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  • Turning the Tables

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    And the children of Israel did not smite them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the princes.  Joshua 9:18  Chabad   Complained against – “Except for Josh 9:18, a reference to Israel’s displeasure with Joshua’s handling of the Gibeonite lie, all occurrences of…

  • The Constitutional Government of God

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    And all the community of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.  Exodus 16:2  Robert Alter     Wilderness – In God’s geography, the wilderness is an amazing place.  First, it is the place of God’s self-revelation. Second, it is the place of total human dependence.  And third, it is the place where God provides the foundation document, the constitution,…