Prophecy and History

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah, king of Judah!  Thus says the LORD concerning you, ‘You will not die by the sword.  You will die in peace,  . . . Jeremiah 34:4-5a  NASB In peace – This seems like an inconsequential verse.  Perhaps not inconsequential for Zedekiah, but certainly nothing more than…

Exegetical Nightmares

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

And says YHWH, “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children because they are no more.” Jeremiah 31:15 NASB Weeping – Now read Matthew 2:18.  It reads almost the same, doesn’t it?  But there are some changes, and the…