kaphar

  • Koran vs. Tanakh

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    With this ram the priest shall make atonement before Yahweh for the sin which he has committed. Leviticus 19:22  NASB Atonement – Many Hebrew words have cognates (similar words) in other middle-Eastern languages.  One of those languages is Arabic.  So it isn’t surprising to find that the Hebrew word kaphar has some relationship to the…

  • Tax Burden

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    You shall take the expiation money from the Israelites and assign it to the service of the Tent of Meeting; it shall serve the Israelites as a reminder before the LORD, as expiation for your persons. Exodus 30:16   JPS Torah Commentary Expiation – God does not like taxes (applause, please).  In fact, God doesn’t like…