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Ecclesiastes 3

Posted on May 25, 2013 by ehurst

What can we know from the human level? In Hebrew, context is everything. Thus, it is common sense to folks in Solomon’s time, but was included by God’s design. No one should strive to be the same in call contexts, … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes 2

Posted on May 18, 2013 by ehurst

The question remains: Can a human come up with better answers about life in this world? Surely becoming king is worth something, no? Solomon describes how he kept a part of his mind objective in testing everything. This isn’t plunging … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes Intro and Chapter 1 (Updated)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by ehurst

Introduction The sarcasm and mocking Solomon offers here could easily be aimed at the large number of Western Christians who don’t get Hebrew wisdom literature. The underlying premise of the book is portraying the vanity of trying to understand life, … Continue reading →

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Fuzzy Hebrew Reasoning

Posted on April 30, 2013 by ehurst

This post is a response to some very good questions to my previous Righteous Activism. I may misunderstand the question, but let me answer what I believe is the question and we can work from there. God as my witness, … Continue reading →

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A Harmony of the Resurrection Accounts

Posted on March 30, 2013 by ehurst

I’m hardly the first to run through this; some of this comes from others who seemed to understand it well. The texts are Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24 and John 20. We have a problem with Mark because it … Continue reading →

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Malachi 4

Posted on March 23, 2013 by ehurst

All but bluntly stated, Malachi explains how the Presence of God polarizes everything. For those who cling to sin, His presence is like a fiery furnace, consuming everything and leaving nothing. For those who love Him and His revelation, the … Continue reading →

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Malachi 3

Posted on March 16, 2013 by ehurst

The previous chapter ends with the people daring to ask why they had not seen the justice of God, referring to the materialistic demands they imagined the Covenant promised. This was a century before the arrival of Hellenism, yet see … Continue reading →

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Lamentations of Jeremiah

Posted on March 13, 2013 by ehurst

(This will be added to the text of the next book as an addenda. On the static site, it is the last lesson in the series for Jeremiah.)[That site is now closed.] If not Jeremiah, these five poems have be … Continue reading →

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Malachi 2

Posted on March 9, 2013 by ehurst

From the very beginning of the Covenant, there at the foot of Mount Sinai, the priests and Levites understood their position. At the very least, their meal ticket was in sincere and strict adherence to holiness and respect for God’s … Continue reading →

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Malachi: Intro and Chapter 1

Posted on March 2, 2013 by ehurst

Intro Nothing in the text allows us to fix a date for Malachi’s prophecy. From his message we surmise he was easily a century after Haggai and Zechariah, perhaps somewhat after the reforms of Ezra and Nehemiah had worn off. … Continue reading →

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