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  • Textual Corrections

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Reprove your son while there is hope, and to his moaning pay no heed.  A very hotheaded man bears punishment, try to save him—you will make things worse.  Proverbs 19:18-19  Robert Alter You will make things worse – What do translators and scholars do with biblical Hebrew words or phrases that don’t make any sense? …

  • Redistribution

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.  Proverbs 17:5  NASB Mocks – Redistribution of wealth is a hot topic in today’s politics.  Aggravating class warfare between the “rich” and the “poor” breeds contempt on both sides.  First, the poor despise the success of the rich,…