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PHall | May 16, 2014
In 2 Timothy 1 we find Paul telling Timothy not to be afraid of his friend’s chains, nor to be ashamed of the testimony about the Lord. The gospel teaches this in Jesus, but also the gospel as found in the Old Testament taught to Timothy by his mother and grandmother (3:14-15). Timothy is to […]
PHall | October 8, 2013
The massacre of the innocents is not just a story of Herod and Jesus, nor Pharaoh and Moses. It is the story of Saul and David, made even more sad since Saul too was God’s anointed, unlike Herod and Pharaoh. A paranoid king Saul orders the death of innocents, this time priests, because he suspected […]
PHall | August 2, 2013
Vertical – Love God (1-4); Horizontal – Love Neighbor (5-10). Five commands about those above us (1-5); Five commands about those around us (6-10). Actions (1,2,4,5,6,7,8); Words (3,9); Thoughts (10). No Promise (1,4,6,7,8,9,10 ); Promise (2,3,5). One based upon history (4); Nine Not Based on History (1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10).
PHall | July 13, 2013
I’ve always been amazed at the magicians of Egypt turning water into blood like Moses and Aaron turned the Nile into blood (Ex.7:20-22). Now, what amazes me is not just these pagans performing a “miracle” nor that the “miracle” they perform is not turning the Nile back into usable water. What amazes me maybe more […]
PHall | May 28, 2013
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me, including sex, work and money which means stop being your own god! 2. Thou shalt not make any idols for yourself, whether fancy cars or clothes, whether fame or fortune, or thinking that I am with you just because of fancy church buildings or thinking a […]
PHall | March 1, 2013
No prayers are listed in the final 6 chapters of Exodus (35-40) in building the Tabernacle. So technically I am not writing about praying through the Bible…and yet I am. In chapters 35-36 we get a glimpse of what can be versus what is, by witnessing an astonishing alteration in the people of whom both […]
PHall | February 28, 2013
Everyone deserves a 2nd chance, a 22nd chance, and even a 222nd chance; until God decides no more. God not only is the giver of grace, He is the only one qualified to decide when the last chance is. No human sinner is authorized to arbitrate the end of grace because we don’t know how […]
PHall | February 26, 2013
My imagination is not vivid enough to paint the picture of Exodus 33. That might be why this scene has always been intriguing. I wish I could hide with Moses. But if I focus on seeing what was seen, I will miss seeing what is really there. It begins with an amazing proclamation of fellowship. […]
PHall | February 25, 2013
“Blessed are the peacemakers for they are like the Son of God.” Not an exact quote, but fitting since brokering peace can cost us personally. It did for Jesus; will it for Moses? Geographically, we are at Mt. Sinai, the place of the Ten Commandments and the Golden Calf. Israel is worshiping Yahweh (Ex 32.5-6a); […]
PHall | February 23, 2013
Pick up one piece in a 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzle, and what do you see? Nothing. Stare harder, and you imagine things that will later prove ridiculous or at least obviously wrong. There is only one way to know for sure, and two ways of doing this. First, (cheat?) look at the picture on the […]