Author Archives: ehurst

Staying Out of the Way

The only way to understand Trump is to recognize him as an egotistical bully writ large. His own family says he was like that from childhood. Growing up, he managed to gain a sense of stage presence and charisma — … Continue reading

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Identifying Abraham’s Ur

I’m chasing a rabbit here. While listening to Heiser’s podcast on Ezekiel 16, he brought up the question of where Abraham’s Ur actually was. The issue arises where Ezekiel slaps down the arrogant attitude of the elders that they descended … Continue reading

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An Issue with Ezekiel 14

Re: Naked Bible 122: Ezekiel 14-15 Right in the middle of this podcast, roughly the 20:00 mark, Heiser begins talking about Ezekiel 14. Later at the 30:00 mark he raises a couple of small issues that I want to address. … Continue reading

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Tearing Down His Covenant

God releases prophecies to His people or to outsiders about His people. In the Old Testament, God sponsored His own nation against all the other nations He had turned over to His Elohim Council. There was a great deal of … Continue reading

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We Struggle with Prophecy

I once knew a public school teacher who was fond of using the expression: “You better get on board or you’ll be left behind at the station!” Most of his students knew it meant he was angry, but they confessed … Continue reading

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Cast Out Your Own Demons

Biblical feudalism is highly decentralized on the human side of things. There can be no centralized human authority on this earth for a spiritual kingdom. Christ alone is the Lord of His people. He appointed messengers, not rulers over His … Continue reading

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Evicting the Enemy

Re: Naked Bible 120: Fern, Audrey, and Beth The biggest problem with this podcast is that the featured guest (Beth) isn’t trained to speak directly on parts of the subject she address. It was very frustrating to hear her talk … Continue reading

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Damnation Enough

Read the Scriptures from a Hebrew perspective. Learn how God operates with His people. But there is one thing you must understand: The context has changed since the end of the Covenant of Moses. There is no longer a covenant … Continue reading

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The Mind of the New Covenant

We’ve been discussing the Hebrew concept of sin. In particular, we are trying to separate ourselves from the iron grip of western judicial reasoning so that our study of the Bible in general, and the New Testament in particular, is … Continue reading

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Children of Law

Let’s talk about child-rearing. Writing a curriculum would be antithetical to the very nature of Christian Mysticism. The whole point is to offer an example that would help you make up your own mind. We lead by example from the … Continue reading

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