by admin | Jan 31, 2018 | Section Four
You shall not take (nāśā’, תשׁא; Septuagint: λήμψῃ, a form of λαμβάνω) the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold guiltless anyone who takes (nāśā’, ישׁא; Septuagint: λαμβάνοντα, another form of λαμβάνω) his name in vain.[1] Three...
by admin | Mar 20, 2015 | Deuteronomy, Section Three
I intend to do a detailed study of Deuteronomy. It coincided with my reading of an article in Newsweek, but I don’t know yet if that is anything more than a coincidence. This is what Moses said to the assembly of Israel in the Transjordanian wastelands,[1] the book...
by admin | Nov 29, 2013 | Exodus, Section Three, The Fear of the Lord
Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand – when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of...