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PHall | October 31, 2013
Three Possibilities Presented: 1) Bathsheba was a brazen woman, a temptress and an adulteress; 2) Bathsheba was a weak woman, an adulteress only by David’s instigation; 3) Bathsheba was a victim. The first is almost exclusively has the text is preached when the text is about David and not Bathsheba.
PHall | October 31, 2013
Compare David and Amnon Both David and Amnon want what is not theirs to have. Both Bathsheba and Tamar are beautiful. Both David and Amnon use “advisors.” Both stories involve a bed: David rises from his bed and Amnon lies on his bed. Both women are sent for. Both stories have David angry Both stories […]
PHall | October 31, 2013
A – 11.1 – David not at war B – 11.2-5 – Bathsheba washing and purifying herself, pregnant. C – 11.6-27 – Uriah dies D – 12.1-4 – Parable D’ – 12.5-15a – Parable Explained C’ – 12.15b-19 – Baby dies B’ – 12.20-25 – David washing and anointing himself, Bathsheba pregnant A’ 12.26-31 – […]
PHall | October 29, 2013
There is one reality where it is easy to deny God’s existence, where answers are not solutions, just numbing sounds to a soul wanting to be numb. Some questions can only be answered and accepted outside of and before “then and there;” outside of the hospital, before the accident; outside of the pain; before the […]
PHall | October 28, 2013
PHall | October 28, 2013
PHall | October 28, 2013
Got asked to explain the Trinity on Facebook. We can explain, illustrate and hopefully understand, but since men have enough difficultly understanding women, this is indeed a daunting task. The simplest illustration might be the most neglected, and that is God’s. We are made in the image of God. Therefore we should look to how […]
PHall | October 28, 2013
God would rather do great things through us than have us do great things for God. Can we get so fixated on doing great things, even out of deep humility, that we lose God’s focus? Can we become so confused by our pride that we want to do great things instead of God’s simple ones? […]
PHall | October 26, 2013
Both happen “before” the Passover, but the first supper is six days before, and the second one right before the Passover (12:1; 13:1). Both take place at supper/dinner (12:2; 13:2). The disciples are there (12:4; 13:5). Martha was serving (12:2), but no one mentioned as serving. Men were reclining around the table (12:2; 13:23). Mary […]
PHall | October 25, 2013
If God has not instructed us how to worship, then it is up to us. But when you understand who “us” are then you begin to see the folly of that idea. Why would an omniscient God leave it up to sinful man to decide how to worship God? Even new creatures are being newly […]