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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 | April 29, 2010
Sometimes I am amazed at how long it takes me to see what is there. Read Matthew 6:25-34 with a fresh reading of the History of the Israelites, coupled with the understanding that the gospel written by Matthew was predominently written with a Jewish audience in mind, and we might see the wilderness wanderings. “Do […]
PHall | April 27, 2010
Exodus 17:7 NASB He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us, or not?” A – Massah (i.e. test) B – Meribah (i.e, quarrel) B’ – Quarrel of the sons of Israel A’ – Tested the […]
PHall | February 6, 2010
A. It is Subtle 1. There is a sin which a Catholic priest once declared that no one had ever confessed to him – a sin so deadly that the wrath of God comes upon men because of it; a sin so common that probably everybody has at some time been guilty of it; a […]
PHall | January 8, 2010
When arguing against the necessity of baptism, people classify it as equal to circumcision and then cite: Romans 2:25-29 NASB For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law; but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. (26) So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of […]
PHall | November 22, 2009
2 Samuel 11:2 – Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance. The common interpretation has Bathsheba lacking in modesty because she was bathing in the open, […]
PHall | November 11, 2009
Overwhelmed! Shocked! Dazed! Inundated! Staggered! Can you think of any other adjectives to describe what you felt when you got assigned a responsibility that you didn’t want, and that you didn’t think you could do? Did you feel like quitting? Did you even try? Now suppose the one who assigns this overwhelming task to you […]
PHall | October 31, 2009
I like reading biblical genealogies – they make for quick reading! The eyes just skim over names that the tongue would stumble over, so why slow down? The mind prepares itself for some numbing reading, eyes glaze over, brain disengaged…. Then bam! The brain kicks in because the eyes saw something other than just a […]
PHall | October 12, 2009
In reading an interesting book, The Rescue of Jerusalem – The Alliance Between Hebrews and Africans in 701 B.C., I read the following acknowledgment by the author Henry T. Aubin: During the years of preparing this book, greatly appreciated encouragement has come from numerous friends and kind….I am particularly grateful to three scholars… (who) showed […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Have you ever been told, “You just don’t get it?” Whether said in frustration or spitefulness, what they mean is that “You’re not very bright.” Sometimes our “brightness” can shine through if we simply change the direction of our thinking. After all, even a flashlight isn’t very bright when turned to the wall. Well, there […]