The First Synagogue

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.  Genesis 1:9 NASB Place – In Hebrew, the word translated “place” is maqom.  From a root meaning “to stand,” it is fairly straightforward as far as translations go.  It means some…

A Line in the Sand

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

January 5  God said, “Let the water below the sky be gathered into one area, that the dry land may appear.”  Genesis 1:9 A Line In The Sand Gathered – The flat-backed liquid Leviathan shows its white belly today, raging against its sandy cage.  But God has shut the door and it can’t get out….