Author Archives: ehurst

Our God Provides

Posted on December 18, 2025 by ehurst

I’m always looking for really good explanations that I can share with others, and today I found one: “America’s Weimar Moment: What DoorDash Culture Says about Economic Decline“. Let me encourage you to read this analysis of culture and economics … Continue reading →

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Fuzzy Reality

Posted on December 16, 2025 by ehurst

Apparently this warrants further explanation: Factual accuracy is a peculiar obsession with western culture. It is by no means a biblical emphasis. It seems I’m often reminding folks that this world is a deception in the first place. Our “reality” … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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