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PHall | December 17, 2020
Jesus does not make a covenant with sinners written on paper. No agreement is agreed upon and then signed with ink. The covenant is not written in leather bound paper. JESUS IS THE COVENANT! This is more than semantics when I say Jesus does not make a covenant with people, but rather Jesus is the […]
PHall | December 7, 2020
There is much written about Isaiah as to how it is written by 2 or more authors, and the first is judgment and the second offers hope. Here is a simple (very simple) chiastic method of showing its unity and structure:A – Judgment – FIRST WORDS: “Listen, heavens, and hear, earth; For the LORD has spoken: Sons […]
PHall | December 4, 2020
Reaction videos are all the range, but reacting is nothing new. The glorious throne room scene from Isaiah 6 presents two humbling, contrasting thoughts: 1. The presence of God makes me realize my impurity from sin – “Then I said: Woe is me for I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips […]
PHall | December 1, 2020
Isaiah 1:3 – Are We Better than a Dumb Dog?Animal metaphors are a common occurrence in most cultures. We can be “busy as a bee”, “quiet as a mouse”, “cunning as a fox”, “stubborn as a mule”, “quick as a hare”, “dumb as an ox”, or “wise as an owl”. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm […]
PHall | November 25, 2020
One question directed three different ways could have made a lifetime of difference: 1. Eve should not have thought, “What if it is God who is wrong?” That was the serpent’s position. 2. Nor did she wonder, “What if it is the serpent who is wrong?” He claimed to know better than God. 3. Eve […]
PHall | November 10, 2020
What Does God’s Type of Husbands Look Like? It is true that the creation narratives point to authority being found in the man’s role as husband. Warning! If we only see authority, we miss leadership, and warp God’s role of a husband into something ugly. If husbands, and all men, want to truly be the […]
PHall | August 25, 2020
PHall | July 29, 2020
PHall | July 29, 2020
Bookends of Genesis: Emptiness then blessings in 7 days; 7 years of blessings then 7 years famine (emptiness) Adam and Eve placed inside Eden and then expelled; Israel outside of Egypt and then placed in Egypt. Creation of sun, moon, and stars to rule (1); Joseph dreams of sun, moon, and stars as ruling (37). […]
PHall | June 20, 2020
The Devil defeats God. God succumbs to Satan. Both of those absurdities are true if one doctrine is true. In many places, this one doctrine is taught to be false, and in many ways. One such place is the end of a parable where the application is given, meaning the application is not parabolic, but […]