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Hebrews Review

Posted on August 29, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 173: Introducing the Book of Hebrews Having covered Melchizedek in some depth, we are ready to address the New Testament source about him — the Letter to the Hebrews. The letter is for us anonymous. His audience … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged Aaronic Priesthood, Apollos, Emperor Claudius, Emperor Nero, Greek Language, Hebrew Mysticism, Hebrews, Melchizedek, Paul, persecution, religious rituals, Second Temple, symbolic references, Timothy | Leave a comment

Scale of Management

Posted on August 26, 2026 by ehurst

If you examine the Scripture within its own cultural and philosophical context, you’ll find a wealth of practical wisdom. You won’t get a big pile of theory. The Hebrew language is not ore carts carrying treasures of reason; it is … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged ancient hebrew culture, Dale Moreau, decentralization, Dunbar's Number, economic theory, eldercraft, faith, God's glory, human capabilities, human intellect, kenosis | Leave a comment

Tired, Too

Posted on August 22, 2026 by ehurst

We have a trio of items for this week’s Bible lesson. First, review Genesis 3:21 where God clothed Adam and Eve with skins. These days, everyone assumes this is an obscure reference to shedding blood as forerunner to the sacrificial … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged Adam and Eve, Covenant of Christ, covering, Dale Moreau, Divine Council Worldview, Enlightenment philosophy, Garden of Eden, Hebrew epistemology, Michael S. Heiser, mortality, otherworldly, priesthood | 2 Comments

Prophecy: God versus Devil

Posted on August 17, 2026 by ehurst

The conjurer Saul visited at Endor had a familiar spirit. It’s a well established practice from those days that someone would cultivate an alliance with a Nephilim spirit. She was familiar with it; she could recognize it in some fashion. … Continue reading →

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Melchizedek Part 4

Posted on August 15, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 170: Melchizedek Part 3 Heiser rehashes some of the material leading up to this final lesson. Then he gets into the New Testament. Where Melchizedek shows up in the New Testament is Hebrews 6:13-7:4. Here we see … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged Aaronic Priesthood, Abraham, Hebrews, Jesus Christ, Jubilee, King David, Melchizedek, Prophet Ezekiel | Comments Off

How It Works

Posted on August 13, 2026 by ehurst

Okay folks, one more time: The biblical doctrine of divine election is not how it is, but simply how it works. We cannot possibly know how it actually is in Eternity. Scripture makes that clear. We can only know what … Continue reading →

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Heiser and Leviticus 15

Posted on August 10, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 75: Leviticus 12-15 Last year I was wading through Heiser’s series on Leviticus. I didn’t cover much of it here, but picked out items of special interest. However, since that time, something he said in this particular … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged fleshly nature, Law of Moses, Leviticus, Michael S. Heiser, mortality, otherworldly, ritual observances | Comments Off

Melchizedek Part 3

Posted on August 8, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 168: Melchizedek Part 2 During the Second Temple Period (AKA, Intertestamental Period), the messianic expectations began to arise. Along with this was a lot of speculation about the role of Melchizedek in light of passages like Psalm … Continue reading →

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Few Men Left

Posted on August 6, 2026 by ehurst

This piece is very insightful, but way too long. Let me summarize. When people grow up without a highly specialized society, when they are obliged to spend more of their time in hunting, gathering or agrarian pursuits, everyone has pretty … Continue reading →

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