The Sequel

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see.  Genesis 48:10  NASB Dim– Ah, do you remember the first part of this story?  Perhaps I can refresh your thinking.  “When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see,” (Genesis 27:1 ESV).  As always, Hebrew connects one…

Blinded by the Light

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Now it came about, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”  Genesis 27:1  NASB Too dim to see – The Akedah is the turning point of the entire story of the…