Scripture Cake

Scripture references:
Judges 5:25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
Jeremiah 6:20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
1 Kings 4:22 And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour.
Amos 4:5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the L-rd G-d.
2 Chronicles 9:9 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth.
Genesis 24:17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
1 Samuel 14:25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
Nahum 3:12 All thy strong hold shall be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs.
1 Samuel 30:12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins
Numbers 17:8. And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the Tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
Proverbs 23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver of his soul from hell.
Contemporary Recipe:
1 ½ c. butter 3 c. sugar 6 eggs 3 ½ c. flour
2 tsp. B. Powder 1 c. water 1 Tbs. honey 2 c. chopped almonds
1 tsp. cloves cinnamon ground nutmeg
pinch of salt 2 c. raisins 2 c. chopped dried figs
Cream together butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Shift together flour, baking power, salt and spices. Alternately add flour and water to butter mixture.
Add honey, figs, raisins and almonds. Mix well.
Turn into two well-greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pans.
Bake at 350F about 60 minutes. Let cakes cool for 30 minutes in pans before turning them out onto a rack.
Makes 2 loaves.