Misquoting the Commandments

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’”  Mark 10:19  NASB Do not defraud – Recently a reader asked the question, “Why doesn’t Yeshua quote the commandments as they are written?  The commandment says, ‘Do not…

Getting It Done

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

who executes judgment for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Psalm 146:7 Executes – Do we really believe God takes care of things for the oppressed? If we knew the Hebrew verb here (‘asah) is a verb that usually means a deliberate action with distinct purpose, would that change our expectations about God’s…