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PHall | February 6, 2022
Is the Lord’s Prayer Praying the 10 Commandments? Why did Jesus say, ““Therefore, you should pray like this” and then recite what commonly is called, “The Lord’s Prayer” (Matthew 6:9-13)? I want to suggest the possibility Jesus is giving us, in prayer form, a variation of the 10 Commandments. If Jesus is rephrasing and reapplying […]
PHall | January 7, 2022
Small Things Both success and failure begin the same way – small. Two bookends of Genesis include both a prophecy of Jesus and of a son of Jacob, the latter ends with a cry for salvation (3:15; 49:17). Two components of each are: 1. Serpent 2. Heel Now before your eyes glaze over, there will […]
PHall | October 4, 2021
The son became everything the grandfather feared. We have no record of their previous relationship before that day that changed everything. The son was adopted by the grandfather’s daughter. The grandfather’s reaction to that one day suggests life was not familial in their house. I’m suggesting the grandson was tolerated, not accepted. The grandfather […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
I listened to a lecture on Proverbs and heard a view I will call “educated beyond my education”. That is, “Proverbs is not filled with sayings that are unique. Other Ancient Near East Wisdom literature sounds similar if not the same thoughts”. While undoubtedly such is an over generalization because Proverbs speaks of one God, […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
Is Suffering Good? A “Christianity without tears” (Live Not By Lies, p. 185) is a false religion. I’m beginning to realize that when God pronounced everything “good” in creation, that we imagine suffering did not exist prior to sin. Death did not exist. Disease did not exist. But does that mean no suffering, no pain, […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
Is Gender Identity Fluid? There is a new biblical argument being proffered suggesting there are not just two binary genders, but that gender identity is fluid. This is offered to counter the opposing argument that God said, “Let us make them male and female”. This new biblical argument likewise uses the Genesis creation account as […]
PHall | July 20, 2021
As a Hebrew and Israelite, when David wrote the first line of what has become enumerated as the 23rd Psalm, he had no other known meaning than, “YAHWEH is my Shepherd”. As followers of Jesus, we know Him as the great shepherd because of John 10. In that sense, join me in rewording the Psalm […]
PHall | July 9, 2021
Who or What is the Crouching Beast? Common is the identification of the serpent in Genesis 3 with Satan and the great dragon (Revelation 12). In a similar moral tale there is a crouching animal which is sin. Have you wondered who or what is the crouching beast of Genesis 4? Let’s look at “crouches”: To […]
PHall | June 16, 2021
10 Commandments: A – GOD DESIRES WHAT IS HIS (jealousy): #1-2 – Do not worship other Gods or make other images B – WRONG USE OF TONGUE: #3 Do not misuse God’s name (wrong use of tongue) C – PURE: #4 – Keep the Sabbath holy D – PROMISE OF LIFE: #5 – Honor your […]
PHall | March 4, 2021