Psalm 103:1-2, “Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my SOUL; and all that is [deepest] within me, bless His holy name! Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my SOUL, and forget not [one of] all His benefits—” (AMPC) (Heb. nephesh) Strong’s #5315 This Hebrew word occurs more than 750 times in the Bible….
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Today’s Chef Special: GIVE THANKS”
Today’s Chef Special: “GIVE THANKS” Psalm 105:1, “O GIVE THANKS unto the Lord, call upon His name, make known His doings among the peoples!” (AMPC) (Heb. yadah) Strong’s #3034 Surprisingly in Hebrew, there is no verb that means ‘to thank’ in the way the English word ‘thank’ is used as a common expression of gratitude…
Today’s Chef Special: “HAPPY”
Psalm 127:1-5, “Except the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of [anxious] toil—for He gives [blessings] to His beloved in sleep….
Today’s Chef Special: “SHOUT FOR JOY”
Psalm 132:9, “Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness (right living and right standing with God); and let Your saints SHOUT FOR JOY!” (AMPC) (Heb. ranan) Strong’s #7442 This Hebrew word means ‘to utter loudly,’ with the vast majority of references being to shouts of joy or hearty, joyful singing (Psalm 35:27, “Let those who…
Today’s Chef Special: “SING”
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,’…
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