Friday Facts - Fun with Words #5

I know I have not been consistent with my Friday posts over the last month or two. Seems like some weeks I meet myself both coming and going, which doesn't make for extra time for blogging. I think we all go thru those times... blogging is great for so many reasons, but sometimes we just have to take a step back... sometimes drop back a post a week or take a complete break for a few weeks.


So, anyway.... on to this week's post. I thought I'd go back to a theme I started a few months ago where I look at the meaning of words that are found in the Bible. Words that maybe we aren't familiar with (or, at least, I am not familiar with) and provide a little info on them.

Here are the words for today:

Ague

"I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. " Leviticus 26:16

What does this word mean? Ague is an Old English word that means "fever".


Seething Pot

"Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as [out] of a seething pot or caldron." Job 41:20

Any idea what this words means? A seething pot was a large vessel that was used for boiling provisions.


Firkin

"And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece." John 2:6

What might a firkin be? It was a measure for liquids of about 8 7/8 gallons of water. Or, about the equivalent of a bath.



I pray you all have a wonderful weekend... full of laughter, relaxation, fun, worship, and joy!

Friday Facts - Fun with Words #4

Hi, everyone.... Happy Friday!!

I'm back this week with another fun post about words. Words we see in the Bible, but might not know what they mean. So, here are the words for this week.....

Caul

"And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul [that is] above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, and burn [them] upon the altar." Exodus 29:13

What is this? This would be the membrane that covers the upper part of the liver.


Harsha

"The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha..." Nehemiah 7:54

The meaning of this word? A worker or enchanter.


Satyr

"But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there." Isaiah 13:21

What does this word mean? In Greek mythology this is a creature composed of a man and a goat and is supposed to inhabit wild and desolate regions. When used in this scripture in Isaiah the meaning is that the place referenced shall become a desolate waste.


I hope you enjoyed a little fun with words today. And, if you're up to it, go ahead and see if you can use any of them in a sentence. I'll come back next Friday with my attempt to use them in a sentence.

Have a great weekend!

Friday Facts - Famines in the Bible

We're going to take a little change in direction this week with Friday Facts. However, I love the "new words facts" so that will be back in the future. I just thought it would be fun to scatter them around a bit.

So, this week I thought we would look at famines in the Bible. Currently, I am studying (and posting) the book of Ruth. At the beginning of this book we find that Naomi and her family initially moved to Moab due to a famine in their hometown of Bethlehem.

But, this particular famine is not the only one we read about in the Bible. Here are some others.....

* A famine caused Jacob's sons to go to Egypt to buy grain. It is there there they re-unite with their brother Joseph. (Genesis 41:56-42:6)

* Elijah the prophet told of the message he received from God that rain would be withheld from Israel because of the sin's of the people. A famine was the result of the long period of time without rain. (1 Kings 17)

* Famine came to the city of Jerusalem when the Babylonians beseiged the city. (2 Kings 25:1-3)

* During the time of the New Testament, there was a famine in Palestine as had been predicted by the prophet Agabus. (Acts 11:28)

* In the book of Revelation we find "famine" pictured as one of the four horsemen that stalks the earth just before the return of Jesus. (Revelation 6:5-8)


Now that you are armed with info regarding famine in the Bible.. go out and enjoy your weekend! I know... you just couldn't have moved forward without all that info, could you now? :)

Seriously, though, may you all have a great weekend spending time with family and friends and full of many blessings from God!

Friday Facts - Fun with Words #3

Welcome Back for another fun-filled, word-filled Friday!

I've not been feeling real great these last few days and almost didn't get this new list of words up, but I seem to have gained my 2nd wind tonight-- and probably last :). So here goes, the new words for this week are:

Potters Field

We find this reference in Matthew 27:7-10, "And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me."

"Potter's field" is the name that was given to the piece of ground which was bought with the money given to Judas.


Phylacteries

This word is found in Matthew 23:5, "But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments."

Phylacteries consisted of strips of parchment which had inscribed on them text from Exodus 13:1-10, Exodus 11-16, Deutoronomy 6:4-9 and Deutoronomy 11:18-21. They were enclosed in a leather case which had one side inscribed the Hebrew letter shin. The case was fastened by straps to the forehead just between the eyes. By "making broad the phylacteries" they were enlarging the case so it would be conspicuous.



Have a great weekend!

Friday Facts - More Fun with Words

Well, I must just first say this, "You guys crack me up!"

Last Friday I shared a few words and their meanings and then challenged you to use them in a sentence. The sentences you left in my comments just had me in stitches. If you missed any of these, check out the comments from this post.

If you all keep this up, we may have to continue with these "word" posts until I just can't find anymore words to share. ;)

Here are the words for this week:

Inkhorn

This word is used in Ezekial 9:2 - "And suddenly six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and stood beside the bronze altar."

The meaning? An inkhorn is a round vessel or cup for containing ink. It was usually worn by writers on their clothing at their waist. They got their name because in earlier times ink was contained in horns.

Cotes

We find this word used in 2 Chronicles 32:28 - "Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks."

It is a pen or enclosure for flocks.

Sackbut

This word can be found in Daniel 3:5 - "[That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

This word is a a Syrian stringed instrument resembling a harp.

So, is anyone up to the same challenge as last week? Can you use one or all of these words in a sentence? I'll be watching my comments closely. ;)

Friday Facts - Words and Their Meanings #1

Happy Friday everyone!

So, this week I promised some fun with words. And, I'm a wordy kind of gal (both in that I like to find out what they mean and that I like to speak them... which is a nice way of saying I can sometimes talk a bit much.. ha!), so I may continue this for awhile. Let me know what you think, too. I want to find something that interests more than just me. :)

Anyway, do you ever read a verse (particularly in the King James Version of the Bible) and think, "Huh? What does that mean?" Well, I do. It's put me on a mission to find out what some of them mean.

Here's a few to think about this week.....

Cogitations
We find this word in Daniel 7:18 - Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

The meaning? "Thoughts" or earnest meditations.


Dropsy
This word is found in Luke 14:2 - And there, in front of Him was a certain man suffering from dropsy.

What is the definition of this word? It is a disease and only mentioned in the Bible one time -- in this scripture.


Bake-meats
This word is in Genesis 40:7 - And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

Bake-meats are baked provisions. The literal meaning of the word is "works of the baker".



My challenge to you this weekend? See if you can use one of these in a sentence when speaking to someone. And, if you do, let me know. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to nonchalantly drop the word "dropsy" into a sentence without giggling. :)


Have a good one filled with many blessings from the Lord!