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PHall | September 13, 2015
One of the most well-known Bible stories is the temptation and fall of man (Genesis 3:1-24). But how familiar are we with the how the story is told? To method there is meaning. Seeing how a text is organized is more than just a time consuming exercise. It helps to explain why something is included, […]
PHall | September 9, 2015
Genesis 3:1 suggests why Satan chose to take the form of a serpent, but why did he choose to take an animal form to begin with? I wonder if it is all part of the upside-down world he helped create. The temptation is about usurpation: Satan’ s word over God’s; man over God; and female […]
PHall | September 9, 2015
I know not every one believes the Bible has chiasms in it; but for those who do (and maybe for those who don’t), here is a simple one I noticed today: Genesis 3:9-19 A – God to Adam B – God to Eve C – God to Serpent B’ – God to Eve A’ – […]
PHall | September 4, 2015
In Luke 4 Jesus mentions how miracles were done for a widow in Sidon and a general in Syria – both Gentiles – and not for Jews. This infuriates His Jews contemporaries. No doubt Jesus’ use showed these incidents had purpose. Such an incident having surprising meaning made we wonder if another seemingly inconsequential incident […]
PHall | September 4, 2015
Simple things impress me especially when unexpectedly filled with treasures. Let’s take the phrase “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” It is filled both with science and theology: Science – “In the beginning (time) God (force) created (action) the heavens (space) and the earth (matter). These five are the manifestations of […]
PHall | September 4, 2015
If there is anything more boring than the etymology of names, it has to be genealogies; right? Not so fast. In the Bible, the meaning, and even the sound, of names is theologically important. Often there are various meanings, and sometimes the Bible gives a meaning. In Genesis 5:29, Lamech names his son Noah saying, […]
PHall | July 31, 2015
It’s a good thing I am not a scientist because many of them confuse me. Recently a new planet, Kepler 452b, has been discovered that supposedly can sustain life. In fact scientists have been looking for planets capable of sustaining life assuming all life must be comparable to life on earth. Isn’t that a flawed […]
PHall | July 12, 2015
Life without God is like looking in the mirror with the lights turned off – useless and unenlightening. Life minus God leads to a mess, confusion, and misunderstandings on even the most simple of truths. In fact, I will say life is impossible to understand without God. Life with or without God can be painful; […]
PHall | October 20, 2014
On Genesis 16:2, “Though God is often the last place to look in times of success, He is the first place to look when casting blame” (Nathan Ward, The Growth of the Seed, Notes on the Book of Genesis, p. 178). Let me add to this that Christians would rather blame God and question his […]
PHall | October 13, 2014
When Abram and Lot separate, the part of Canaan Lot chooses is compared to the Garden/gaan of Eden (Genesis 13:10). This is an inspired clue that this story is a repeat. So is this the only narrative comparison? Or are we supposed to see history repeating itself? As I have said again and again, the […]