Monthly Archives: December 2020

Law of Moses — 2 Kings 2

Posted on December 12, 2020 by ehurst

Ahab passes from the scene in a battle Jehovah warned him not to pursue. Judah also goes through a royal succession. Ahab’s son dies after falling from the roof of the palace, smashing through the lattice screen on one side … Continue reading →

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Some Things Are Settled

Posted on December 11, 2020 by ehurst

Today I had to find peace with God about something. I hold myself to a high standard. The Word is clear: If someone says, “thus saith the Lord” and it doesn’t turn out to be true, you have to cut … Continue reading →

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Reporting on the Path

Posted on December 9, 2020 by ehurst

I have a vision. I’m not dreaming it up, but discovering something that has been standing there all along. It’s not a question of what might be possible, but of entering into something God is already doing, whether any of … Continue reading →

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Not Any Kind of Norm

Posted on December 7, 2020 by ehurst

My life is by no means any kind of norm. Yet, I insist that if God can do certain works in my life, that justifies believing He can do something similar in your life. He may not; I can’t pretend … Continue reading →

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Tied to Eternity

Posted on December 6, 2020 by ehurst

Satan’s Fall came primarily because he sought to claim divine glory for himself. The last thing we want to do is get trapped in that folly. First, allow me to reiterate an important principle of Biblical Law: The faith of … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — 1 Kings 21

Posted on December 5, 2020 by ehurst

We skip over the previous chapter, but we note in passing that Jehovah twice rescued Ahab from the hands of the Syrian king. Yet Ahab failed to execute the Lord’s justice against his enemy, and was condemned. We see, then, … Continue reading →

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Moral Pioneering

Posted on December 4, 2020 by ehurst

If I’m not running the show, I’m not involved. That would normally sound like arrogance, but it’s not. I have no interest in leading much of anything, anyway. There are a lot of things that I leave in other people’s … Continue reading →

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The Mystical Faith Restoration

Posted on December 3, 2020 by ehurst

The Puritans who fled persecution in England moved to the Netherlands for a decade until they could gather enough resources to move to America. During that stay, they were harassed by the Dutch government, which was harshly secular then and … Continue reading →

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Resistance in Love

Posted on December 2, 2020 by ehurst

It is the nature of Hebrew language to be indicative. It was never supposed to be legalistic; that was a perversion introduced with Hellenism after the conquest of Alexander the Great (323 BC). Rabbis began absorbing the delirium of human … Continue reading →

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How Covenants Work: Background

Posted on December 1, 2020 by ehurst

There is a Spirit Realm and there is our Fallen Realm — two entirely different entities. Humans can not possibly comprehend the former, and can’t escape the latter. Indeed, the reason we cannot comprehend Eternity is because we are fallen. … Continue reading →

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