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…

Prophetic Reverse

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

In the day of my distress I sought YHWH; my hand was stretched out in the night and it did not cease, my being refused to be comforted. Psalm 77:2 (ISR) Refused To Be Comforted – It’s all connected. Of course, it’s not so easy to see the connections in translation, so let’s look for…