The Peaceful War Against Evil

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

When you go out to battle against your enemies, and the Lord your God hands them over to you and you take them away captive,  Deuteronomy 21:10  NASB When – The most important word in this verse is not “battle” or “enemies.”  It’s not the claim that God will fight on your side.  It’s the opening conjunction, the…

The Hidden Assumption

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take them captive, Deuteronomy 21:10 ESV When you go out – This verse begins the weekly Torah portion known as Ki Tetze –  literally “When you go out.”  Out of all of the 613…