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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 […]
PHall | October 11, 2014
God removed Abraham from one place of idolaters to another place of idolaters. One major difference was the idolaters he left was his own family (Josh.24:2). Family is either a major strength or a major deterrence in faithfulness. Seldom is family neutral. We need to remember this. Sometimes it is our own family we need […]
PHall | June 5, 2014
What is the book of Genesis? How are we to read it? The key is found in simply reading. Thirteen times Genesis uses the word “toledoth” which is basically a genealogical record. The same word used for Adam, Noah, Isaac, Esau, Ishmael, and so on is used of the earth (Gen.2:4). While genealogical tables do […]
PHall | May 27, 2014
Israel is leaving bondage, but is not yet free. The enemy is pursuing. Israel leaves Egypt following a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire for night. Then this pillar divides Israel from Egypt as the Egyptians pursue. The cloud is moved from leading the Israelites to behind them, between the Egyptians […]
PHall | May 21, 2014
What is the first temple? Jews today speak of Solomon’s temple as the first, and Herod’s as the second, either ignoring Zerubbabel’s or else combining it with Herod’s. So Solomon’s is the first? Not quite. The tabernacle is also called a temple (1 Samuel 1:9; 3:3). So the tabernacle is the first temple? Hold on. […]