Tag Archives: Temple

NT Doctrine — Acts 5:12-42

Posted on December 24, 2022 by ehurst

It was summer in Jerusalem. There was more than one kind of heat, though. The gospel of Jesus burned like a bonfire in His disciples.Luke tells us the miracles that accompanied Jesus were even more prevalent in the Apostles. One … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Acts 3:1-4:22

Posted on December 10, 2022 by ehurst

It didn’t take long for the Jewish leadership to take offense at this explosion of faith in Jesus. Diaspora or not, the crowd of Jesus’ disciples was growing, and their presence was strongly felt in the city. Jesus had said … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Matthew 27:45-66 and John 19:28-42

Posted on October 29, 2022 by ehurst

John tells us that, rather early in the process, Jesus asked him to assume custody of His mother, Mary. It should be obvious that Jesus didn’t trust His own siblings with the task because they didn’t believe in Him, and … Continue reading →

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New Testament Doctrine — Matthew 12:1-14

Posted on September 4, 2021 by ehurst

The Sabbath Law was surprisingly simple: Don’t do any work. Treat it as a day dedicated to Jehovah for His use. The only question about executing this would be: How would God want to use this day? Eventually, distinctions were … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — Ezra 8:15-36

Posted on March 20, 2021 by ehurst

We now jump roughly 58 years later from the work on the Temple. During that time, Esther was able to save her nation from a plot to have them slaughtered. Thus, a certain descendant of the High Priestly line, Ezra, … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — Ezra 6

Posted on March 13, 2021 by ehurst

We jump a couple of chapters. In them, we see that the mixed multitude of pagans Esarhaddon had shipped into the northern kingdom, eventually called “Samaritans,” came and asked to participate in building the new temple. Keep in mind that … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — Ezra 3

Posted on March 6, 2021 by ehurst

The Edict of Cyrus is dated most commonly 538 BC. It probably took a couple of years for the first group of 50,000 returnees to get everything organized. Then the journey would have taken no less than four months to … Continue reading →

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