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PHall | May 25, 2011
Repentance without consequence is what we all want. Repentance without having to reap what we have sown sounds wonderful and looks forward to the future. Yet that is not God’s way. How many more would confess if they knew there would be no consequence? Is the reality of our sin heavier because of the consequences? […]
PHall | May 25, 2011
We messed up. There’s no denying the facts. Plead our case, begging at least for another chance, the answer remains the same – no. Removal and replacement follows. How do we treat our replacement? This is not just a hypothetical question because most if not all of us have been or will be replaced. There […]
PHall | May 25, 2011
Deuteronomy 1.7 Deuteronomy 1:7 NASB ‘Turn and set your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negev and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great […]
PHall | May 23, 2011
After Israel refused to accept God’s gift of Canaan because they were afraid of giants, they wandered for 38 more years. Because of fear they were unwilling to fight for what was theirs. Did you ever notice where God made them wander? Where could have been called, “The Wilderness of What Might Have Been.” Their […]
PHall | May 18, 2011
Crossing the Jordan River, is a metaphor for death and entering the spiritual promised land. This is of course associated with Israel crossing the Jordan River, leaving the wilderness after 40 years, finally inheriting the land. Knowing the metaphor, I found Deuteronomy 4.21-22 ironic. Deuteronomy 4:21-22 HCSB (21) “The LORD was angry with me on your […]
PHall | May 17, 2011
An interesting passage on the image of God is one that states what it is not, not what it is. Because of this, it would be impossible to make an image of the image of God. And although mankind is made in the image of God, male and female are not the image. This passage […]
PHall | February 4, 2011
The keys to studying books like Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy are to see the story behind the story, to study it for the reality that it presented and the reality that it foreshadowed. And then finally we must study it to find yourself in the story. All three of these make the story real. […]
PHall | July 13, 2010
The proverbial problem of evil is that evil is not always the problem. Sometimes the problem is not even a problem, but is rather the solution. Sometimes the problem is not evil, but rather is godly in origin and purpose (Deut.8:2,16). Deuteronomy 8:2,16 NASB (2) “You shall remember all the way which the LORD your […]
PHall | March 13, 2010
This study is about finding grace in the most unexpected places. This lesson is about being surprised by grace. And maybe the biggest surprise of all, is that we can still be surprised. Our God is a God of grace and that means He is a God of surprises. The biggest surprise of all came […]
PHall | December 7, 2009
Anyone familiar with the English language knows what a mixed up language it is. The reason is both historical and linguistic. Historically we are a nation built upon immigration. Linguisticly American-English absorbed and continues to absorb words from a variety of languages, melting them into an American alphabet soup. American-English is not a pure […]