Monthly Archives: March 2015

Proverbs 5

Posted on March 24, 2015 by ehurst

Sometimes wisdom is the result of many painful lessons over a long life. Notice that Solomon doesn’t demand that his readers obey simple edicts, but offers his own experience. We happen to know that Solomon did have long experience with … Continue reading →

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How Much in Charge?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by ehurst

I’m strictly hands-off on most things. Merely noting that the academic discipline of Comparative Civilizations is often a political boondoggle says so much about our Western Civilization. You would think that folks recognized there is no way to be truly … Continue reading →

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BLDJ Published

Posted on March 22, 2015 by ehurst

This book was actually meant to replace the old archived document “Studies in the Laws of Noah,” but once I got to working on it, I found much of the old material no longer reflects where I am today. So … Continue reading →

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The Demon God of Sexual Fantasy

Posted on March 22, 2015 by ehurst

Westerners suffer a serious sexual psychopathology. Western mythology has destroyed countless lives. It’s not so much a single thread as a collection of false dichotomies, the standard binary logic that makes Western Civilization damnably dangerous to Christian morality. If you … Continue reading →

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Psalm 42

Posted on March 21, 2015 by ehurst

Here we begin Book 2 in the Psalms. The theme of this series, ending with Psalm 72, seems contentious among Western scholars. A common remark raises the issue that Book 1 used God’s personal name Yahweh more often, while Book … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 8

Posted on March 21, 2015 by ehurst

(Serializing here the draft of my book, Biblical Law: Divine Justice.) 8. What Now? Now you understand all of David’s blather in Psalms about loving God’s Law; His Law is love itself. The single greatest reward for this kind of … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 7

Posted on March 20, 2015 by ehurst

(Serializing here the draft of my book, Biblical Law: Divine Justice.) 7. Hostile World We live in a world that is hostile to divine justice. We are not surprised that Paul warns the Roman Christians of his day that all … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 4

Posted on March 19, 2015 by ehurst

While we know that Solomon received his unprecedented wisdom as a gift from God at his first wedding (1 Kings 3), Solomon insists a part of his inclination for it came from his father, David. Thus, he reaffirms the critical … Continue reading →

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BLDJ: Chapter 6

Posted on March 19, 2015 by ehurst

(Serializing here the draft of my book, Biblical Law: Divine Justice.) 6. Far Away Let’s have just a moment of historical review here. So far as anybody can tell, among the current populations of Europe, the oldest occupants were Celts, … Continue reading →

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Great Car

Posted on March 18, 2015 by ehurst

… once I fix everything. Again, this is not a fund-raiser, just letting my prayer partners know what’s happening. We got all the motor mounts replaced and it did solve some problems. In the process, we discovered that the wheel … Continue reading →

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