“And it shall come to pass that whoever shall call on the name YHWH shall be saved; . . “ Joel 2:32 Saved – Have you ever heard this verse in an evangelistic crusade?If you knew that the Hebrew verb didn’t mean “saved” from eternal damnation, would you be surprised?Would it drive you back to…
and Hevel became a keeper of sheep, but Qayin became a tiller of the ground. Genesis 4:2 Keeper/Tiller – Do you think we will ever be finished with Genesis? Each time we look there is more to see. Take this apparently innocuous verse. It doesn’t seem to have much theological importance, does it? But maybe…
Y Abel fue pastor de ovejas y Caín fue labrador de la tierra. Génesis 4:2 Pastor/Labrador – ¿Crees que algún dia terminaremos con Génesis? Cada vez que lo vemos hay más que ver. Por ejemplo éste versículo aparentemente inocuo. No parece tener mucha importancia teológica, ¿no crees? Pero quizás es porque no hemos visto con…
Those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron; Psalm 107:10 Shadow of Death – The seventeen occurrences of the Hebrew word salmawet are found only in five books of the Bible: Job, Psalms, Isaiah (once), Jeremiah (twice) and Amos (once). Clearly the word is at home in…
Moradores de tinieblas y de sombra de muerte, prisioneros en miseria y en cadenas, Salmos 107:10 Sombra de Muerte – La diecisiete apariciones de la palabra hebrea salmawet se encuentran en solo cinco libros de la Biblia: Job, Salmos, Isaías (una vez), Jeremías (dos veces) y Amos (una vez). Evidentemente la palabra se siente a…
He satisfies the thirsty soul and He fills the hungry soul with good. Psalm 107:9 With Good – Did you expect that? Wouldn’t we expect the psalmist to say, “He fills the hungry soul with food?” After all, isn’t this verse about what we need to survive? The Hebrew mi le-tov is literally “He satisfies…
you therefore who teach another, do you not teach yourself? Romans 2:21 You – Do you know what a “straw man” is? Sure you do. It isn’t the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. It’s a fictitious person in an argument; someone that embodies the views of the opponent so we are able to conduct…
and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: Galatians 1:2 Churches – When you read the Bible, do you pay attention to the proper context, culture and historical circumstances behind the text? Or do you read the Bible as if it was written for you yesterday? This is not a…
Hey everyone. It’s Patrick, Skip’s Tech Geek, writing. I updated the version of WordPress that powers SkipMoen.com. It was mostly a “behind the scenes”, technical upgrade. So most people won’t notice too much different visually when you visit the site. As far as I know, everything is working fine. But if you have any trouble,…
and He said to them, “Follow me, . . .” Matthew 4:19 Follow – Although this passage about fishers of men is used frequently, it contains a few gems that aren’t usually uncovered. A closer look reveals God’s evangelism games. First, the Greek verb used here is really two words, deute opiso. Literally, this means…
