The Paleo-Hebrew Ten Commandments: Correction
Today as I was lecturing on the topic of the Paleo-Hebrew Ten Commandments, I discovered an error. For all of you who downloaded the document, here is the correction to page 27 of the text. It has been corrected in the download.
fesel
The pictograph of fesel is the combination of: Word/Mouth/Speech + Support/Turn/Twist + Control/Authority/Tongue. We might combine these images into a phrase like “Words that twist control or authority.” An idol can be a representation of anything in the created universe, but it is only an idol when it replaces the words of the Most High God, when it usurps His sovereignty and takes control that has not been granted by God. It twists the true order of the creation. It offers false support. And it demands acknowledgement in word and deed. Certainly many Proverbs provide the same imagery by suggesting that sin is twisting what God intended, bending His will to other purposes.
The “image” of God in Man (from Genesis 1:26) is found in the actions of Man, not in the physical representation. An idol is of the same quality. It is not just the physical representation that is at stake here. It is the twisting of God’s words so that they say something else. Idolatry is misconstruing, misinterpreting or altering God’s words, twisting them in order to gain control to support behavior that brings chaos.
I am sorry I didn’t catch this sooner. It was the mistake of reading the Paleo Pey and a Resh
Hi Skip, How do we get the update in the document since it is a PDF and can’t be editted?
I will send it to you.
I would also like to request the updated version, Skip.
Thank you.
what date didi you send the complete file? I would like to download the entire teaching thanks.
Hi Renee,
Nice to see you on the blog. I didn’t send the file. It was an offer on my “books and audio” page, for sale at $12.00 But when I discovered the mistake, since so many have already purchased it, I thought I better make the corrected copy available.
I just bought it tonight. Does the one I bought have the correction? A few thoughts from what I’ve read so far (speaking as a publisher):
1. Especially on a PDF book, please consider breaking up your paragraphs more.
2. You’ve done an outstanding amount of research giving us the background to these words, but it was a great disappointment to not see an expanded translation from you. Instead you quoted the NAS.
3. Yetzer Ha’ra – You’re assuming everyone knows what this is. A first time reader may not. It only takes a few words to define a Hebrew term the first time.
For this type of book, Kenneth Wuest is a great role model. If you ever do a second edition, consider looking at.
PA
Your copy is the corrected one. Thanks for the comments on style. Maybe next time I can incorporate them.
In the Middle Ages carpet makers made at least one deliberate mistake in every carpet. For only God is perfect. This proves you’re only human. 😉
I also purchased The Paleo Ten Commandments, but have not printed it out yet. I would really appreciate getting an updated copy. Thanks!
on the way to you by email
I have just started reading the Paleo Ten Commandment study and love it. It is so beautiful and wonderful that I think my heart pauses a beat or two with every page. Thank you Skip for your work because it has brought me so much closer to Him… There is so much to learn from this study that I feel like it is a primer for all Hebrew Studies. Get well from your fall and use the time to rest. Think of it like a recess…..Blessings from Bandera, Texas.
Hi Skip, With the excitement of preparing for Sukkot, building a sukkah, and the other Holy Days before that, I have yet to read Paleo Commandments which I was so looking forward to reading.
The Mem, Nun, Pey, and Resh in Paleo Hebrew is rather similar one to the other.
Wish I could find a way to paste the letters here. I tried though.
So appreciate your efforts, Shalom!
Did you get the revised copy?