There is something here I am looking for with Kerem the hebrew word for vineyard that is the root of the place name Carmel. My strongs concordance for the words leaves out he grape conotations, it just means a field as I recall.
But here is the strange thing. Carmelite nuns gave us the word caramel. Where did the "a" come from. I understand it is silent.
Also, think about it. Grapes have sugars that cook in the sun makeing the fruit smaller. So do apricots, naturally caramelized.
So why can't I find a historical connection for all these things!
When I ate caramels as a kid I had no idea it had so many Bible images wrapped up in it.
Raisins and apricots (trans. apples KJV) strenthen in Song of Solomon 2:5. What is it about carmelizeing?
OK, since no one is takeing me up on this I will tell you what else I am thinking.
A grape starts out hydrated, then gets dehydration ridges and bumps and smaller. The same with an apricot. They get darker also.
If earth is hit by a mountain of fire it will be like it is getting smaller and with ridges comeing out like a grape or apricot, but not exactly the same of course. But there will be strengthening in the darkening and shrinking and ridges coming out.
Chad,
I am thinking about it, but I just don't have an answer yet. This one may take time.
Chad, It is interesting you mention 'apricot,' and 'grape' caramelizing, and totally ignore the second most famous 'shrinker/wrinkler,' the Plumb, which transforms into the Prune, which, when a Plumb, is sweet to eat; but when a Prune, does double duty, sweet to eat, and has the medical properties of digestive system regularity.
Your thoughts tend to be way above anything I can attach mine to, but consider please:
Those sweet things, when purged of the 'waste water' (for lack of a better description), by the sun (or heat, if you will), generates a, less smooth, but sweeter, tougher, and much longer lasting, end product.
Does what I just said make any sense? If yes, great. If no, sorry about my intrusion, into a thought you have that escapes me, somewhat.
You do tax the power of discernment, at times.
In Messiah, His Shalom, and understanding. Arley
You know youth ministers and group magazine would love this. They are always looking for hands on touchy feely things that illustrate a Bible lesson. And this one only takes going out and buying some carmels or apricots or raisins (prunes are not in the Bible I think, but thanks for makeing this more complete Navy blue.)
The difficulty of my question is partly that the history of Caramels is esoteric knowledge probably in a lost book somewhere in a convent in Spain or something like that.
As to Song of Solomon 2:5 I will rephrase what I am saying. Why does this kind of fruit make you stronger? What is it about apricots? Or as the saying goes, who put the ape in apricot? Raisins have chromium. Chromium works like steriods in pigs in high doses I heard. Apricots have vitamin A, what is it about vitamin A?
Are the fruits strengthening with minerals (prunes have more antioxidants than blueberrys) or is it an analogy for things about carmel and fire from heaven and earth changeing like a shriveled fruit apocalyptically?