What Time Is It?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

They do not plead the cause, the cause of the orphan, that they may prosper; and they do not defend the rights of the poor. Jeremiah 5:28b  NASB Poor – Hebrew makes several distinctions when it comes to the poor.  “ʾebyôn emphasizes ‘need’ and thus is to be distinguished from ʿonî ‘afflicted,’ dal ‘poor,’ and rāš…

Who Is He?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

They do not plead the cause, the cause of the orphan, that they may prosper; and they do not defend the rights of the poor.  Jeremiah 5:28b  NASB They do not defend – Jeremiah rails against the wickedness of Israel in the days before the Babylonian captivity.  He charges them with idolatry, insolence, and a…