Tag Archives: Michael S. Heiser

Jesus’ Birthday

Posted on March 28, 2026 by ehurst

Ref: Naked Bible 138: What Day was Jesus Born? The solution requires you first understand the Three Rebellions: the Fall, the descent of the Watchers, and the elohim betrayal of their commission in the division of nations at Babel. We’ll … Continue reading →

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Latter Day Idolatry

Posted on March 7, 2026 by ehurst

I’m not dead; I’ve just been busy. My biking blog will eventually explain in detail. In the Bible, the crux of sin was not in the actions you took. The matter of disobedience was itself secondary. The central core issue … Continue reading →

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Symbols and Icons

Posted on February 21, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 130: Conference Interviews Part 3 Heiser interviews David Burnett regarding his paper, “Death, Resurrection, and Transformation in Scripture in 1 Corinthians 15”. This has to do mostly with how the Septuagint and New Testament documents interplay via … Continue reading →

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It Matters to God

Posted on January 31, 2026 by ehurst

Re — Naked Bible 126: Ezekiel 18 I believe Heiser chases too many rabbits in this podcast. It’s not as complicated as he makes it out to be. How many times did God miraculously spare His people in the OT? … Continue reading →

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Identifying Abraham’s Ur

Posted on January 17, 2026 by ehurst

I’m chasing a rabbit here. While listening to Heiser’s podcast on Ezekiel 16, he brought up the question of where Abraham’s Ur actually was. The issue arises where Ezekiel slaps down the arrogant attitude of the elders that they descended … Continue reading →

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Cast Out Your Own Demons

Posted on January 9, 2026 by ehurst

Biblical feudalism is highly decentralized on the human side of things. There can be no centralized human authority on this earth for a spiritual kingdom. Christ alone is the Lord of His people. He appointed messengers, not rulers over His … Continue reading →

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Evicting the Enemy

Posted on January 8, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 120: Fern, Audrey, and Beth The biggest problem with this podcast is that the featured guest (Beth) isn’t trained to speak directly on parts of the subject she address. It was very frustrating to hear her talk … Continue reading →

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The Mind of the New Covenant

Posted on January 3, 2026 by ehurst

We’ve been discussing the Hebrew concept of sin. In particular, we are trying to separate ourselves from the iron grip of western judicial reasoning so that our study of the Bible in general, and the New Testament in particular, is … Continue reading →

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Poking God in the Eye

Posted on December 13, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 115: Ezekiel 6; supplementary papers on High Places and Idols Basic principle: God will get what He wants. He made it painfully obvious from the very start that He would have a human family to represent Him … Continue reading →

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The Days of Noah

Posted on November 15, 2025 by ehurst

Let’s review the Three Rebellions: The Fall in the Garden, the descent of the Watchers, and the rise of idolatry after the Tower of Babel. The Fall brought mortality; that’s what the Fall and the symbol of Adam is all … Continue reading →

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