techinnah) Strong’s #8467 This word signifies a petition for favor or mercy. Supplication is almost always directed to God; but Jeremiah used…
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