Regal Rules

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

I will delight in Your commandments, which I love.  Psalm 119:47  NASB Commandments – Before we look at the word bemiṣvotĕ’kā, we should note the unusual verb for “I will delight.”  That verb is šāʿaʿ.  It’s unusual because here and in verse 16 it is a Hithpalpel.  What does that mean?  It means that the subject of…

Covenant Conditions

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words and honor Me with their lip service, but they remove their hearts far from Me, and their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,  Isaiah 29:13  NASB Tradition – When you read this verse, what do you think it means?  Yes, we see God’s…