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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Better than Filet Mignon
Solomon’s proverb was “Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred” (Proverbs 15: 17, NIV-SB, 2002)....
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Sweet Camel Thorn
References: Although there are no references to the plant “camel thorn” in the Bible as today’s Christians have a copy, Goodspeed...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Feb 16
- 3 min
An Urgent Prayer
Although Asaph is credited with writing Psalms 50 and 73-83, possibly he was the ancestor of the actual writer of Psalm 83. The content...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Feb 8
- 4 min
David Learns from the Laurel Tree
Psalm 37 was written by King David probably in his later years. Each stanza depicts a complete thought; yet, taken together, all stanzas...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Jan 18
- 4 min
Job and Salt Herbs
Job was a non-Jewish man who worshiped God and was upright in his conduct and dealings with others (Job 1: 1-5). Job lived during the...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Oleander, A Bible Rose
References: Sirach 24:18; Sirach 39:13; Esdras 9:26 The Plant: The website “Flowers in Israel” noted the following references: 2 Esdras...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Oct 27, 2020
- 5 min
Lotus and Vitality
Symbol of vitality for Job Read Job chapter 40. Job was a non-Jewish man who worshiped God. He was upright in his conduct and dealings...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Oct 3, 2020
- 2 min
Resilient Hawthorn
In the Bible The Bible mentions the hawthorn tree only once (Job 30:4). In Job, often Bible translations don’t use the word hawthorn;...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Sep 5, 2020
- 2 min
Flowering Rush and Legacy
“Can reed flourish where there is no water? While yet in flower and not cut down they wither before any other plant” (Job 8.11-12, ESV)....
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Job’s Tears
Reference: Book of Job If anyone had the right to cry it was Job. He lost his children, wealth, and health. His beloved wife advised him...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Jul 31, 2020
- 3 min
Destroyed Vineyards
Bible References: Psalm 88:8-13; Isaiah 5:1-6 Introduction: Do you want your heart to break? Then, read these two parables about the...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
Tumbleweed Action
Bible References: Psalm 83.13; Isaiah 17.13. Two Bible citations named the tumbleweed. One was in Isaiah. There, Isaiah gave a prophecy...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Jan 10, 2020
- 3 min
Stinkweed in the Bible! Really??
Bible Reference: Job 31.38-40. Stinkweed was identified by Job. From what twenty-first century Christians can discern, Job was a...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Dec 10, 2019
- 3 min
Nettles, Nuthin but a Weed
Bible References: Job 30.7; Proverbs 24.30-31; Isaiah 34.13; Hosea 9.6; Zephaniah 2.9. Nettles are a weed. Together with various...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Sep 9, 2019
- 3 min
Old Age Plant
Bible References: Ecclesiastes chapter 12. The caper plant is a relatively obscure Bible plant, identified only in Ecclesiastes....
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- May 10, 2019
- 4 min
Laughter of Fools
Bible Reference: Ecclesiastes 7.6 Possibly, Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon, one of his offspring, or a learned teacher in the...
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Dr. Carolyn Adams Roth
- Feb 2, 2019
- 2 min
Mellow Mallows
Reference: Job 30:4 I have to admit that I am confused about the mallow plant. In Zondervan’s Bible dictionary, the mallow is synonymous...
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