Biblical sweetness
Present day sugar is the equivalent to Biblical honey. There are several references to the sweetness of honey in the Bible. In Psalm 19:10-11 the author says that the Lord’s decrees are sweeter than honey. The Israelites used honey like we use sugar today. The Israelites were forbidden to use honey as an ingredient of any meal-offering to God (Lev 2:11) but it could be included in their tithes. Honey was used in cake-making and the people believed that honey had medicinal properties (Proverbs 16:24).
Samson discovered honey in the carcass of a lion and used this story in a riddle at his wedding feast. In Biblical times riddles were a common means of amusement and used as a test of wisdom at a more serious level. The point of a riddle was the discovery of a concealed meaning. No one solved the riddle per se because Samson discovered that his new wife “cheated” by revealing the answer to his groomsmen.
What is the answer then? The answer is the presence and revelation of God. God is stronger than a lion and His words/decrees are sweeter than honey. May we remember this truth whenever we eat something that is very sweet like the South African milk tart! Amen
Judges 14:18
Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the town said to him, ‘What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?’
South African milk tart
Jonanda Groenewald
Tip: use condensed milk can as measuring cup.
1 can of condensed milk
2 cans milk
1 can boiled water
1 tablespoon margarine
Mix in bowl, cook 10 min in microwave.
1/3 can milk
Mix 80 ml Corn flower into milk.
Add teaspoon vanilla and ¼ teaspoon salt.
Mix now altogether, cook 2 min in microwave.
Beat three eggs in can.
Now mix all together.
Cook for 4 minutes, stirring with whisk each minute.
Line glass baking dish with “Nice biscuits”. Pour the hot mixture on the biscuits, sprinkle with cinnamon.
Let it cool down, store in fridge and enjoy!
Spring 2020 ● Volume 5, Issue 5 ● Balerno Parish Church