Generational Trust

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Blessed be the man who trusts in the Lord, and the Lord becomes his trust.  Jeremiah 17:7  Robert Alter Trusts/ trust – The NASB translates Jeremiah’s words from YHVH with pretty much the same idea, but notice that the syntax (the word order) changes.  “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is…

Outside the Fence

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Thus says the Lord, “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the Lord.  Jeremiah 17:5  NASB Cursed – What does it mean to be cursed?  Be careful.  The Hebrew word ʾārar might not be what you think about curses.  “A striking fact is that there is such…