Baiting the Hook

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit”  John 1:47  NASB Deceit – The Greek word is dolos.  We are probably most familiar with the translation “guile,” but neither guile nor deceit really captures the flavor of this word.  The word is used in classic Greek to describe bait for fishing and also…

Combination Punch

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Of David, a contemplation. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.  Blessed is the man to whom YHWH does not charge iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. Psalm 32:1-2 Forgiven/Covered/Does Not Charge/No Guile – Now that we see the parallelism in David’s maskil, we must draw the connecting…