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  • Fences and Ladders

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek Your statutes.  Psalm 119:155 NASB Far from – As you know, English translations often rearrange the Hebrew syntax so that the resulting statements are grammatically correct.  When this happens, the emphasis and contrasts of Hebrew are typically lost.  In a way, it’s inevitable since transitioning from…

  • Moses, Jeremiah and Isaiah

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.  Exodus 20:21  ESV Far off – When God descends on His mountain, are you near or far off?  You might say, “Well, we aren’t at Sinai, so how can I tell?”  But if you knew that the idiomatic use…