If you have a garden or have visited a plant nursery, you have likely encountered the alluring power of herbs. The intricate design of the leaves. The beautiful but often overlooked flowering. And probably most memorable – the sweet and peppery smells. Herbs are known and loved for their scents and flavors, as well as for their history of medicinal use. Numerous foods and teas are deliciously flavored because of these plants.Some might be surprised to discover that herbs matter in more areas than food. They are important in the Bible too. Multiple verses in Scripture show herbs being used, often in rituals and events that have significant history and symbolism.This should not surprise us. God is the Creator of all things, including the plants that we use for scents and seasonings. He crafted these plants, with all their various properties, and chose to include them in His divinely inspired book. Some readers of His Word may quickly skim over the name of an herb, assuming it is unimportant. But nothing is haphazard in the Word of God. Details about these commonly overlooked plants can give us deeper insights into the events in which they appear – even helping us understand larger connections in redemptive history.There are no insignificant details in Scripture. So, as you study the following herbs, take note. You might just find that you pay more attention to these plants, whether walking down the spice aisle at the store, stopping to admire flowering chicory in fields near a street, or inhaling the scent of potted mint.Photo credit: Unsplash/Markus Spiske