Today’s Chef Special: “KING” 1 Samuel 10:24, “And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen, that none like him is among all the people? And all the people shouted and said, Long live the KING!” (AMPC) (Heb. melek) Strong’s #4428 The term ‘king’ may describe a petty…
Month: May 2021
Today’s Chef Special: “ARK”
Today’s Chef Special: “ARK” 2 Samuel 6:2, “And [he] arose and went with all the people who were with him to Baale-judah [Kiriath-jearim] to bring up from there the ARK of God, which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts, Who sits enthroned above the cherubim.” (AMPC) (Heb. ‘aron) Strong’s #727 This…
Today’s Chef Special: “ADVICE”
Today’s Chef Special: “ADVICE” 2 Samuel 17:7, “So Hushai said to Absalom, “Ahithophel has not given good ADVICE this time.” (AMP) (Heb. ‘etsah) Strong’s #6098 This Hebrew term has two primary meanings: “counsel” and “plan.” Both senses are used of God (Jeremiah 32:19, “Great [are YOU] in COUNSEL and mighty in deeds, Whose eyes are…
Today’s Chef Special: “GOLD”
Today’s Chef Special: “GOLD” 1 Kings 6:20, “The Holy of Holies was twenty cubits in length, in breadth, and in height. He overlaid it with pure GOLD. He also overlaid the cedar altar.” (AMPC) (Heb. zahab) Strong’s #2091 This word almost always denotes the substance of gold, although occasionally it represents an alloy (“a metal…
Today’s Chef Special: “SILVER”
Today’s Chef Special: “SILVER” 2 Kings 12:13, “However, there were not made for the house of the Lord basins of SILVER, snuffers, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold or of SILVER, from the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.” (AMP) (Heb. keseph) Strong’s #3701 This word is related to a verb…
Today’s Chef Special: “GENERATIONS”
Today’s Chef Special: “GENERATIONS” 1 Chronicles 5:7, “And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their GENERATIONS was reckoned: the chief Jeiel, and Zechariah,” (AMP) (Heb. toledoth) Strong’s #8435 The Hebrew ‘toledoth’ is derived from the verb ‘yalad,’ meaning ‘to give birth.’ ‘Toledoth’ usually introduces an extended genealogical list, such as those in…
Today’s Chef Special: “LEVITES”
Today’s Chef Special: “LEVITES” 1 Chronicles 23:26, “So the LEVITES no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.” (AMP) (Heb. levi) Strong’s #3881 The Levites were the descendants of Levi, one of the twelve sons of Jacob. The name is related to the verb ‘lavah’ meaning ‘to join,’…
Today’s Chef Special: “AWESOME”
Nehemiah 4:14, “When I saw their fear, I stood and said to the nobles and officials and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; [confidently] remember the Lord who is great and AWESOME, and [with courage from Him] fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and for your homes.”…
Today’s Chef Special: “PROUD”
Job 9:13, “God will not withdraw His anger; the [PROUD] helpers of Rahab [arrogant monster of the sea] bow under Him.” (AMPC) (Heb. rahab) Strong’s #7293 The verbal root of this word means ‘to act stormily’ or ‘to behave tempestuously’ (‘characterized by violent emotions or actions’). The derived proper noun designates a mythological, primeval (‘prehistoric’)…
Today’s Chef Special: “BEHOLD”
Today’s Chef Special: “BEHOLD” Job 19:27, “Whom I, even I, shall SEE for myself and on my side! And my eyes shall BEHOLD Him, and not as a stranger! My heart pines away and is consumed within me.” (AMPC) (Heb. ra’ah) Strong’s #7200 This is the common term used in reference to the natural function of the eyes and…
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