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PHall | January 11, 2011
Exodus 3:19-21 NASB “But I know that the king of Egypt will not permit you to go, except under compulsion. (20) “So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go. (21) “I will […]
PHall | January 11, 2011
PHall | January 11, 2011
Exodus 2:3 NASB But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile. Exodus 2:3 HCSB But when she could no longer hide him, […]
PHall | January 11, 2011
Can you imagine someone who is so smart that they are dumb? Sounds, crazy enough to be true! This paradox is explained very simply where someone has “book sense,” but no “common sense.” They are smart and educated, they just are not wise or street-wise. They score high on an IQ test, but have no […]
PHall | January 11, 2011
I am the head of my wife. The head honcho, the boss, the big guy. Without apology and with no reservation, I say that. My wife is to listen to and obey me. Such talk is not politically correct, but it is biblically correct. In some homes such talk is not safe, either. My position […]
PHall | January 11, 2011
I love driving. In fact my favorite part of driving is putting on the brakes. It is so thrilling slowing down. Most people enjoy pushing down the gas pedal and accelerating out of a curve, not me. Slowing down going into the curve, now that’s fun. When I see a red light, I get giddy […]
PHall | January 7, 2011
Ephesians 4:29 NASB Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 HCSB (2004) No rotten talk should come from your mouth, but only what is good […]
PHall | January 7, 2011
Acts 4:2 NASB being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. Acts 4:2 HCSB (2004) because they were provoked that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in the person of Jesus the resurrection from the dead. Acts 4:2 HCSB (2010) because they were provoked […]
PHall | January 6, 2011
The above book by Robert C. Tannehill is quickly becoming one of my favorite “commentaries” on Acts. To call it a commentary is somewhat misleading. Instead delving deeply into a verse by verse discourse, it shows the narrative link between Luke and Acts through echoes. I am seeing things in Acts – a book read […]
PHall | January 4, 2011
For every book in the Bible, there are at least three “time periods” – The past, the present and the future. The past is the history being recounted, because most if not all the books were written after the events being described. The present answers the questions as to why that book was originally written, […]