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Nebuchadnezzar Was a Good Guy
So why was it God depicted Nebuchadnezzar as the golden head of the statue in Daniel’s vision? Some things are obvious. The most popular answer from Western Christians is that Neb was simply fulfilling God’s plan. He had utility and … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient babylon, ancient hebrew culture, ANE, ANE scholars, Bible History, heart-led, moral discernment
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Extravagance Is Not Shalom
Cruising the Christian News sites, I see the current big money items. 1. Vanity toys: Can you take him seriously? I prayed for a bicycle, and before that a used car for my working wife. That doesn’t make me holier, … Continue reading
God’s Law Is Different 2
If you are going to critique what governments do, it must be based on Biblical Law. It is imperative that we get ourselves into the habit of doing everything by the leading of the heart. Never assume you already know … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Biblical Law, feudalism, foreign relations, leadership, politics, war
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Privileged Children
One of the things we all hate dealing with is entitled brats. A significant portion of the Millennial Generation suffers under this delusion, a delusion that knows no racial boundaries. This is not the same thing as the privilege of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Biblical Mysticism, Messiah, symbolic references
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The Nature of Gnosis
Let’s take a quick dip into Bible history. Some of you may know that Jewish Hellenism was the source of great evil in the Hebrew nation, essentially disemboweling the Hebrew mysticism of the Old Testament religion. This had gone on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, gnostic heresies, heart-led, human wisdom, Jesus Christ, Judaizers, Kabbalistic Orthodox Jews, Pharisaical Hellenism
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No Good Politics
In response to a query… I should have thought this was obvious by now: Jesus was neither conservative nor liberal in the context of His own day. In both religious and political terms, the Pharisees were the dominant conservatives. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Biblical Law, Hellenism, pagan mythology, Pharisaism, politics, western civilization
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Psalm 149
The fourth of the final Hallelujah Hymns in Psalms, this one draws the image of a distinct historical event, though we cannot pin it down which one. We do know that during the Period of Restoration after Exile, the returnees … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Israel, Psalms, Restoration, worship
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Always Offering Shalom
I refer to a very long page at the Thinktank: Why couldn’t Israel take in the Amalekites like they did foreign survivors in Deut 20? I will allow you to read about the Amalekites if you like, but my point … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Bible History, civilizations, culture, war
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Center of Gravity
Numbers 16 made a dramatic movie scene: Moses spoke about how Korah and his buddies had defied God Himself, so their punishment should come directly from God’s own hand. Let the earth swallow them alive! And so it was. Do … Continue reading
Psalm 137
Western Christianity, with its odd mixture of pagan and secular moral values, struggles to understand the moral content of this psalm. This psalm is a good test of whether one can grasp the Ancient Hebrew outlook that is at the … Continue reading