Scallions and Kaiwan – What’s Hiding in My Worship?
Before I begin, let me just say—I’m not a theologian or dream expert. I’m a wife, a mom, a storyteller, and a woman who follows Jesus the best I know how. These dream reflections are just that—reflections. I offer them humbly, as one listening in the night and learning in the light.
💤 The Dream
A few nights ago, I dreamed about… scallions. Yes, scallions—those green onions you chop up for soup. And floating beside them, like a word written in air, was this strange name: Kaiwan. I had to look it up. I woke up a little unsettled, but curious too—because God often speaks to me in images and phrases, and this one felt weighty.
🔍 What the Bible Says
Let’s start with Kaiwan.
It appears only once in the Bible—in Amos 5:26:
“You shall take up Sakkuth your king, and Kaiwan your star god—your images that you made for yourselves.”
Kaiwan was a Mesopotamian deity associated with the stars—a false god, a counterfeit light. In Amos, God was confronting His people for blending true worship with idolatry. They were still going to the temple, still bringing offerings—but their hearts were divided. They made images. They followed cultural idols. They forgot the One true God.
And then there were the scallions.
Scallions aren’t named in Scripture—but onions are. In Numbers 11:5, the Israelites grumbled in the wilderness:
“We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.”
They were craving the food of their former slavery, forgetting the miracle of their freedom. In both cases—Kaiwan and onions—the pattern is clear: turning back to what’s comfortable, instead of walking forward with God.
💡 What God Showed Me
This dream sat in my spirit like a holy pause.
I started to ask:
Is there anything in my life I’ve mixed into my worship that doesn’t belong?
Am I clinging to old comforts—ways of thinking, patterns of doing, even “good things”—that are actually leftovers from Egypt?
Have I brought my scallions into God’s sanctuary and called it holy?
God wasn’t shaming me. He was inviting me. Inviting me to purity—not perfection, but a heart fully His. He reminded me that true worship isn’t about performing, producing, or pleasing people. It’s about coming humbly and offering everything.
Even the scallions.
Devotional Thought
“Search me, O God, and know my heart.” – Psalm 139:23
We don’t always know what’s hiding under the surface. Sometimes it’s a longing for approval, an old wound we decorated as ambition, or a fear of lack masked as hustle. But God sees. And He doesn’t condemn—He invites us deeper, one layer at a time.
Reflection questions:
Are there comforts I’ve spiritualized but never surrendered?
Am I craving something from Egypt instead of trusting God for daily manna?
Is there a hidden idol—subtle, cultural, even acceptable—that God is asking me to lay down?
Closing
God speaks. Sometimes in Scripture, sometimes in whispers, and yes—sometimes in dreams about green onions.
He’s not after performance. He’s after presence—ours and His. If there’s anything He’s asking you to bring into the light today, do it bravely. He’ll meet you there.
And friend, you are not alone on the journey.
