Exodus 15:13, “You in Your mercy and loving-kindness have led forth the people whom You have REDEEMED; You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation.” (AMP) (Heb. ga’al) Strong’s #1350 The basic meaning of the Hebrew verb translated ‘redeem’ is ‘to protect family rights’ or ‘to deliver.’ The word refers to the…
Month: September 2020
Today’s Chef Special: “LORD GOD”
Exodus 23:17, “Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the LORD GOD.” (AMP) (Heb. ‘adonay YHWH) Strong’s #113; #3068 This rare description of God links the title ‘adonay,’ meaning ‘Lord’ or ‘Master,’ with God’s personal name Yahweh. The title Lord speaks of God’s unlimited power and authority, just as a master…
Today’s Chef Special: “GOODNESS”
Exodus 15:13, “You in Your lovingkindness and GOODNESS have led the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have guided them with care to Your holy habitation.” (AMP) (Heb. chesed) Strong’s #2617 When God revealed Himself to Moses on Mount Sinai, He described Himself as overflowing with ‘goodness.’ This is one of the…
Today’s Chef Special: “TABERNACLE”
Exodus 25:9, “And you shall make it according to all that I show you, the pattern of the TABERNACLE or dwelling and the pattern of all the furniture of it.” (AMPC) (Heb. mishkan) Strong’s #4908 The word ‘tabernacle’ signifies ‘a dwelling place’ and is related to the verb meaning ‘to dwell,’ ‘to settle down,’ and…
Today’s Chef Special: “PRIEST”
Leviticus 6:6, “And he shall bring to the PRIEST his trespass or guilt offering to the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued by you to the amount of his trespass;” (AMPC) (Heb. kohen) Strong’s #3548 Priesthood was not unique to the Israelites. From the Egyptians to the Philistines, all the ancient…
Today’s Chef Special: “SANCTUARY”
Leviticus 19:30, “You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My SANCTUARY. I am the Lord.” (AMPC) (Heb. miqdash) Strong’s #4720 This noun means ‘holy place,’ a place separated and dedicated to God. It was the place where God had chosen to meet the Israelites. There priests would atone for the people’s sin; in turn, the…
Today’s Chef Special: “JUBILEE”
Leviticus 25:10, “And you shall hallow the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a JUBILEE for you; and each of you shall return to his ancestral possession [which through poverty he was compelled to sell], and each of you shall return to his family [from…
Today’s Chef Special: “SACRIFICE”
Numbers 7:17, “And for the SACRIFICE of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.” (AMPC) (Heb. zebach) Strong’s #2077 The Hebrew word comes from a verb meaning ‘to slaughter for an offering.’ In accordance with the Law of…
Today’s Chef Special: “CLOUD”
Numbers 12:5, “The Lord came down in a pillar of CLOUD, and stood at the Tent door and called Aaron and Miriam, and they came forward.” (AMPC) (Heb. ‘anan) Strong’s #6051 The Old Testament word for ‘cloud’ is derived from a verb that means ‘to cover’ or ‘to intervene as an obstacle’ (Genesis 9:14-15, “And…
Today’s Chef Special: “SWORE”
Deuteronomy 1:8, “Behold, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession of the land which the Lord SWORE to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.” (AMPC) (Heb. shaba’) Strong’s #7650 In Hebrew, the verb translated ‘swore’ is related…
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