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Song of Solomon 1

Posted on August 20, 2014 by ehurst

The primary characters are a king and his bride. She is of noble birth, but presented here as a country girl, familiar with the urban scene, but previously not at home in it. A recurring role is the choir of … Continue reading →

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Ego and Idolatry

Posted on August 18, 2014 by ehurst

In Scripture there is a consistent warning about a particular class of female idols, commonly referred to by variations of Asherah, Ashtarte or Ishtar, and these are related to the European Oester. Reading between the lines, we see that this … Continue reading →

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Job 16

Posted on November 16, 2013 by ehurst

Do we tire yet of the endless back and forth between Job and his foolish comforters? We should tire even more quickly of Western theologians. They consistently fail to understand Job and, despite lip service to the contrary, end up … Continue reading →

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Job 14

Posted on November 2, 2013 by ehurst

Job and his friends held an entirely different understanding of time and lived a different pace of life. For Job and his friends to make long speeches was entirely normal and even expected. Men would patiently hear the full outpouring … Continue reading →

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Job 13

Posted on October 26, 2013 by ehurst

Job reminds his friends that they aren’t addressing an inferior, someone lacking a good solid education. Nothing they’ve said is new. For seven days they sat in proper silence until they decided to judge Job. Had they not opened their … Continue reading →

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Divine Variables

Posted on October 20, 2013 by ehurst

As a teenager, I had an adult friend once who said, “I sometimes think I should just carry around a shotgun with my Bible. That way, when someone confesses Jesus as their Savior, I can just kill them right there … Continue reading →

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Divine Justice and Gender

Posted on October 4, 2013 by ehurst

The God of the Bible portrays Himself as male. I believe it’s safe to say only Western Civilization has so completely formalized and institutionalized resentment to God’s choices, particularly in matters relating to gender and sex. That’s not to say … Continue reading →

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Job 9

Posted on September 28, 2013 by ehurst

Most Western commentators and readers fail to grasp how thoroughly correct Job is in what he says. The primary disconnection is between the Western value system that insists life is precious. The people of the Ancient Near East lived in … Continue reading →

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A Mystery of God’s Laws

Posted on September 20, 2013 by ehurst

Every day I watch people struggle with God’s Laws. That’s because His Laws are reality; His Justice pervades all of Creation. The revelation of His ways in terms of Law Covenants was a gift meant for all humanity. Obey His … Continue reading →

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Job 2

Posted on August 10, 2013 by ehurst

The same scenario in the Spirit Realm comes around again, where God holds court with His angelic servants. Satan appears faithfully, but without faith. He suggests Job’s words of praise were a cheap attempt to bargain with God for nothing … Continue reading →

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