Tag Archives: divine justice

Riding for Justice

Posted on July 25, 2015 by ehurst

Today’s journey wasn’t remarkable in terms of touring the countryside. With only one minor variation, it was the new Harrah Loop counterclockwise. The single variation was, after passing the SDA Academy and retirement village on NE 63rd, I turned north … Continue reading →

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God Blows the Whistle

Posted on July 23, 2015 by ehurst

This should be an easy doctrine to absorb: Be sure your sins will find you out. This goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden when God characterized the unjust bloodshed of Abel as crying out to Him … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 15 (Part 2)

Posted on July 19, 2015 by ehurst

18. A wrathful man stirs up fighting, but one slow to anger calms fighting. Don’t give someone else control over your feelings, unless you are capable of killing all your new enemies and living with the consequences. Obviously this defies … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 15 (Part 1)

Posted on July 18, 2015 by ehurst

(Divided into two parts because the chapter is long.) Proverbs 15 Facts are not on the same level as truth. We are obliged to recognize the moral primacy of social stability under God’s revelation. How we handle criticism, justified or … Continue reading →

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Psalm 58

Posted on July 11, 2015 by ehurst

As with the previous psalm, this one uses the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” And like many other psalms, the Hebrew poetic grammar is quite difficult. In this case, I cannot go with the NET Bible’s translation work, so we … Continue reading →

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Controlling Obsession to Control

Posted on July 6, 2015 by ehurst

Obsessions enslave us. It’s a direct insult to God — poking Him in the eye — when you seek control over things He said were His to control. That goes for weather, climate and the earth in general. We aren’t … Continue reading →

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Communion = Dependence

Posted on June 26, 2015 by ehurst

We are designed for communion. While the priority is on communion with our Creator, it seems rather necessary that we are able to commune with our own inner selves first. However, at some point you quickly run into the necessity … Continue reading →

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Can You Smell?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by ehurst

One of my high school teachers was on a trip to some big city here in the US. Early one morning as he was driving through this big metropolis, he stopped at a light where some small kid was hawking … Continue reading →

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Psalm 54

Posted on June 13, 2015 by ehurst

David wrote several psalms while fleeing Saul’s hand. This refers to the narrative in 1 Samuel 23. In this case, David with his private army was hiding somewhere south of Hebron, in the open country near the village of Ziph … Continue reading →

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Psalm 52

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ehurst

This psalm references the narrative in 1 Samuel 21-22. The story is filled with violations against the Covenant. Doeg was an Edomite, a foreigner from a tribe notorious for treachery and shocking immorality at times, though obviously he was a … Continue reading →

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