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PHall | September 17, 2009
A Collection of Books •The Book of Psalms (or Psalter) is a collection of different kinds of poetry spanning many centuries of history (from c. 1100 BC, Pss. 29, 68, to c. 400 BC, Ps. 119) and reaching essentially its present form around 300 BC. Evidences of this collective nature are seen in its division […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
Prophets And Kings: The Divided Kingdom And Beyond[1],[2] Southern Kingdom Northern Kingdom KINGS 1. Rehoboam (930-913) 1 Kgs.12:1-24; 14:21-31; 2 Chron.10:1-12:16
PHall | September 17, 2009
HABAKKUK – “Embrace” Habakkuk, the Man Although Habakkuk, by inspiration, is known as “The Prophet” (1:1 -among the 12, only Haggai, Zechariah also begin by naming themselves as prophets), he equally could be called, “The Philosopher,” “The Poet,” and “The Psalmist.” This unique prophet also has been called “the freethinker among the prophets,” […]
PHall | September 17, 2009
The book of Habakkuk is as much about the destruction of Judah as it is about the transformation of Habakkuk himself. 1:1-4 – Habakkuk impatiently waits on God to punish the nation, questioning God’s justice. 1:12-17 – Habakkuk accepts God’s answer, although he does not understand it. 2:1 – Habakkuk waits patiently for God’s answer. […]
PHall | September 16, 2009
Two questions: 1) Is this a metaphor or is this literal? 2) What is the application? In taking it literally, some have suggested the application is economic. The New English Bible translates it: Send your grain across the seas, and in time you will get a return. Peterson wrote that the passage, “Advises the undertaking […]
PHall | September 16, 2009
Is this phrase sarcasm or pragmatism? I once heard an entire lecture on this little phrase and the teacher never answered that simple question. He simply taught against money not being the answer to everything. He basically did not even reference Ecclesiastes. I would like to suggest the author of Ecclesiastes is not being sarcastic, […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
I do not believe this “dream” is what occurs when we sleep, but is parallel to dreams of fantasy or desires based upon imagination and grandeur (cf.v.7). The application to vows is that we need to be careful that our wishes are not bigger than what we can handle or what God wants us to […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
It is possible that the phrase “they had no one to comfort them” is stated twice, with the second being a poetic repetition reemphasizing that the poor had no comfort against the powerful. That, however, is not how I understand the verse. In my opinion,
PHall | September 15, 2009
The problem of evil has always existed “under the sun.” Some of this is purposeful, for man is often wicked himself. A small dose of wickedness is accidental, or done with good intentions. For example, in the American court system, many a criminal runs free because of a good principle: the rights of the individual […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 show that true joy comes in 1) seeing God as the giver; 2) not looking solely at the gift; 3) finding good in little everyday experiences. But then again, isn’t that true of most gifts? It is the giver that makes the gift special and meaningful.