Getting Started

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

A [a]Maskil of Asaph.  Psalm 78 title Maskil – Another case where the Hebrew text isn’t included in the English psalm.  Here the introduction tells us that this song is from Asaph.  But this is a special kind of song.  It’s a מַסְכִיל (maskîl), a poem intended to promote insight.  The word comes from the verb…

Teach Your Children Well

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. . .   Matthew 28:20  ESV Teaching – No, we are not going to investigate the obvious connection between this commandment and Torah.  It’s so obvious we just won’t even mention it.  What we want to ask ourselves is this:  “What does it mean to teach?” …