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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
PHall | January 25, 2021
The Church of Babel These “Babylonians” were building a city with a tower to bridge heaven and earth. There is so much in this short pericope where this story harkens back to creation and Eden, and then to the flood. It even foreshadows exile and captivity since Babel is Babylon. A common use today is […]
PHall | January 11, 2021
Tired of God? (Isaiah 43:22-24 ) Have you become weary of worshiping God? Are you tired of getting up and getting ready? Is sitting together with God’s saints not a priority? Is God’s word boring to you and neglected? Does doing good to others in the name of God bring so much disillusionment that you […]