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PHall | June 27, 2026
The flow of the 10 Commandments teaches lessons as much as each separate command. Noticeably, the first four represent the First Great Command. If you will indulge a little rewording but not redefining: 1. If you put God first, you won’t defile God by putting other gods in front. 2. If you put God first, […]
PHall | June 27, 2026
Are We A Bitter Volunteer? Just because someone agrees to do something with a smile on their face, does not mean all is well. In 2 Samuel 9, David remembers a promise he made to Jonathan to take care of his family. Since he loved Jonathan and now had the opportunity and means, he searches […]
PHall | June 25, 2026
David’s Sin and the 10 Commandments When David sinned with Bathsheba, how many sins from the 10 Commandments did he commit? 1. Number 6 – Do not murder. Vicariously, he murdered Uriah and many others unnamed (2 Samuel 2:15). 2. Number 7 – Do not commit adultery. While David’s sexual sin was most likely worse […]
PHall | June 25, 2026
Death in the World Before the Fall? Was death in the world before the Fall? I always thought not. Was death an unfair punishment or consequence? That has been suggested. It has been hypothesized that when God told Adam that if he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil he would […]
PHall | June 25, 2026
There are many troubling scenes in the Bible, one of which is God – causing, permitting – David’s son to die (2 Samuel 12:14). This is the child he had with Bathsheba when she was still Uriah’s wife. Why die? This is where I will employ my oft used mantra, “I don’t know. I’m not […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Was Israel Having A King Sinful? A common position is that Israel wanting a King was sinful. Israel even confesses “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, so that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil by asking for ourselves a king” (quoted 1 Samuel 12:19). I […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Malachi and the Thief on the Cross Malachi has a unique teaching technique: 1. God makes an Accusation. 2.Then God Cross-examines Himself by speaking for the audience. 3.This is followed by God giving the evidence to convict. This got me thinking how this method could work today: 1. Accusation – “You are not saved because […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
The Only Begotton and First Born Jesus taught how the real events of the OT show his coming (John 5; Luke 24). Here are how two separate narratives become one in Jesus. Sacrifices, the Only and the First Born: Stories Foretelling Jesus 1. God provided the sacrifice to save the only begotten son (Genesis 22; […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Why Are We Told the Story of Jael? There is only one woman in the Bible who directly killed a man. Her name was Jael. She hammered a tentpeg into the skull of Sisera (Judges 4). Why are we told this story? Considering she is the only woman in the Bible to have killed a […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Difference Between Judaism and Christianity? An Orthodox Jew was interviewing a well-known “Christian Pastor”. The Jewish man stated, “other than a certain story”…. This sounded personally and painfully vague on his part, but some Jews refuse to say Jesus’s name because of Exodus 23:13: “Make no mention of the name of other Gods”. Back to […]