Beyond Strange

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

And again the displeasure of YHVH burned against Yisra’el, and moved Dawid against them to say, “Go, number Yisra’el and Yehudah.” 2 Shemu’el 24:1 ISR Moved – Could any story in Scripture be stranger than this one? First, it appears in the wrong place. Chapter 23 tells us “these are the last words of David,”…

Bait and Switch

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed James 1:14 KJV (Cambridge Edition) Enticed – The last word in this phrase is the Greek word deleazomenos.  It comes from the imagery of hunting.  It means “to bait or trap.”  We sometimes see it translated as “seduced” or…