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Moses Died; Christ Lives

Posted on December 15, 2025 by ehurst

We had a good discussion on our weekly conference call with the Kiln of the Soul faith community (we use MS Teams). One of the things that came up yesterday was regarding the Decalogue (Ten Commandments). They are the soul … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged civility, covenant community of faith, Gentiles, Law of Noah, pearls before swine, teaching, Ten Commandments, the Covenant of Moses, tribalism | 1 Comment

Poking God in the Eye

Posted on December 13, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 115: Ezekiel 6; supplementary papers on High Places and Idols Basic principle: God will get what He wants. He made it painfully obvious from the very start that He would have a human family to represent Him … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged Bible History, Hebrew language, high places, idolatry, King David, King Josiah, King Manasseh, Michael S. Heiser, OT History, Prophet Ezekiel | Comments Off

The One Thing They Don’t Have

Posted on December 10, 2025 by ehurst

It has been tough for me; I have no doubt it’s tough for a lot of others. Perhaps the hardest thing for a believer from a western background is to embrace the primacy of peace with God over everything else … Continue reading →

Posted in sanity | Tagged Conquest, Exodus, Jesus, messianic expectations, mortality, shalom, sorrow, temptation, testing | 1 Comment

Humiliation Has Its Place

Posted on December 7, 2025 by ehurst

We are encouraged to approach every task with humility and open dependence on God. The Lord gets what He wants and no one has standing to object to His wishes. He doesn’t always tell us His plans because our foreknowledge … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged Bible History, biblical values, CIA, crime, Humility, John Kiriakou, King David, politics, torture, tribalism | 2 Comments

Uniquely Wrong

Posted on December 6, 2025 by ehurst

I’ve been asked to provide a broader scriptural background for my teaching about Jews. I’ll try to summarize critical parts of the Bible for this. You may recall the story of King Josiah. He succeeded to the throne after Manasseh’s … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged Bible History, Covenant of Christ, Jews, Judaism, King Josiah, King Manasseh, Pharisee, Prophet Ezekiel, prophet jeremiah, Sanhedrin, Stephen, Talmud, the Covenant of Moses | Comments Off

Not Flying Saucers

Posted on November 29, 2025 by ehurst

Ref: Naked Bible 112: Ezekiel 1 & Ezekiel 1 PDF I assure you that this really does require the companion PDF from Heiser. This is an academic study on the imagery of the Ancient Near East (ANE) in general and … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged antiquities, archeology, babylonian exile, covenant, dreams and visions, Hebrew epistemology, prophecy, Prophet Ezekiel, symbolic communication, Temple, Three Rebellions | Comments Off

Prayer Fatigue

Posted on November 24, 2025 by ehurst

Somehow, I’m pretty sure people in the Ancient Near East (ANE) didn’t suffer from prayer fatigue. The point of difference here is epistemological. That is, it has to do with the differences in basic assumptions about life and reality in … Continue reading →

Posted in prayer | Tagged ANE, culture, epistemology, fleshly nature, prayer fatigue, prayer request, reality, Western thought | 1 Comment

Going Down to a High Place

Posted on November 22, 2025 by ehurst

Ref: Naked Bible 110: Q&A 15 One of the questions addressed in this podcast episode is worth our attention. It addresses the narrative in 2 Kings 2:23-24 where Elisha encounters some boys who insult him and, after he curses them, … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged Elijah, Elisha, feudalism, geography, Hebrew expression, numerology, OT History, prophecy, symbolic references | Comments Off

Obeying the Law of Christ

Posted on November 20, 2025 by ehurst

Following Christ is not just a religion. We have long noted that Judaism is also not just a religion. Recently we were reminded of this in the words of Sarah Hurwitz. At a meeting of Jewish Federations of North America … Continue reading →

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Alliance with Hell

Posted on November 18, 2025 by ehurst

We are obliged to do what we can to learn the Hebrew outlook in reading the Bible. While there is plenty of Scripture that remains a matter of debate, some things are quite clear. The Law of Moses mentions Gentiles … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged feudalism, Gaza, Hell, Law of Moses, Law of Noah, Modern Israel, Synagogue of Satan, tribalism, war | Comments Off

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