Psalm 149:1, “Praise the Lord! SING to the Lord a new song, praise Him in the assembly of His saints!” (AMPC) (Heb. shir) Strong’s #7891 This Hebrew word signifies singing, often with various musical instruments accompanying (1 Kings 10:12, “Of the almug wood the king made pillars for the house of the Lord and for…
Today’s Chef Special: “EQUITY”
Today’s Chef Special: “EQUITY” Proverbs 2:9, “Then you will understand righteousness and justice, EQUITY and every good path.” (AMPC) (Heb. meshar) Strong’s #4339 The verbal root of this word means ‘to be smooth, straight, or level.’ Most of the occurrences of this word are in Psalms and Proverbs. Quite frequently, especially in Psalms, the word…
Today’s Chef Special: “PRAISE”
Psalm 150:1, “PRAISE the Lord! PRAISE God in His sanctuary; PRAISE Him in the heavens of His power! PRAISE the Lord! PRAISE God in His sanctuary; PRAISE Him in the heavens of His power! PRAISE Him for His mighty acts; PRAISE Him according to the abundance of His greatness! PRAISE Him with trumpet sound; PRAISE…
Today’s Chef Special: “INSTRUCTION”
Proverbs 4:1, “Hear, my sons, the INSTRUCTION of a father, and pay attention in order to gain and to know intelligent discernment, comprehension, and interpretation [of spiritual matters].” (AMPC) (Heb. musar) Strong’s #4148 The Hebrew word translated ‘instruction’ means ‘discipline’ that is instructive and corrective in nature. The word emphasizes the ‘nourishing’ and ‘chastising’ elements…
Today’s Chef Special: “PROVERB”
Proverbs 10:1, “The PROVERBS of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish and self-confident son is the grief of his mother.” (AMPC) (Heb. mashal) Strong’s #4912 This Hebrew word means an ‘insightful saying.’ The word is commonly associated with Solomon, who spoke some three thousand proverbs (1 Kings 4:32, “He also…
Today’s Chef Special: “LABOR”
Ecclesiastes, 5:18, “Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is for one to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in all the LABOR in which he LABORS under the sun all the days which God gives him—for this is his [allotted] part.” (AMPC) (Heb. ‘amal) Strong’s #5999 This noun means ‘toil,’…
Today’s Chef Special: “MYRRH”
Song of Solomon, 3:6, “Who or what is this [she asked] that comes gliding out of the wilderness like stately pillars of smoke perfumed with MYRRH, frankincense, and all the fragrant powders of the merchant?” (AMPC) (Heb. mor) Strong’s #4753 This noun describes a taste that is bitter. The word is derived from the verb…
Today’s Chef Special: “SERAPHIM”
Isaiah 6:1-13, “In the year that King Uzziah died, [in a vision] I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and the skirts of His train filled the [most holy part of the] temple.Above Him stood the SERAPHIM; each had six wings: with two [each] covered his [own] face, and with…
Today’s Chef Special: “EVERLASTING”
Isaiah 60:19-20, “The sun shall no more be your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you, but the Lord shall be to you an EVERLASTING light, and your God your glory and your beauty.Your sun shall no more go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself, for the Lord…
Today’s Chef Special: “GUIDE”
Jeremiah 3:4, “Have you not just now cried to Me: My Father, You were the GUIDE and companion of my youth?” (AMPC) (Heb. ‘alluph) Strong’s #441 The Hebrew word translated as ‘guide’ here means ‘friend.’ Israel’s appeal based on God’s friendship with them will avail them nothing due to their hardness of heart (Jeremiah 3:3,…
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