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Death in the Pot
“And Elisha returned to Gilgal… and he said to his servant, ‘Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.’ So one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, … Continue reading
Posted in food, plants, prophets
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22, 2 Kings 2:21, 2 Kings 4:38-41, apple of sodom, book how to lose a kindom, chef, citrullus colocynthis, colocynth, cucumis prophetarium, death in pot, Deuteronomy 32:32, discernment, e.w.g. masterman, ecballium elaterium, elisha, esv study bible, famine, flour, food, good intentions, harmful food, herbs, I.S.B.E., james burton coffman, lxx, michael whitworth, miracle, miracles, miracles of elisha, plants, poison, pot of stew, prophet, Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:25, septuagint, sons of the prophets, stew, stigers, studylight.org, wild cucumber, wild gourd, wild vine
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Remember Your Creator
“Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth” (Ecclesiastes 12:1). The writer goes on to say in effect, “Do so before…” 1. The Light goes out. “While the sun and the light, the moon and the stars, are … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Ecclesiastes, Judgment, life, Man, Textual study, Time, youth
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From Swine’s Food to Fatted Calf
“But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in the land, and he began to be in want. The he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields … Continue reading
Posted in food, Love, Parables, Repentance
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Unleavened Bread and Bitter Herbs
“Then they shall eat the flesh on that night roasted in the fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.” (Exodus 12:8). Passover This concerns the eating of the Passover meal (pesach seder). Three items are … Continue reading
Posted in exodus, food, Lord's Supper
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, 1 Corinthians 11:25, bitter herbs, bread, chicory, coy d. roper, cup after supper, dandelion, Dennis Prager, depart in haste, Deuteronomy 16:3, do this in remembrance of me, drink new in kingdom, eddie cloer, endive, endives, exodus, Exodus 12:11, Exodus 12:25-28, Exodus 12:39, Exodus 12:8, Exodus 12:8-9, Exodus 1:13-14, Exodus 6:6-7, feast of passover and unleavened bread, four cups, four cups of passover, grape juice, herbs, horseradish, james burton coffman, jewish traditions, justin martyr, lamb, lettuce, Lord's Supper, Luke 22:20, maror, Matthew 26:26-28, Matthew 26:29, mishnah, mishnah pesachim, mishnah pesahim, myjewishlearning.com, not boiled, not raw, passover, pepperwort, pesach seder, redemption, remember, reminder, roasted lamb, the cup of acceptance, the cup of blessing, the cup of deliverance, the cup of hope, the cup of plagues, the cup of praise, the cup of redemption, the cup of sanctification, the fruit of the vine, The rational Bible, Truth for Today, unleavened bread, what counts as maror, why bitter?, why roasted?, why unleavened?
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Daniel Ate His Veggies
“Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank…So Daniel said to the steward … ‘Please test your servants for ten days, and let … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, food, Meaning and Purpose, prophets
Tagged abednego, aku, azariah, babylonian captivity, bel, belteshazzar, blood, book of Daniel, calf, captive, change names, daniel, Daniel 1:8-16, devotion, eating meat, eggs, eunuchs, faith, far from home, fish, hananiah, idolatry, king's delicacies, lamb, meshach, milk, mishael, names, nebuchadnezzar, nego, pagan names, purpose, purpose in heart, quail, shadrach, unclean food, vegan, vegetarian, vegetibles, veggies, wayne jackson, when in rome, wine
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Sweeter Than Honey
“I have treasured the word of His mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12). “More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb” (Psalm 19:10). “It is written, … Continue reading
Posted in God`s word, plants, Priorities
Tagged 1 Samuel 14, 1 Samuel 14:26-30, air water and food, bread, depend on God, desire the word, Deuteronomy 8:3, fructose, glorybee.com, glucose, honey, honey v sugar, honey versus sugar, honeycomb, humility, Job 23:12, john the baptizer, live by the word, Matthew 3:4, matthew 4:4, necessary food, obedience, priorities, Psalm 19:10, rule of threes, sweet tooth, sweeter than honey and the honeycomb, treasure the word, university of arkansas
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Love Those Lentils!
“Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. And Esau said to Jacob, ‘Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.’ Therefore his name was called Edom. But … Continue reading
Posted in food, Priorities
Tagged birthright, choices, delayed gratification, double portion, edom, esau, Firstborn, food, foolish trade, Genesis, Genesis 25:29-34, Hebrews 12:14-17, immediate gratification, jacob, lentiles, Mark 8:36-37, one morsel of food, priorities, red stew, sell birthright
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Look at the Fields
“Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for the harvest!” (John 4:35). The Context … Continue reading →