Biblical Alchemy

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Thus says the Lord, “What injustice did your fathers find in Me, that they went far from Me and walked after emptiness and became empty?”  Jeremiah 2:5  NASB Became empty – Certainly you recognize this Hebrew word.  It is famous illustrated in the opening of Ecclesiastes:  “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “Vanity of vanities! All is…

Moses, Jeremiah and Isaiah

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.  Exodus 20:21  ESV Far off – When God descends on His mountain, are you near or far off?  You might say, “Well, we aren’t at Sinai, so how can I tell?”  But if you knew that the idiomatic use…