Category Archives: food

Refresh Your Hearts

Posted on March 28, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

“Please let a little water be brought, and was your feet, and rest yourself under the tree. And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts… So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and … Continue reading →

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Healing of Water

Posted on March 22, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

“Then the men of the city said to Elisha, ‘Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground is barren.’ And he said ‘Bring me a new bowl, … Continue reading →

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Feeding Elijah and Elisha

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

Elijah (my God is Jehovah) and Elisha (my God is salvation) were, in some ways, very different. Consider: (1) There is no evidence that Elijah came from a wealthy background. Elisha seems to have been. He plowed with twelve yokes … Continue reading →

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Multiplying Bread

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

“Then a man cam from Baal Shalisha, and brought the Man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley bread, and newly ripened grain in his knapsack. And he said, ‘Give it to the people, that they may … Continue reading →

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Death in the Pot

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

“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 →

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Baking Up Sin

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

Hosea 7 uses the metaphor of a baker and baking to describe the people of Israel. Let us notice. 1. “They are all adulterers. Like an oven heated by a baker – he ceases stirring the fire after kneading the … Continue reading →

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From Swine’s Food to Fatted Calf

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

“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 →

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Unleavened Bread and Bitter Herbs

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

“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 →

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Daniel Ate His Veggies

Posted on January 17, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

“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 →

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Love Those Lentils!

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Bryan Hodge

“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 →

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