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  • What’s It Worth

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches.  Psalm 119:14 Testimonies – The bet section of this extended acrostic gives us four terms for God’s instructions in addition to the general category torah.  They are: ḥōq (statute), mišpāṭ (ordinance), miṣwâ (commandment), and ʿēdût (testimony).  The root of “testimony) is…

  • Beneficiaries

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    All the LORD’s paths are kindness and truth for the keepers of His pact and His precepts.  Psalm 25:10  Robert Alter translation Keepers – Think of the covenant like a trust fund with conditions.  All of God’s kindness and truth is available as a result of the trust He established.  But the benefits aren’t for…