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PHall | February 9, 2018
This short article on intentions intends to make us aware that right actions and right intentions are both required to please God. 1. Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10). One of the few narratives in the priestly book of rituals is Aaron’s sons offering “strange” or unauthorized fire. Why they did this is seemingly connected to […]
PHall | February 9, 2018
When you think of Esau, what comes to mind? Maybe it is what the Hebrew writer said right before naming him as godless: “Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and defiling many” (Hebrews 12:15). Bitterness well describes Esau’s wanting […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Something amazing occurred this morning. Scientists can’t explain why it happened. Although our lives depended on it, most folks didn’t think twice about it. What is it? As I said, scientists don’t know why it happens but they have determined how it works. Why is a different question than How. What is it? Gravity pulled […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
3 Passages: 1) Genesis 12:3: “I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” 2) Matthew 1:1: “An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:” 3) Matthew 28:18-20: “Jesus […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Did you know we saw a fulfilled prophecy this week? Before the flood, cold and heat, summer and winter, are not mentioned. This is new due to the flood changing the world’s climate. The other time markers, dealing with farming and the sun and moon, are all mentioned in Genesis 1-2. That the flood changed […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
According to the scriptures, Jesus was crucified around 9:00 AM (“the third hour”; Mark 15:24-25); and died six hours later around 3:00 PM (“the ninth hour”; Matthew 27:45-46). While there are many coincidences in the Bible, there are also many providential, and type and anti-type acts. Which is this? For six hours Jesus worked on […]
PHall | September 6, 2017
They say young men marry women that remind them of their mothers. For me I know that was true, except younger! The story of Samson can be told by contrasting his mother to his women. In Judges 13, while unnamed, the wife of Manoah and Samson’s mother is the main character. It is she who […]
PHall | December 7, 2016
In the story of the birth of Christ (Luke 1-2) we have: 1) Darkness because the shepherds are out at night. 2) Light breaking the darkness because the glory of the Lord shines as the angels announce the birth of Christ to the shepherds. 3) Animals being taken care of because of the shepherds; plus […]
PHall | October 11, 2016
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen.1:1). Then man lived with God in Eden and God provided him a wife (Gen.2). “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth passed away (Rev.21:1). Then man lived in “the new Jerusalem coming down […]
PHall | October 6, 2016
From the beginning Israel/Jews understood Gentiles were part of the Abrahamic promise. Yahweh said “all nations” would be blessed through Abraham, not just Israel (Gen.12:3). What Jews did not understand is Gentiles could be saved without the Law (Acts 15:1). Ruth became an Israelite because Naomi’s people and God became Ruth’s. In other words, Jews […]