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PHall | November 11, 2015
Since there are often layers of truth, meaning, and purpose behind God’s revelation, we should try to uncover those layers. Genesis 1 is about many things including: 1) Separation; 2) Organization; 3) Multiplication. God separates day and night; water and ground. God organizes the lights, vegetation, and animals into their proper places and roles. God […]
PHall | November 11, 2015
Irony? God’s sense of humor? You decide. Take a flammable gas, add the necessary oxidizer to start the burning process, and what do you get? Exactly what you need to put out a fire when the fuel is two parts hydrogen and the oxidizer is one part oxygen – WATER. Somehow I can’t see chance […]
PHall | September 30, 2015
Israel wanted a king “like the nations” (1 Sam.8:5). Deuteronomy predicts this would happen (17:14-15). A king in Israel was not against God’s plan unless we want to consider God only decided Jesus’ genealogy and kingship after Israel’s demand for a king. If not, then what was the problem? It is the same three problems […]
PHall | September 23, 2015
The Genesis 1 text reads, “In the beginining’” followed by “Then God said.” Not, “Then God thought;” although God’s thoughts are powerful enough to create. Not, “Then God made;” although the account is a record of God’s works. But “Then God said;” because Genesis 1 is setting the standard for the rest of all time […]
PHall | September 23, 2015
The only command humans have been real successful in obeying is the first command ever given to humans: Be fruitful and multiply (Gen.1:28). After that its been pretty much a failure.
PHall | September 23, 2015
As an example that we don’t always want a literal translation consider that the Hebrew word for honor means, “to regard as heavy.” Literally then, “Regard your mother and father as heavy.” Such a translation is weighted with problems.
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 […]