Better Bull

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Let me praise God’s name in song, and let me extol Him in thanksgiving.  And let it be better to the LORD than oxen, than a horned bull with it hooves.  Psalm 69:31-32 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter Than oxen – There’s no problem with the translation here, or in most English Bibles.  The Hebrew is…

Unforgivable

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Return, Israel, to the Lord your God.
 Your sins have been your downfall!  Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him:
 “Forgive all our sins
and receive us graciously, 
that we may offer the fruit of our lips.”  Hosea 14:1-2  NIV Fruit of our lips – Rabbi Tovia Singer provides a shocking commentary…