Genesis 21:15

  • Notes on Translations

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes.   Genesis21:15  NIV Put – Most of us are captive to our mother tongue.  As a result, we read the Scriptures in languages other than the original.  As everyone knows, translations leave things on the table, especially nuances, idioms,…

  • Egyptian Allusion

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Psalm 51:11 NASB Cast me away – What does it mean to say that you have been cast away? Is it like the Tom Hanks’ movie? Shipwrecked? Deserted? Or is there perhaps a biblical connection to a much…