Roasted Figs In Honey Butter And Orange

Judgment seat translates bema , which, in its simplest definition, describes a place reached by steps, or a platform. The Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) uses it that way in Nehemiah 8:4. In Greek culture bema referred to the elevated platform on which victorious athletes received their crowns, much like the medal stand in the modern Olympic games. In the New Testament it was used on the judgment seats of Pilate (Matt. 27:19; John 19:13), Herod (Acts 12:21), and Festus (Acts 25:6, 10, 17). There was also a bema at Corinth, where unbelieving Jews unsuccessfully accused Paul before the Roman proconsul Gallio (Acts 18:12, 16, 17). A person was brought before a bema to have his or her deeds examined, in a judicial sense for indictment or exoneration, or for the purpose of recognizing and rewarding some achievement. Writing to the Romans of this same event, Paul described it as “the judgment seat [ bema ] of God” (Rom 14:10). God the Father is the ultimate Judge, but He has “given all judgment to the Son” (John 5:22).

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Dairy		Fruits	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8		TO 12 fresh figs
50	g	Unsalted butter
30		Honey
		Juice of 1 orange and
		finely grated rind
		Orange cream:
150		Double cream
		Juice of 1/2 orange

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel the figs and cut each one vertically into quarters. Melt the
butter and honey in an oven-proof dish then stir in the orange juice.
Place the figs in a single layer in the dish and sprinkle over the
orange rind. Cook in a preheated oven at 190 C or 375 F for 15
minutes, basting occasionally.  To make orange cream, lightly whip the
cream with the orange juice.  Transfer the figs to warmed serving
plates and spoon over some of the  juices. Serve warm, with the orange
cream. Posted to EAT-L Digest 11  Aug 96  Date:    Mon, 12 Aug 1996
17:12:53 EDT  From:    erika metzieder <100627.3022@COMPUSERVE.COM>
NOTES : Part of  Menu 10. All recipes taken from "The Masterchef
Collection" (Ebury  Press, L 12.99).

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 603 Calories From Fat: 365 Total Fat: 41.5g Cholesterol: 107.5mg Sodium: 13.9mg Potassium: 813mg Carbohydrates: 60.8g Fiber: 6.9g Sugar: 46.7g Protein: 3.8g

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