Tag Archives: Law of Moses

Alliance with Hell

Posted on November 18, 2025 by ehurst

We are obliged to do what we can to learn the Hebrew outlook in reading the Bible. While there is plenty of Scripture that remains a matter of debate, some things are quite clear. The Law of Moses mentions Gentiles … Continue reading →

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Galatians 3-4 and the Watchers

Posted on September 13, 2025 by ehurst

This is based on combining two Naked Bible podcasts – Naked Bible 93: The Book of Enoch in the Early Church and Naked Bible 94: The Sin of the Watchers and Galatians 3-4. The first is a fuller explanation of … Continue reading →

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Leviticus and Sacrifices

Posted on June 14, 2025 by ehurst

It’s not just Heiser, though I believe he leads the way in clarifying the sacrificial system in the Old Testament, but a lot of obscure scholarship attempts to dig into something that most Christians just do not understand. Naturally, a … Continue reading →

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Ignoring God’s Boundaries

Posted on May 29, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Heiser’s Naked Bible Podcast on Leviticus 10 The main point I picked up was that the Hebrew narrative is a little ambiguous in wording regarding the death of Nadab and Abihu. Heiser reminds us that there is only one … Continue reading →

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Two Types of OT Law

Posted on May 6, 2025 by ehurst

Heiser said that we need to understand the Hebrew mindset about the Law of Moses. There are two types of law: serious moral concerns and mere ritual mistakes. Most of Leviticus is consumed in dealing with the latter. Rituals don’t … Continue reading →

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The Law of Kings

Posted on April 5, 2025 by ehurst

We are pretty sure David studied the Torah on a regular basis. It’s hard to imagine he would not have kept the law, in particular the passage in Deuteronomy 17:14-20. When you come to the land the LORD your God … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 9

Posted on October 5, 2024 by ehurst

The author lays out his core argument: The Covenant of Christ is an eternal covenant rooted in Heaven, not a national covenant rooted on earth, as the Covenant of Moses was. Having just declared that a new covenant was necessary, … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 5

Posted on September 7, 2024 by ehurst

The Covenant of Moses was not the root of divine revelation. It was a distinctly temporary arrangement, solely for the Nation of Israel during a specific period of time until things were ripe for the ultimate revelation in Christ. Thus, … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Hebrews 3

Posted on August 24, 2024 by ehurst

I’ll share here my previous commentary on this chapter. The Exodus was the very foundation, the defining event of Israel. If the Exodus was a myth, so was Israel as a nation. While they pointed with some smugness to their … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Galatians 5

Posted on February 10, 2024 by ehurst

In the previous chapter, Paul pointed out that we should not seek to place ourselves under the guardianship of the Law. Christ died on the Cross to claim His inheritance, and that’s you and I. He ended the Law and … Continue reading →

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