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Tag Archives: food
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
Tagged 1892, a.t. robertson, best robe, book will God run, carob tree, charles b. hodge jr., father's love, fatted calf, food, fourfold gospel, Galatians 6:7-8, j.w. mcgarvey, kiss neck, locust tree, lost and found, Luke 15, merry, parable, pay day someday, pharisees and scribes, Repentance, ring, sandals, sin will take you farther than you want to go quote, song: I've Wandered From Home by william j. kirkpatrick, song: Lord I'm Coming Home by william j. kirkpatrick, studylight.org, swine's food, tax collectors and sinners, the lost son, the love of God, the prodigal son, will God run?, William J. Kirkpatrick
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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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Without
There are things that man must have for physical survival. He cannot survive very long without them. “How long can we survive without the basics? Every person and situation is different, though the ‘rule of threes’ gets at the desperate … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hebrews, salvation, Word Study
Tagged abraham, actions, air, ambition, bagd, book of Hebrews, businessinsider.com, cant do without, christian living, desire, endure hardships, faith, figure of speech, focus, food, Hebrews 11:6, Hebrews 12:14, Hebrews 9:22, holiness, lifestyle, moses, Noah, peace, record fast, record holding breath, records, robert milligan, rule of threes, sean kane, song without Him, synecdoche, talmud, water, without, without blood, without faith, without peace and holiness, world record
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Thanksgiving
A true Christian should not need the government to set aside one day per year as “Thanksgiving Day” to remember to be thankful. In fact, our lives should exude thankfulness and should be characterized by thanksgiving. 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “In … Continue reading
Posted in holiday, Thanksgiving
Tagged brthren, example, family, food, for what should we be thankful, holiday, paul thanked God for good done by brethren, physical blessings, Revelation, salvation, spiritual blessings, thanksgiving day, to Whom we should be thankful, what He has allowed us to become, who should be thankful
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The Testing of Israel
Some have wondered – why God did not better supply the children of Israel as they journeyed towards the promised land. At times, they went without adequate water (Exodus 17:3; Numbers 20:2). At times, they hungered (Exodus 16:3; Deuteronomy 8:3). Now, it … Continue reading
Ethics: The Environment and Animals
There is a great divide in humanity over man’s usage of the environment and animals. This divide has led to terrorism. “During the past two decades, radical environmental and animal rights groups have claimed responsibility for hundreds of crimes and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, History, Nature, Stats, stewardship, Technology
Tagged animal rights, animals, bill maher, chris derose, cleveland amory, clothes, enviornmentalism, food, fruit, nature, polution, produce, shelter, stewardship, terrorism, tom regan, work
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